In ERIAS Master Class 5 “Work-based learning”, the participants will be informed about the methodology of work-based learning and the opportunities provided in Greece.

1. EUROPEAN REFUGEES INTEGRATION ACTION SCHEME
Master Class 5: Work-based learning

2. PART 1
Work-based learning

3. Work-based learning
Definition
What is Work-Based Learning ?
«Work-based learning (WBL) is an educational strategy that provides
students with real-life work experiences where they can apply academic and
technical skills and develop their employability»
«Work-based learning deliberately merges theory with practice and
acknowledges the intersection of explicit and tacit forms of knowing»
Work-based learning encompasses a diversity of formal,nonformal and
informal arrangements including apprenticeships, work placement and
informal learning on the job. The key driver is the need for active policies to
secure learning that meets the need of workplace.

4. Work-based learning
Tools
 Paid Internships
 Practicum
 Student-led Enterprises
 Simulated Workplace Experience
 Non-Paid Work Experience
 Workplace Tours/Field Trips
 Job Shadowing
 Career Related Competitions
 Informational Interviews
 Non-paid Internships
 Career Mentorship
 Paid Work Experience
 Service Learning
 Volunteering

5. Work-based learning
Benefits
•Gain exposure to the world of work.
Participants in work-based learning programs develop skills that employer's value but
may be difficult to acquire in classroom settings. These include not only technical
skills but also professional skills, such as the ability to work as a member of a team,
an awareness of the need to be proactive, and an understanding of workplace
expectations.
• Get firsthand involvement in specific
occupations or industries.
Work-based learning gives people an opportunity
to immerse themselves in a particular field and
interact with professionals who have worked in it
for years. This type of experience can help people
make decisions about their long-term career goals.
• Gain experience
that reinforces academic instruction.
In work-based learning programs, participants
can apply the lessons they learn in the
classroom to real-world situations. As a result,
they are more likely to master and retain the
material, and they are able to demonstrate
their new skills in a concrete way.
•Get a paying job that may become permanent.
In some work-based learning programs, such as apprenticeships, participants work in paid jobs that last for
the duration of the program and may even lead to full-time positions at the organization. But whether they
result in permanent employment, all work-based learning experiences yield long-term career benefits
because participants acquire skills that they can add to their resumes.

6. Work-based learning
Benefits
The chart below shows with a more friendly way the benefits of WBL

7. Work-based learning
Video
Watch the following video about the WBL

8. Work-based learning
The case of Greece
Greece in one of the European Countries that focuses on
the Education. For Greece is very important the
educational sector.
Greece is one of those countries and we notice that more
and more people decide to turn towards these areas from
a young age. Entering high-school, children in Greece have
the opportunity to either continue in the Lyceum or choose
to finish their studies through Vocational
high-schools.

9. PART 2
Work-based learning in Public and Private sector

10. Work-based learning
Work-based learning options
Two subcategories of the work-based learning options
Public Sector Private Sector
University
Technological
Institutions
National
Manpower
Employment
Organization
Private I.E.K
(Vocational
Training
Institute)
K.E.K
(Vocational
Training
Center)
Private
Universities
Public I.E.K
(Vocational
Training
Institute)

11. Work-based learning
Public Sector
The most afordable sector is PUBLIC SECTOR.
In Public Sector you do not need to pay any money,
and if you need to pay some then it will be a very
small sum.
The best way to follow is the free of charge
education.
Note: The Public Sector is free of charge,
BUT not all options are easy to be
followed.

12. Work-based learning
Public Sector: University and Technological Institutions
Ιn order to be someone
admitted to the UNIVERSITY
and to Technological
Institutions it is necessary to
go through all the levels of
education the levels of
education are three in
Greece!
Someone who have
complete one of the levels of
education in other country,
he/she has the opportunity
to follow the next level of
education in Greece, but
always according the law of
Ministry of Education and
Religious Affairs.

13. Work-based learning
Public Sector: University and Technological Institutions
 Ιn order to be accepted in the University or Technological
Institution you need to complete the 3 years Senior Highschool
and in the last year of it you need to give exams.
 University and Technological Institutions combined the theoretical with
the practical part which is the aim of the Work-based learning.
 If you be University Students, you will complete the theoretical part of
your studies in the first 3 or 4 or 5 years and then you will be in the
practice part.
 The practical part takes place in a workplace that is relevant to your
studies so that you can put into practice what you have learned so far.
 The internship usually lasts from 3 months to 4 years. Its duration
depends on the type of the study field you choose.

14. Work-based learning
Follow the link to find the study fields
in Greece and the study program.
https://www.sbs-studies.gr/panepistimia-aei
Public Sector: University and Technological Institutions

15. Work-based learning
Public Sector: National Manpower Employment Organization
Another way to have a Work-based
learning is National Manpower
Employment Organization. OAED is the
only organization which has a Pan-
Hellenic character and not only is
responsible for the unemployment but
also have studies which are based on
work-based learning model.
ΚΕΚ Μαθητεία - ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΑΠΑΣΧΟΛΗΣΗΣ ΕΡΓΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΔΥΝΑΜΙΚΟΥ (oaed.gr)
Follow the link in order to be in
webpage of OAED. The webpage is in
Greek language, but you can also
translate the page in the language of
your choice.

16. Work-based learning
Public Sector: National Manpower Employment Organization
By clicking on one of the choices in the blue box you can find
different information which are interesting for you in order to
make the right choice.
 What you need to do if you want to attend the K.E.K classes.
 What kind of K.E.K Schools.
 And where the K.E.K Schools are.

