The participation rate of the adult population (people aged 25 to 54) in educational activities in Greece was only 4% in 2022, below the EU-27 average (14%), according to data analyzed by the Funcas think tank.
That makes sense. Companies in Greece VERY rarely pay for staff training (and only in technology fields when this happens), the training programs of OAED (Greek ‘Organisation for the Employment of the Workforce’) are usually laughably bad, as are the majority of public IEKs (Institutes of Vocational Training), no one wants to invest money in personal improvement when they can barely get by…
Unfortunately, the numbers are very realistic, and very sad…
I have been experiencing this in the medical field while trying to get help with ADHD and autism. With related research booming the past decade it’s scary how few professionals have been keeping up…
That makes sense. Companies in Greece VERY rarely pay for staff training (and only in technology fields when this happens), the training programs of OAED (Greek ‘Organisation for the Employment of the Workforce’) are usually laughably bad, as are the majority of public IEKs (Institutes of Vocational Training), no one wants to invest money in personal improvement when they can barely get by…
Unfortunately, the numbers are very realistic, and very sad…
I have been experiencing this in the medical field while trying to get help with ADHD and autism. With related research booming the past decade it’s scary how few professionals have been keeping up…