Online public school admissions applications begin on Monday, August 22, 2022. Vocational Training Institutes (IEK) Tourism for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Coverage Applications 914 seats in eight publicly accessible IEK Tourism in Anavyssos Attica, Perea Thessaloniki, Heraklion Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Argos, Galaxidi and Alexandroupolis, in the following specialties: a) Head of Hospitality Department, b) Culinary Arts Technician – Chef, c) Baker – Pastry Technician, d) management and economist in the field of tourism.

At the same time, by decision of the Deputy Minister of Tourism responsible for tourism education, Sophia Zacharakis, for the first time two new experimental training specialties are being established at IEK Thessaloniki: a) for managers of hotel companies specializing in room management and b) for managers of travel agencies and tourism enterprises.

Through these two new departments, the Ministry of Tourism aims to put innovation at the heart of tourism education, and for the educational, scientific and research support of the project, the Association of Tourism Offices of Macedonia-Thrace (ETGMTH), the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (XEE) and the Congress Bureau of Thessaloniki (TCB).

Everyone has the right to apply to the public IEK Tourism holders of a diploma of general, technical or vocational secondary education, regardless of age.

They are also eligible to participate Candidates who completed a parallel computerized report but did not enter the IEK Chapter.

Submission of applications is carried out exclusively through a special link on the website www.mintour.edu.gr, until Sunday, September 11, 2022

The distribution of positions and specialties according to the IEK, the conditions of admission, as well as the criteria for evaluating candidates are described in detail in the attached notice of admission.

“At the Ministry of Tourism, we place a premium on tourism training as we strongly believe that the quality of the Greek tourism experience is enhanced by the excellence of Greek tourists,” said Ms. Zaharaki, adding: “Through targeted action, we The basis of our initiatives is to improve the quality of public IEK Tourism, based on the real needs of the labor market and providing our students with the necessary resources they need for a variety of opportunities and quality jobs in tourism. industry. And we don’t stop there. We are expanding the curriculum with two new experimental majors with a focus on educational and professional innovation. We are issuing new, up-to-date regulations for the work of our IECs and are accelerating the registration of new students earlier than in a year. We have modernized after eleven years the internship for students of the schools of the Ministry of Tourism, remaining true to the commitment of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, for the first time – since this academic year – we are providing housing allowance to students of all our IECs.

“At the same time, we are starting the establishment of the first state tourism academy as part of the overall efforts we are making for the overall reform of tourism education. Because tourism is a key pillar of the national economy. And improving our tourism education means further improving and increasing the competitiveness of our tourism product itself.”

Source: APE/MEB