I.E.K. or IEK (Greek: Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) is a public or private Institute of Vocational Training in Greece.
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Public and private I.E.K.
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..
Certificate of Vocational Training
(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).
Diploma of Vocational Training / Accreditation
(Greek: Δἰπλωμα Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης / Πιστοποίηση) After completing the course and obtaining the certificate, 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.
The last updates (Greek only) on professional accreditation for each speciality are published also at O.E.E.K.'s website.
Europass supplement
A Europass Certificate or Diploma Supplement is also available in Greek and English language.