Vocational education

The shortage of qualified professionals entering the Bulgarian labor market has consistently ranked among the top three challenges for businesses over the past five years, and in recent years, it has climbed to the top two, following economic uncertainty.

A landslide occurred at a site in Iraklio, Crete, where two schools - the Unified Special Vocational High School (ENEEGYL) and the Special Education and Training School (EEEEK) - are located.

We have entered a new political era. For the past 40 years or so, we lived in the information age. Those of us in the educated class decided, with some justification, that the postindustrial economy would be built by people like ourselves, so we tailored social policies to meet our needs.

Bulgaria has experienced a significant decline in the number of students enrolled in secondary schools over the past two decades.

Today, Wednesday, September 18, at 11:59 p.m., the deadline for applications to fill, on a first-come, first-served basis, a total of 73 permanent teachers of University and Technological Education, for the Vocational Education and Training units of the Public Employment Service (PES).

The success of vocational education, whose graduates are quickly absorbed by the labor market, is also an indicator of the importance that alternative post-secondary education should acquire.

The proliferation of degrees that are useless and without prestige was always driven by clientelistic motives, victimizing graduates who ended up unemployed. 

According to a survey by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) nearly one in four Greek workers fears losing their job entirely due to Artificial Intelligence by 2030. 

Vocational education encompasses approximately half of high school students and is available in every district nationwide, reaching around 80% of all municipalities. The admissions blueprint for vocational education during the ongoing academic year (2023/2024) offers an intricate portrayal of the locations and specialties where professionals are undergoing training.

In Bulgaria, the search for skilled professionals continues to be a pressing concern, with machine operators, tailors, and cooks emerging as the most sought-after professionals with vocational qualifications.

A student and teacher rally will take place at noon Thursday at the Propylaea, central Athens, against the establishment of private universities.

At the same time, the Greek Federation of Secondary Education State School Teachers (OLME) has announced a three-hour work stoppage from 11 in the morning until 2 in the afternoon in order for teachers to participate in the demonstrations.