DYPA pilot work-experience programme in livestock farming for 250 unemployed people (Eastern Macedonia and Thrace)
Unemployed people over 18, registered with DYPA in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, who have completed the 50-hour biosecurity training for livestock farms, are placed for 6 months with livestock businesses and paid €34 a day. The local DYPA office (KPA2) refers them; they do not apply themselves.
€34 net per day for 6 hours of work experience, up to 22 days a month, for 6 months, with health and occupational-risk insurance
This benefit is not open yet — you will be able to apply once it starts.
Who can get it
Official evidence · ΚΥΑ 19347/8.7.2026 (Β' 4194/2026), παρ. 5.2.1: «Ωφελούμενοι του προγράμματος είναι συνολικά διακόσιοι πενήντα (250) άνεργοι» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · ΚΥΑ 19347/8.7.2026, παρ. 5.2.2 α): εγγεγραμμένοι στο ψηφιακό μητρώο ανέργων της Δ.ΥΠ.Α. της Περιφέρειας Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · ΚΥΑ 19347/8.7.2026, άρθρο 1 παρ. 1 και παρ. 5.2.1: «ηλικίας άνω των δεκαοκτώ (18) ετών» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · ΚΥΑ 19347/8.7.2026, άρθρο 2 παρ. 2: «Επιλέξιμη γεωγραφική περιοχή ... ορίζεται η Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · ΚΥΑ 19347/8.7.2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 4194/2026): «5.2.1. Ωφελούμενοι του προγράμματος είναι συνολικά διακόσιοι πενήντα (250) άνεργοι νέοι, εγγεγραμμένοι στο ψηφιακό μητρώο της Δ.ΥΠ.Α. της Περιφέρειας Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης, ηλικίας άνω των δεκαοκτώ (18) ετών, απόφοιτοι τουλάχιστον υποχρεωτικής εκπαίδευσης» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · ΚΥΑ 19347/8.7.2026 (ΦΕΚ Β΄ 4194/2026): «δ) είναι Έλληνες πολίτες ή πολίτες άλλου κράτους μέλους της Ε.Ε. ή ομογενείς που έχουν δικαίωμα διαμονής και απασχόλησης στη χώρα μας ή πολίτες τρίτων χωρών που έχουν άδεια διαμονής για εξαρτημένη εργασία» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · ΚΥΑ 19347/8.7.2026, παρ. 5.2.1 και 5.2.2 γ) · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · ΚΥΑ 19347/8.7.2026, παρ. 5.2.4 και 7.1.1 · Checked: 2026-09-28
Based on official sources. For the latest criteria, contact the relevant authority.
How to apply
The steps to apply yourself. Free: you don’t need to pay anyone.
Required Documents
Certificate of completion of the 50-hour training «Biosecurity principles and good practice on livestock farms»
You bring it to the DYPA office (KPA2) before signing the cooperation agreement with the business.
Step by step
- 1
Register with DYPA and complete the training
Be registered as unemployed with DYPA in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace and complete the 50-hour biosecurity training.
- 2
Referral by the DYPA office (KPA2)
After DYPA's public call, your work counsellor emails you a referral note for a business; you then sign a cooperation agreement.
Authority: ΔΥΠΑ
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What it is
DYPA pilot programme (Joint Ministerial Decision 19347/8.7.2026, Government Gazette B' 4194/2026) for 250 unemployed people in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. Participants gain 6 months of work experience with private livestock businesses in the Region.
Who takes part: unemployed people over 18, registered in DYPA's digital register of unemployed people for the Region, who have at least completed compulsory education, have completed DYPA's 50-hour training «Biosecurity principles and good practice on livestock farms» and have agreed a digital Individual Action Plan with DYPA. They must be Greek or other EU citizens, people of Greek origin with the right to live and work in Greece, or non-EU citizens with a residence permit for employment.
Pay: €34 net per day for 6 hours of work experience, up to 22 days a month and 132 days in total. DYPA pays every month and covers health insurance (EOPYY) and occupational-risk insurance.
How people are selected: unemployed people do not apply. After DYPA's public call, businesses apply, and the work counsellor of the local DYPA office (KPA2) refers unemployed people with a referral note. Dates are announced on dypa.gov.gr.
DYPA's public call has not been published yet.
How much it pays
| Tier | Amount | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
Net daily compensation (6 hours of work experience) Paid every month, for up to 22 days a month and 132 days in total | 34 € | Variable |
Lifecycle*
UpcomingTime-limited programme
No fixed end date is currently recorded.
*Cycles, deadlines, and availability may change regularly. Always confirm with the official source before applying.
Benefit details
- Provider
- ΔΥΠΑ
- Category
- Work & Unemployment
- Status
- Upcoming
- Type of benefit
- Allowance
Details last verified: 12/10/2026