Skills, Innovation and Initiatives from the Greek PES with Spiros Protopsaltis

PESPod - the insiders' guide to the EU labour market

Mark Bothe Audioservices, European PES Network, David Poyser

Education, European Union, News, Jobs, Public Employement Service, Pes, Society & Culture, Politics

5 • 1 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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In the 20th episode of PESPod, Spiros Protopsaltis, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DYPA, the Greek Public Employment Service, delves into the intricate landscape of the European Public Employment Services Network (PES) as it relates to the European Year of Skills and sheds light on key challenges and initiatives in Greece and beyond.

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0:00.0	I'm David Poyser, a journalist.
0:02.5	Welcome to the 20th episode of Pezpot.
0:07.2	The Insiders Guide to the European Public Employment Services Network, or Pez.
0:13.4	Today I'm speaking with a very experienced Pez leader and change maker,
0:18.0	Spiros Protopsaltis, who is chairman of the board of directors of DEPA.
0:22.1	That's the Greek Public Employment Service.
0:24.8	And he recently served as first vice chair of the PES network.
0:28.9	Spiros also serves as national coordinator for the European Year of Skills, which runs through May 24.
0:35.4	We're talking to him today to learn more about challenges the Greek
0:38.4	Pez is facing, challenges when it comes to skills, the future of training centers and programs,
0:44.9	and his aspirations for the Greek Pres. So let's get started. Hey Spiros. Hi, everyone. Hi, David.
0:53.4	Hi, welcome back. I want to jump in. It's great to hear your voice again. I want to jump in straight away now and talk about what you think this year will look like. What do you think lies ahead in the new year in 2024? Will it bring new challenges and opportunities? Are you forecasting any new trends you think
1:13.3	this year will bring? Most likely, I think 24 is going to be a lot like 23. I don't see any major
1:22.7	changes. I just think that the things we've been struggling with in the post-pandemic world are going to continue dominating the policy agenda.
1:35.3	And from speaking with colleagues across Europe, I think that skills is definitely going to be an issue that's not going to go away.
1:44.4	It's going to remain on the agenda and it's going to remain high on the agenda
1:47.6	because it's a complex issue and one that has roots in some longstanding mismatches
1:59.3	that have been occurring.
2:01.2	And now we've seen the culmination of these mismatches sort of really at a grand scale, as I said, in the post-pandemic world.
2:09.9	So the fact that 2023 was the European Year of Skills doesn't mean that 2024 is not going to be a year that's going to be about skills, especially as it relates to the PESH world.
2:22.3	And I think that we're going to have more conversations on how Europe can tackle the severe shortages that we have in a number of occupations.
2:38.8	And I think we're going to continue struggling on how to better serve those who face the highest barriers to entry when it comes to the labor market.
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