DYPA 'Scale Up' open-type training vouchers for unemployed people 18+ in Kastoria, Achaia, Serres, Rhodes, Perama, Keratsini-Drapetsona and Salamina
Pilot 80-hour training programme with a training voucher and certification for registered unemployed people over 18 in seven areas; those certified received a training allowance of €5 per hour. The programme ended in spring 2026.
Free 80-hour training and certification (training and certification vouchers); training allowance of €5 per training hour, paid only to those who passed the certification
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This round has ended. If it reopens, it will appear here again. Ended on 6/4/2026.
Who can get it
Official evidence · ΔΥΠΑ — «μπορούν να συμμετέχουν οι άνεργοι εγγεγραμμένοι στα Κέντρα Προώθησης Απασχόλησης (ΚΠΑ2)» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · «οι άνεργοι εγγεγραμμένοι στα Κέντρα Προώθησης Απασχόλησης (ΚΠΑ2) Πάτρας, Αιγίου, Ρόδου, Αρχαγγέλου Ρόδου, Καστοριάς, Σερρών, Νιγρίτας, Σιδηροκάστρου, Κερατσινίου» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · «Προγράμματα Κατάρτισης για ανέργους ηλικίας άνω των 18 ετών» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · «Προγράμματα Κατάρτισης για ανέργους ηλικίας άνω των 18 ετών των Περιφερειακών Ενοτήτων Kαστοριάς, Αχαΐας, Σερρών, Ρόδου και των Δήμων Περάματος, Κερατσινίου-Δραπετσώνας και Σαλαμίνας» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · ΔΥΠΑ, Πρόσκληση Scale-Up (ΑΔΑ 6ΝΛ24691Ω2-25Γ, 20.02.2025): «III. Είναι απόφοιτοι τουλάχιστον υποχρεωτικής εκπαίδευσης» · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · ΔΥΠΑ, Πρόσκληση Scale-Up (ΑΔΑ 6ΝΛ24691Ω2-25Γ, 20.02.2025): δεν γίνονται δεκτοί όσοι παρακολουθούν ή έχουν παρακολουθήσει άλλο πρόγραμμα κατάρτισης της ίδιας Δράσης · Checked: 2026-09-30
Official evidence · «οι άνεργοι οι οποίοι λαμβάνουν παραπεμπτικό για κατάρτιση ... από τους Εργασιακούς Συμβούλους του ΚΠΑ2»· «όσοι επιτύχουν, θα λάβουν το σύνολο του εκπαιδευτικού επιδόματος» · Checked: 2026-09-28
Official evidence · «Παρατείνεται έως την Δευτέρα 06 Απριλίου 2026, η καταληκτική προθεσμία ολοκλήρωσης της πιστοποίησης» · Checked: 2026-09-28
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What it is
Pilot continuing vocational training programme of DYPA (Action 16747 of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, "Greece 2.0") for unemployed people over 18 in the regional units of Kastoria, Achaia, Serres and Rhodes and the municipalities of Perama, Keratsini-Drapetsona and Salamina, registered with the employment offices (KPA2, ΚΠΑ2) of Patras, Aigio, Rhodes, Archangelos (Rhodes), Kastoria, Serres, Nigrita, Sidirokastro and Keratsini.
With a referral from their KPA2 employment counsellor, unemployed people chose from 28/07/2025 an 80-hour theory course on voucher.gov.gr (training voucher) and then took a certification exam (certification voucher). Those who passed received a training allowance of €5 per training hour. The last classes started by 24/02/2026 and certification ended by 06/04/2026 (after an extension).
Amount and frequency
| Tier | Amount | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
Training allowance €5 per training hour, i.e. up to €400 for the 80 hours, only if you pass the certification | 400 € | One-time |
Lifecycle*
ClosedTime-limited programme
- Active from
- Active until
*Cycles, deadlines, and availability may change regularly. Always confirm with the official source before applying.
Benefit details
- Provider
- ΔΥΠΑ
- Category
- Work & Unemployment
- Status
- Ended
- Type of benefit
- Service / In-kind
Details last verified: 12/10/2026