17. Work-based learning
Public Sector: National Manpower Employment Organization
Attendance in OAED KEK training programmes does
not have a fixed duration but this depends on the
educational subject. They usually range from 25 to
260 hours of theoretical and laboratory courses. The
necessary supporting documents as well as the way
in which candidates are selected are mentioned in a
circular issued by the Directorate of Vocational
Training and posted on the Agency's website.
OAED follows the work-based learning method as it
combines theoretical and practical part. OAED is
one of the best choices as the access in its training
courses, is easier. Also, one of the important
benefits is that the theoretical and practical part are
carried out simultaneously.

18. Work-based learning
Public Sector: Public I.E.K (Vocational Training Institute)
Public I.E.K (Vocational Training Institute) is another
educational sector that follows the work-based learning.
Institute of Vocational Training
• Vocational Training Institutes (I.E.K.) are institutions providing initial vocational training.
• You can enroll in IEK if you are a graduate
• Secondary Education (GEL, EPAL)
• Tec
• IEK
• Department of Higher Education
• There is no age limit for registration and attendance at IEK.
• There are the Public IEKs of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs (DEK), the IEK of the
Sivitanidi School, the IEK of the OAED, the IEK of the Ministry of Tourism, the IEK of the National
Centre for Direct Assistance (ECAB) of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity as well as many
private IEKs, which are licensed by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs.

19. Work-based learning
Public Sector: Public I.E.K (Vocational Training Institute)
What is the duration of studies in IEK?
•Attendance at the Vocational Training Institutes
(I.E.K.)
• has a duration of 5 semesters
• 4 semesters of theoretical and laboratory
training (1200 hours)
• 1 semester of Practical Exercise or
Apprenticeship (1050 hours)
• may start during the winter or spring semester
In the Public Institutes of Vocational Training of the
Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs (D.I.E.K.)
the attendance is provided free of charge.
Public I.E.K
are FREE OF
CHARGE
always.

20. Work-based learning
Public Sector: Public I.E.K (Vocational Training Institute)
In an I.E.K there are also different
specialities.
Click on the follow link for further
information about the specialities, finding
also answers in some questions.
Θέλω να πάω σε Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης
(eoppep.gr)
Here are some questions that you
need to find the answer:
 What degree do I get after
attending IEK?
 What should I know about IEK
graduate Vocational Training
Certification?
 What professional rights do IEK
graduates have?

21. Work-based learning
Private education
Private education provided by a private
individual or organization, rather than by
the state or a public body.
Private education is not an option for most
people as the first thing which represent
the private education is “MONEY”
Note: The access in private education is not easy
as the amount of money that someone needs is
big enough.

22. Work-based learning
Private Sector: Private I.E.K (Vocational Training Institute)
In order to be a student in a private I.E.K you
need to make a registration in the study
program of your choice.
The private I.E.K are a supporter of the Work-
based learning as according to the study
programm the internship is mandatory in order
to complete the study and for the acquisition of
the Vocational Training Certificate.

23. Work-based learning
Private Sector: Private I.E.K (Vocational Training Institute)
In order to register in a Private, I.E.K you need
the Following resgistration documents:
• Application for registration on a form provided
by IEK
• Photocopy of the diploma/high school degree or
equivalent Greek degree
• Photocopy of both sides of the ID
• Certificate of AMKA student (from JEP)
• 4 color photos
For TCNs the registration need and
some more documents, but you need
to communicate with the I.E.K of your
choice.

24. Work-based learning
Private Sector: K.E.K (Vocational Training Center)
K.E.K. are private
bodies that offer a
variety of
vocational training
programs and
more.
To participate
in K.E.K
programs you
need to pay.
Also, the
programs od
K.E.K are
temporary.
It lasts only for a
specific period of
time.

25. Work-based learning
Private Sector: Private University
Access to private universities
is easier as candidates do not
have to pass exams.
The disadvantage of private
universities is the payment of
tuition.
Payment of
tuition
needs a lot
of money.
For the registration to private
universities there aren’t any
specific requirements.
But you always need to come
in touch with someone from
the university for any
specifications.

26. Work-based learning
Public and Private sector
Either in the Public University or in the Private
University, the work-based learning has a
dominant position.
The only difference is that generally in the PUBLIC
SECTOR the education is FREE of charge, instead
of PRIVATE SECTOR in which the education is
chargeable.

27. REFERENCES:
• Minnesota State: What is Work-Based Learning? | Minnesota State CAREERwise (minnstate.edu)
• Work-Based Learning: Work-based learning - Wikipedia
• WINTAC: Work-based learning experiences | WINTAC
• JFF: Benefits of Work-Based Learning | JFF
• IED: Work-based learning models in Greece | IED | Project Updates
• Study in Greece: BSc/MSc/PhD - Study in Greece
• SBS: https://www.sbs-studies.gr/panepistimia-aei
• OAED: ΚΕΚ Μαθητεία – ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ ΑΠΑΣΧΟΛΗΣΗΣ ΕΡΓΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΔΥΝΑΜΙΚΟΥ (oaed.gr)

28. REFERENCES:
• KEK: Κρατικό Δίπλωμα Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης - ΙΕΚ ΔΕΛΤΑ (iekdelta360.gr)
• UNHCR: Πρόσβαση στην Εκπαίδευση - UNHCR Ελλάδα
• IEK: Θέλω να πάω σε Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης (eoppep.gr)

29. Thank You!