Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the EHellenic Presidency of the Council of the E..UU..

Προεδρία της Ελλάδας στο Συμβούλιο της Προεδρία της Ελλάδας στο Συμβούλιο της Ε.Ε.Ε.Ε.

1 January - 30 June 20141 January - 30 June 2014

HELLENIC REPUBLICMinistry of Education and Religious Affairs

The responsibility for education lies with the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs

Pre-primary education starts at the age of 4 (compulsory attendance for all 5-year-olds)

A 6-year compulsory Primary education A 3-year compulsory Lower secondary

education: a prerequisite for upper secondary schools

A 3-year optional Upper secondary education, either general or vocational

Between Secondary and Higher education, Vocational Training Institutes (IEK) constitute Post-secondary non-tertiary education

Higher education is the last level and comprises the University sector and the Technological sector

In Greece there is an innate inclination for language learning, with at least 4 languages taught in the primary and secondary education (English, French, Italian, Spanish) and a fifth in certain regions.

The Hellenic Presidency Priorities on Education and The Hellenic Presidency Priorities on Education and TrainingTraining

Improve quality and efficiency•Quality assurance at all levels of education

•Benchmark on language (poss.)

•Teacher’s education

•Attractiveness of VET

•Efficient, innovative Education and Training to invest in young people and in entrepreneurship

•Work based learning

The Hellenic Presidency Priorities on Education and The Hellenic Presidency Priorities on Education and TrainingTraining

Equity and social cohesion

•Pre-school education and Early school leaving

Higher Education 

•Merging HEIs

•U-Multiranking system

Council Conclusions

• Quality Assurance at all levels of Education

• Teacher’s Education

Meeting of Directors General for VET 27-28 March 2013 The following issues are going to be discussed: Alliances for apprenticeships Work based learning Interim analysis of Bruges Review Quality Assurance PIAAC (Adult learning, continuous VET) Country Specific Recommendations Key issue: Interaction with enterprises (possibility of

presenting the MoU with Germany, inviting Swiss external experts to present their model of dual system

We really hope to see you in We really hope to see you in GreeceGreece