IEK
| Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης | |
| Abbreviation | IEK |
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| Successor | School of Advanced Vocational Training (SAEK), (Greek: Σχολή Ανώτερης Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης - ΣΑΕΚ) |
| Formation | 1992 |
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| Legal status | Part of a series on education in Greece. Public and private. |
| Purpose | Vocational education and training (VET) |
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Official language | Greek |
Parent organization | Ministry of Education, General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training, and Life-long Learning (GGEEK&DBM) |
| Affiliations | Centers for Vocational Education and Training (KEEK) |
| Website | gsvetlly |
IEK (Greek: ΙΕΚ) is a Greek abbreviation name for the Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης (Institute of Vocational Training).
IEK was established in 1992 as a type of educational institution specifically to provide adult vocational education and training (VET) at the post-secondary education level (Greek: Μεταδευτεροβάθμια Εκπαίδευση) considered to be a body of "non-formal education" (φορέας μη τυπικής εκπαίδευσης). With the law 4763/2020 Government Gazette 254/A/21-12-2020 the IEK belongs to "formal education" (φορέας τυπικής εκπαίδευσης) and IEK graduates having Diploma of Vocational Education and Training at HQF level 5, after successful specific entrance examinations (κατατακτήριες εξετάσεις), allows to them admission into the higher education to an undergraduate programme relevant to their IEK programme specialty. The IEK does not require entrance examinations for admission to its programmes. IEK name variants include Post–Secondary Institute of Vocational Education and Training (PSIVET), Institute of Vocational Education and Training (IVET), and Institute of Professional Studies (IPS).
With the law 5082/2024 Government Gazette 9/A/19-1-2024, IEK (Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (IEK, Institute of Vocational Training) was renamed ΣΑΕΚ (Σχολή Ανώτερης Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (SAEK, School of Advanced Vocational Training). As well as ΔΙΕΚ (Δημόσιο Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (DIEK, Public Institute of Vocational Training) renamed ΔΣΑΕΚ (Δημόσια Σχολή Ανώτερης Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (DSAEK, Public School of Advanced Vocational Training), ΙΙΕΚ (Ιδιωτικό Ινστιτούτο Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (IIEK, Private Institute of Vocational Training) renamed ΙΣΑΕΚ (Ιδιωτική Σχολή Ανώτερης Επαγγελματικής Κατάρτισης) (ISAEK, Private School of Advanced Vocational Training), ΠΕΙΔΙΕΚ (Πειραματικό Δημόσιο ΙΕΚ) (PEIDIEK, Public Experimental IEK) renamed ΠΕΙΔΣΑΕΚ (Πειραματική Δημόσια ΣΑΕΚ) (PEIDSAEK, Public Experimental SAEK), ΘΔΙΕΚ (Θεματικό Δημόσιο ΙΕΚ) (Public Thematic IEK) renamed ΘΔΣΑΕΚ (Θεματική Δημόσια ΣΑΕΚ) (Public Thematic SAEK).