Greeks Have Degrees But No Skills

  According to a European survey, 43% of Greek citizens and 25% of Europeans report that their education and training do not meet the requirements of the labor market. In fact, 43% of Greeks claim that the education they received did not provide them with the skills needed to find a job that corresponds to their qualifications. Greece is in first place in the whole European Union in ths study, followed by Spain (38%) and Italy (35%).  In contrast, the lowest percentages have been reported in Sweden (10%), Denmark (11%), and Germany (13%). Almost half of the Greek respondents believe that their qualifications would be recognized in other EU Member States. However, 6% of Greek and European citizens tried to work or study in another Member State, but failed in either case because their qualifications could not be recognized or because the respondents did not have sufficient information about the recognition of their skills abroad. As for the quality of education received in school, 81% of Greeks evaluate  it as “good”, compared to 29% of them when asked to evaluate their higher education. In addition the majority of European citizens (95%) believe that the qualifications, such as foreign languages or general skills that can be applied in different kinds of jobs, can be acquired outside the framework of  formal education. Only 21% has ever heard about the European Qualifications Framework (EQF), while 9% knows at what level of the EQF their qualifications do correspond. The European Commission indicates that over the years, a number of European initiatives about the recognition of the qualifications have been implemented, a rather difficult task. The effort is also supported by the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, and Youth, Androulla Vassiliou  .  

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