IEK

I.E.K. or IEK (Greek: Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) is a public or private Institute of Vocational Training in Greece.

Public and private I.E.K. offer training courses accredited by the Ministry of Education & Religious Affairs, Culture & Sports and O.E.E.K. (Greek: Οργανισμός Εκπαίδευσης και Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης, Organization of Vocational Education and Training).

There are over 100 public I.E.K. [1] in the Regions of: East Macedonia & Thrace, Central Macedonia, West Macedonia, Epirus, Thessaly, Ionian Islands, Western Greece, Central Greece, Attica, Peloponnese, North Aegean, South Aegean, Crete.

There are also over 50 private I.E.K. [2] (also rendered as I.I.E.K, where first 'I' stands for Greek: Ιδιωτικό, Private) recognized by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and supervised/controlled by O.E.E.K..

(Greek: Βεβαίωση Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) Assessment: progress tests; final examinations at the end of each semester.

Obtained after successfully completing a training course (2 years FT, 4 semesters).

(Greek: Δἰπλωμα Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης / Πιστοποίηση) After completing the course and obtaining the , trainees from public and private I.E.K. can follow a work placement and they are eligible to sit on biannual National Accreditation Examinations (Greek: Εξετάσεις Πιστοποίησης), both in written and oral form. The names of successful candidates in each examination are published on ΕΟΠΠΕΠ website.

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