A total of 260,000 Greek citizens have completed career training programs and received certificates for them, Public Employment Service (DYPA) Governor Spyros Protopsaltis said on Monday, during an event by the Service on the European Year of Skills, ANA reports.
Protopsaltis said DYPA aimed to have certified 500,000 Greeks in digital and green skills by 2025 to improve the country’s low rating in European charts related to the development, activation, and matching of skills.
Of the 260,000, 68% were women, 69% chose programs with digital skillsets, 50% were high school graduates, 42% were college graduates, and 58% lived outside the Attica and western Macedonian regions.
An additional 36,000 citizens have concluded programs certified by technology giants DYPA collaborates with, including Microsoft, Cisco, Amazon, Huawei, Coursera, and Google, Protopsaltis said, adding that the Service collaborates with municipalities, cooperatives, universities, and corporations for courses.
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