PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION: PARTICIPATION IN A SUBSIDIZED PROGRAM “EXPORT TRADE EXECUTIVE”

Authors

  • Afentouli Vasiliki School of Pedagogical & Technological Education, Greece
  • Stefanos Armakolas School of Pedagogical & Technological Education, Greece
  • Athina Kazana School of Pedagogical & Technological Education, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejoe.v6i2.3997

Keywords:

professional development, lifelong learning, post-secondary education, motivations, seminar selection criteria

Abstract

The economic conditions nowadays with the increased international competition, open borders, and easier money circulation in the market have created the need for additional production, while unemployment rates have been on the rise making adults required to enrich their knowledge attend training seminars in order to achieve a successful transition from the education stage to the labor market. These new market conditions have led to the promotion of professional development and training of the workforce, which will be achieved through vocational education (Valiente et al., 2020, Saar et al., 2013). At the same time, the need for more opportunities for personal and social development and employment has created lifelong learning in post-secondary education. Subsidized training programs are very often implemented, organized by large organizations, in order to provide additional knowledge to adult workers and the unemployed, regardless of age, level of knowledge, degree, and specialty. This study explores the motivation and the criteria of the participation in one of the Subsidized Unemployed Program with the title “Export Trade Executive”. According to the results of the research, the driving force for the participation of adults in this kind of program is the professional development of the participants, the improvement of their professional skills, the adaptation to the new technological data, but also socialization through the program.

Author Biographies

  • Afentouli Vasiliki, School of Pedagogical & Technological Education, Greece
    Vasiliki Afentouli holds a BSc in Economics & Social Science and a MSc in Finance and Accounting from the University of Macedonia. She has worked as a certified financial accountant in big firms for about twelve years, but the last five years she is a tutor at Private and State Institutes of Adults Professional Training. In 2017 she graduated from the higher school of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE). She is certified Adult Group Educator from INEDIVIM (Youth and Lifelong Learning Education), and certified Professional Career Counselor from PESYP (Specialization Program in Counseling and Orientation).
  • Stefanos Armakolas, School of Pedagogical & Technological Education, Greece
    Stefanos Armakolas has been a member of the instructional Laboratory Personnel at the Department of Education and Social work of the University of Patras. He holds a B.Sc. from Dept. of Technological Applications of Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus, and Master in Education from Dept. of Humanities of Hellenic Open University. His teaching experience includes teacher education and training on these topics: Teaching Practical Exercises, Educational Technology, Pedagogical Applications with New Technologies. He holds a PhD at the Department of Primary Education of University of Patras.
  • Athina Kazana, School of Pedagogical & Technological Education, Greece
    Athina Kazana is an experienced Agronomist and she has two MSc. The first one is in ‘’Geological and Atmospheric Environment for infrastructure projects’’ and the second one in "Entrepreneurship & Consulting in Rural Development”. Also, in 2019 she received her Certificate in pedagogical training from the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE). She has attended various seminars including Special Education and Adult Learning and she is a certified Adult Educator from EOPPEP (National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance). Her teaching experience includes teacher education and training on these topics: Teacher in Second Chance Schools and Educator in seminars for farmers from ELGO DEMETER-Organization [Hellinic Ministry of Rural Development and Food, ATHENS (Greece)].

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