Tourism Reskilling and Upskilling Training with Training Allowance (Action 16921)
Free 250-hour distance training and certification for tourism workers and unemployed people, with a training allowance of €5 per hour up to €1,250. The action ended in December 2025 with 18,090 beneficiaries; no new round has been announced.
Training allowance of €5 per hour of confirmed attendance, up to €1,250 (with participation in the certification exams); free 250-hour training and certification
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This round has ended. If it reopens, it will appear here again. Ended on 31/12/2025.
Who can get it
Official evidence · Υπουργείο Τουρισμού — Δράση 16921: «(α) εποχικά εργαζόμενοι τουριστικών επιχειρήσεων, (β) πρόσκαιρα άνεργοι και μακροχρόνια άνεργοι του τομέα του τουρισμού και (γ) εργαζόμενοι τουριστικών επιχειρήσεων» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · Υπουργείο Τουρισμού — Δράση 16921 · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · Υπουργείο Τουρισμού — Δράση 16921 · Checked: 2026-09-28
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What it is
Action 16921 'Reskilling and upskilling in the tourism sector' of the Ministry of Tourism (Recovery and Resilience Facility, 'Greece 2.0') offered free, asynchronous distance theoretical training of 250 hours in 7 tourism specialities, plus certification, through training vouchers, to up to 20,000 beneficiaries. It was aimed at people who, over the last ten years, had worked at least 200 daily-wage days in total in tourism or in a speciality related to the training speciality, and who belonged to one of these categories: (a) seasonal workers of tourism businesses, (b) short-term or long-term unemployed people from tourism, (c) employees of tourism businesses whose contract was suspended in 2020 and/or 2021 because of COVID-19. Each trainee received a training allowance of €5 for each hour of confirmed attendance, provided they took part in the certification exams, up to €1,250. Applications for the Register of Beneficiaries were made from 30/10/2024 to 22/11/2024. The action ended in December 2025 with 18,090 beneficiaries; no new round has been announced.
How much it pays
| Tier | Amount | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
Training allowance (up to) €5 for each hour of confirmed attendance of the programme, provided the trainee takes part in the certification exams, up to a maximum of €1,250 | 1.250 € | One-time |
Lifecycle*
ClosedTime-limited programme
- Active from
- Active until
- Application deadline
*Cycles, deadlines, and availability may change regularly. Always confirm with the official source before applying.
Benefit details
- Provider
- Άλλος Φορέας
- Category
- Work & Unemployment
- Status
- Ended
- Type of benefit
- Allowance
Details last verified: 12/10/2026