Recognition of experience and skills

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Recognition of experience and skills
VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE OF CYCLADES KEK
KYKLADON
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Recognition of Experience and Skills in Greece

• Until now the only way to prove your professional
  experience is by
• revenue stamps
• affirmation by employer
• There was no Accreditation System for
  Qualifications or Professional Experience
• 2005 Ministerial Decision 113708 regarding the
  Accreditation System for Programs, Knowledge,
  Dexterities and Skills

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Accreditation System for Programs, Knowledge,
Dexterities and Skills

• 2008 - 2009 first 57 certified programmes for
  training (based on job profiles) have been
  established
• ? Certified Vocational Training Centres can carry
  out these programmes

• Certification of programmes includes
• definition of profession
• analysis of profession
• required knowledge
• faculties and competences
• ways of education

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Accreditation System for Programs, Knowledge,
Dexterities and Skills

• Certification of Centres includes
• building equipment capacity
• human resources (Director, Training Director,
  Programmes Responsible)

• Certification of Trainers has actually been
  accomplished and is now valid.
• Only certified Trainers can teach in Vocational
  Training Centres.

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The aim of this System is that, as a result?

• a person that has participated in a certified
  programme in a Vocational Training Centre will
  receive a certification that proves his/her
  training in one of the certified job profiles.

• He / She then has the right to participate in the
  Accreditation Exams of the job profile he / she
  is interested in.

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Accreditation System for Programs, Knowledge,
Dexterities and Skills

• Accreditation exams can include written / oral
  examination, projects, interviews, evaluation of
  technical dexterities etc.
• The way, time and place of the accreditation
  exams are decided by the National Accreditation
  Centre for Continuing Vocational Training
  (EKEPIS).
• The exams can be organized in a National or
  Regional level.
• Participants are examined and evaluated by a
  Committee, comprised by certified persons
  relevant to the job profile accredited.

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Other skills accreditation systems

• International Accreditation Programme of Computer
  Use and Dexterities Knowledge
• Valid in 146 countries
• 17.000 exam centres
• 7.000.000 candidates
• ECDL Institution

• European Computer Driving License
• ICDL International Computer Driving License)

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Other skills accreditation systems

• European Computer Driving License
• ICDL
• International Computer Driving License)

• ECDL is a prerequisite for the employment in the
  Public Sector
• Recognized by the Greek State, the Organization
  for Vocational Training Education (OEEK), the
  Higher Council for Personnel Selection (ASEP)