IDEC hold a national conference on the 10th of July 2014 in Piraeus with the title “Quality assurance and Benchmarking for Vocational Education and Training organisations”. The conference attracted 14 participants mainly VET providers.
The conference started with a welcome and an introduction by Mrs. Sofia Spiliotopoulou, the General Manager of IDEC SA. The speakers presented their topics while the participants were encouraged to interrupt and ask questions during the presentations. Vivid discussions were initiated, mainly in the topics of European policies and how these are introduced to Greek landscape and on practical implementation of quality policies in the reality of VET schools and centres.
Some participants were interested in specific issues (e.g. recognition of qualifications, vocational guidance to schools, cooperation between schools and businesses) that were discussed in small groups during the buffet. Some new co-operations and projects are expected to emerge as a consequence of the conference.