Regulating Work Experience Programs in the Greek Post-Secondary Education: The Case of Traineeships

The smooth transition of young people to the labor market and their competency in successfully planning developing careers constitute key aims all modern education systems. implementation work placements plays an important role realization these by enhancing communication between providers world work, contributing development professionally oriented competences learners. paper focuses on traineeships, a particular type placement, which is implemented post-secondary institutions Greece. A traineeship includes variety training processes with clear objectives predetermined assessment strategies, help trainees gain professional skills experience through experiential process. Its ability exercise strong influence prospects led many integrate opportunities study program either as compulsory component or non-mandatory option. analyses programs three Greece, i.e. Institutes Vocational Training (IVTs), Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) Technological Educational (TEIs). More analytically, investigates legislative provisions concerning organization student records evolution learning option over years. In addition, it attempts identify indications interaction regards features schemes, may imply mutual learning. concludes articulating some remarks regarding traineeships Greek improvement organizational operational characteristics.