EOPPEP is the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance, an all-encompassing body investing on better quality and more efficient & reliable lifelong learning services in Greece. Ιt operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, Education & Religious Affairs. Its activities include: Accreditation of learning outcomes acquired via non-formal & informal learning and certification of qualifications, Accreditation / Licensing of providers of non-formal education (Life Long Learning Centres (ΚDVM), Private Vocational Training Institutes (ΙΙΕΚ), Accreditation of Vocational Training & Certification of Vocational Training Institutes (IEK) graduates, Development and implementation of the Hellenic Qualifications Framework (NQF) etc Especially in Career Guidance EOPPEP is responsible among others for:
- Setting the evaluation criteria and qualification requirements for the accreditation of career guidance counsellors
- keeping a register of accredited career guidance counsellors
- Training and up skilling of career guidance counsellors of the education and employment sector
- Quality assurance - monitoring and evaluation of career guidance services
- Coordination & cooperation of career guidance stakeholders
- Development of career guidance tools for supporting citizens of every age in managing their careers
- Improving the access of the citizens to career guidance services.
- Upgrading and Development of the Career Guidance System in National Level
EOPPEP is the National Point for EQF (NCP), ECVET, EUROPASS, EQAVET, EUROGUIDANCE and ELGPN networks.
