Greece
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Greece has a long and rich history of adult education, which is met by recent emerging policies on lifelong learning. Nevertheless, participation in adult learning remains relatively low, with only 4.5%. Greece is on its way to validate more non-formal learning approaches, which could also increase the recognition of adult education and motivate more learners to engage in continuing education.
Greece country reports
Greece 2022
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Developments: Vocational education is seen as a priority
EAEA members give a varied response to the situation of adult learning and education (ALE) in Greece. Where Odyssea states that it has slightly improved, the Hellenic Adult Education Association (HAEA) argues that it has slightly deteriorated.
Challenges and plans: Covid-19 has increased the digital gap
Posted: 2022-12-08 / Category: Greece 2022 / Tags: covid-19In Greece, the digital gap has increased during Covid-19 and this has resulted in education providers having lost groups of learners. However, more people now have a good command of digital technologies and can access digital learning activities....
Greece 2021
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Developments: Adult learning is viewed as part of vocational education
Posted: 2021-12-21 / Category: Greece 2021 / Tags: advocacy sustainable development digital skills vocational funding covid-19According to EAEA’s members, adult learning and education in Greece has been overlooked and there is a unidirectional emphasis on vocational education. Other key areas of adult learning do not receive enough attention. EAEA’s members stress that q...
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Challenges: Fragmented educational policies
Posted: 2021-12-21 / Category: Greece 2021 / Tags: low-skilled fundingAccording to the received responses, he biggest challenge for adult learning and education in Greece is its subjugated position compared to vocational training. Other challenges are low levels of participation, lack of systematic and long...
Greece 2020
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Developments: Significant new activity on the EPALE platform
Posted: 2020-11-23 / Category: Greece 2020 / Tags: digital skills vulnerable learners funding covid-19While Dafni Kek focuses on online education for the less advantaged, the Hellenic Education Association (HAEA) advocates for liberal adult learning and education, in times where vocationalism has become the norm. Neither organisation is not suppor...
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Challenges: Promoting liberal education before vocationalism
The main challenge adult education providers are facing are the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many seminars and conferences were postponed and had to be moved to a digital environment. The crisis had deteriorating financial consequences f...
2019
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Greece introduction
Posted: 2020-01-09 / Category: 2019 / Tags:The adult education sector has been allotted new funding by the new government, and thanks to Erasmus+ projects, Greece’s organisations are addressing several adult learning strategies to enhance the level of awareness of the citizens. Moreover, t...
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Recent developments in Greece
Posted: 2020-01-09 / Category: 2019 / Tags: lifelong learning vocationalThe past couple of years have been rather challenging for the Greek educational sector due to lack of well-organized state strategies. For more than two years there was no appointed Secretary General for Lifelong Learning. Furthermore, in the past...
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Links to EU and international policy in Greece
The Greek government made a commitment to the implementation of the goal 4 of the SDGs by setting the “promotion of high quality, inclusive education” as a priority in the educational field. Therefore, the EAEA members in the country are working o...
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Challenges and recommendations in Greece
Posted: 2020-01-09 / Category: 2019 / Tags: inclusion vulnerable learnersAs identified by EAEA members in Greece, promotion of lifelong learning needs to be in the centre of attention of the government and adult education providers. In that regard, several areas need to be considered:
● Inclusion of social...
EAEA members view
General situation of adult education

Funding situation of adult education
