Panhellenic Association of Engineers Contractors of Public Works and Construction
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Panhellenic Association of Engineers Contractors of Public Works and Construction
The Panhellenic Association of Engineering Contractors in Public Works and Construction (PEDMEDE) has been representing companies in this sector in Greece since 1935. It brings together more than 2,500 companies and is a privileged partner of the Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Present in the social dialogue and with a structure of 15 regional federations, covering all Greek regions and covering both public works and construction activities, PEDMEDE is a social partner recognised by the national public authorities, government representatives and the main stakeholders representing the construction sector, participating in the development of policies and lifelong vocational training initiatives in the sector.
PEDMEDE has “professional development” services which, in conjunction with a network of vocational schools and other partners, work on training projects in different areas (by level, theme and audience). Thanks to the skills observatory and in its capacity as an employers’ organisation, PEDMEDE ensures that the professionalisation projects proposed by different training bodies correspond to the priorities and expectations of companies.
PEDMEDE is has recently completed Greek national project entitled “Training and certification of employees in the construction and materials industry”, financed by the European Social Fund (ESF). The project aims to develop the professional capacity of 1,200 employees (including young people) in the construction sector, by providing training and certification activities in areas such as BIM ion or management of public construction contracts. In addition, recent work concerns the relationship between the evolution of standards and the skills needed for their application in companies, the digitalisation of training, the balance between technical skills and transversal skills. The prospective observatory of trades and qualifications set up by PEDMEDE to better analyse the expectations of companies will be a valuable tool for carrying out the first phase of the RenovUP project (which PEDMEDE is responsible for steering).
Activities and experiences
Activities and experiences developed by PEDMEDE and particularly useful for the RenovUP project:
PEDMEDE’s members include companies specialising in the renovation and restoration of buildings, some of which have a strong reputation on the Greek renovation market. These companies offer a field for observing professional practices in work situations (some of them intervene on a significant number of sites considered as prestigious). They will also provide opportunities to organise experimental actions planned in phase O4 of the project. Three of them have already declared their interest in the project (NHRIKOS S.A., ETBO S.A. and DEKTOR S.A.);
PEDMEDE will also bring to the project a more institutional and systemic view, which will complement more operational approaches that are already strongly represented by the other partners. Thus, PEDMEDE will make the project known to the Greek National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Construction section), to the Ministry of Development and Investment (Construction section) of the International Federation of Construction Enterprises (FIEC) in order to integrate them in the processes of consultation, evaluation of the results and, subsequently, in their dissemination.