About the Program

The program constitutes the continuation and further development of the integrated training for the utilization and application of Digital Technologies in the teaching practice, which was implemented during the previous years (2008-2015)* and is widely known as the “B-Level ICT Teacher Training”.

It is implemented in two phases. The 1st phase of the program was implemented within the framework of the project: "In-service Training of Teachers in the utilization and application of Digital Technologies in the teaching practice (B-Level ICT Teacher Training)", within the Operational Program “Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning”, NSRF (2014-2020), while the 2nd phase is implemented within the framework of the project "In-service Training of Teachers in the utilization and application of Digital Technologies in the teaching practice (B-Level ICT Teacher Training)/ Project transferred from Programming Period 2014 – 2020" within the Operational Program “Human Resources and Social Cohesion”, NSRF 2021-2027.

The projects above are implemented with the co-financing of the European Union (European Social Fund) and the Greek State, by the Computer Technology Institute and Press (CTI) – “Diophantus” (in particular by the Directorate of Educational Technologies, Training and Certification of CTI) acting as the beneficiary, in collaboration with the Institute of Educational Policy (IEP).

The program accommodates:

1^st Phase 2016-2022, Project: "In-service Training of Teachers in the utilization and application of Digital Technologies in the teaching practice (B-Level ICT Teacher Training)"

• the further development and update of the “B-Level ICT Teacher Training”, i.e.:
  • the enhancement and update of training methodologies and training content, taking into account modern pedagogical and technological developments, as well as the results and experience gained from the implementation of previous relative projects
  • the extension of teacher training to address all teacher specialties and disciplines of primary and secondary education, which means: the development of infrastructure and human resources (e.g. development of educational content and training material, development of teacher training support systems, training of new teacher trainers / educators, etc.) and consequently, the increase in potential trainees, and
  • the development and implementation of the teacher training in two levels, as follows:
    1. “Introductory training for the educational utilization of ICT (B1-Level ICT teacher training)" and
    2. “Advanced training for the utilization and application of ICT in the teaching practice (B2-Level ICT teacher training)",
    3. The combination of these two levels equals to the acquisition of knowledge and skills corresponding to the integrated training for the utilization and application of ICT in the teaching process (B-level ICT teacher training).
• the training of 300 new B-Level ICT teacher trainers / educators, who will be trained and certified to complement and enrich the existing Registry of B-Level ICT Teacher Trainers (greater geographical coverage, new disciplines) and, following appropriate certification processes, will undertake teacher training along with the existing B-level ICT teacher trainers,
• the participation of 30,000 teachers in B1-Level ICT teacher training,
• the participation of 5,000 teachers in B2-Level ICT teacher training,
• the certification of the above teachers in the corresponding knowledge and skills in ICT and additionally, teacher certification processes in Basic ICT skills (A-Level ICT skills), which is a prerequisite for the participation of the teachers in B1-Level ICT teacher training,
• the development and adaptation of infrastructure, scientific and technological tools, large-scale training and certification support systems and mechanisms,
• the implementation of complementary horizontal actions to support the project actions, such as dissemination and publicity, procurement of equipment, reproduction of educational material etc.

2^nd Phase 2021-2026, Project: "In-service Training of Teachers in the utilization and application of Digital Technologies in the teaching practice (B-Level ICT Teacher Training) - Project transferred from Programming Period 2014-2020"

With the aim of training and certifying more teachers, as well as updating and enriching the content and material of the provided types of training and certification (B1 and B2 Level ICT Teacher Training), the methodologies and the supporting implementation systems, the current project (2^nd Phase) includes:

• the participation of 12.600 teachers in B1-Level ICT teacher training (Introductory Teacher Training for the educational utilization of ICT)
• the participation of 15.000 teachers in B2-Level ICT teacher training (Advanced Teacher Training for the utilization and application of ICT in the teaching practice)
• Certification procedure as far as the above teachers are concerned in the respective ICT knowledge and skills and, additionally, certification procedure in basic ICT knowledge and skills (A-Level ICT skills), since this certification is a prerequisite for teachers' participation in B1-Level ICT teacher training.
• Updating and enriching the content and the training and certification material of the above programs taking into account feedback and internal evaluation of the previous relevant project, the technological and pedagogical developments, as well as the current implementation needs and conditions. For the B1-Level ICT teacher training in particular, adaptations and enrichment of content are foreseen in order for the training to be offered in more clusters (following the organization of the B2-Level teacher training which includes 13 clusters instead of 4 clusters in the past). As a result, 13 distinct seminars/ e-courses will be developed. At the same time, special features of distance education are planned to be integrated for the full implementation of a blended training model. Furthermore, emphasis is put on the utilization of systems and environments that support and facilitate the functioning of the school community i.e. communication, distribution and sharing of materials, assignment and preparation of educational activities (e.g. e-me platform, e-class etc).
• Updating and occasional adjustments and extensions in specific functionalities of the supporting systems for the implementation of the trainings and certifications (Management Information System/ MIS, Platform for asynchronous distance education, Portal etc).
• Conducting complementary horizontal actions to support the project such as dissemination, internal evaluation, supply of equipment and network services as well as specific actions for quality assurance as well as to ensure the sustainability of the project results.

For the implementation of the above, the infrastructure, the systems and scientific tools developed in the previous, relevant projects (e.g. the Integrated Information System for Data Management of Teacher Training and Certification - MIS, Systems and Applications for the support of the Certification process, the Library – Educational Activities Repository “Iphigeneia” (http://ifigeneia.cti.gr), curriculum content and educational material) in the current framework are being upgraded, enriched – expanded and adapted to meet the new requirements.
In addition, previous Registries are being used and updated, and in particular the:

• Teacher Trainers Registry (appropriately trained for each type of offered training)
• Teacher Training Support Centres (TTSCs) Registry
• Certification Centre Registry

*Project: “In-service Training of Teachers in the utilization and application of Digital Technologies in the teaching practice” (B-Level ICT Teacher Training), Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning”, NSRF (2007-2013)

Project: “In-service Training of Teachers in the utilization and application of Digital Technologies in the teaching practice” (B-Level ICT Teacher Training), 3rd CSF / EPEAEK II