Renewing a teaching licence for foreign nationals

From National Registry of Administrative Public Services



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At a glance

Digital provision points

  • The service is not provided digitally

Number of required documents

3

Fees

Provided without cost

Estimated Time

10 days

Description

The procedure concerns the renewal of a teaching licence of foreign teachers at the request of private international schools

Basic information

Competent body

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SPORTS AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS

Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure


Related links

Validity duration

Last update

03/11/2024

Application

Application Type

Application

Submission by:

Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

Submitted by:

Persons


Notes:

An application submitted by the interested teacher in Greek, indicating the number of the decision on the basis of which the existing teaching licence was granted or renewed

What you will need

Means of authentication, identification and signature

Identification document

    Print

    Requirements

      Fees

        Related

        Means of redress or appeal:

        Other Automatic right of appeal


        Output & Results

        Output

        Decision

        Steps

          Digital steps

            Other information

            Alternative titles

            Renewing a teaching licence for foreign teachers

            Official title

            Renewing a teaching licence for foreign nationals

            Languages supported

            Greek, English

            Legislation

              Categories

              Τype of procedure

              Trigger

              Applied for

              Trigger (submission method)

              Application (handwritten)

              Type

              Outgoing
              N1

              ,,,


            • 1 Labour Contract with the school


              No No

            • 1 Having obtained a teaching licence Permit

              Having obtained a teaching licence

              Submission by: Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Legal entities


              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 4627

            • 2 School’s proposal to renew the employment contract Notification / Announcement / Reporting

              School’s proposal to renew the employment contract

              Submission by: Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Legal entities

              Notes: A proposal by the school to renew the foreign teacher’s employment contract

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 5743

            • 3 Copy of the employment contract Proof of Work

              Copy of the employment contract

              Submission by: Presented by the applicant (email), Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)

              Submitted by: Persons

              Notes: A copy of the employment contract in Greek, bearing the original signature of the owner or representative of the school and of the teacher

              Document submitted under requirements: No


              No 8181

            • Law 71 4830 2021 169 Α

              Description Addition of case 31 in Section 35(8) of Law 4186/2013 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 193) on the restructuring of secondary education and other provisions. This concerns the granting of authorisation for the establishment and operation of Verita International School

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20210100169

            • Law 127 4763 2020 254 Α

              Description Amendment to Section 35(8) of Law 4186/2013 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 193) on the restructuring of secondary education and other provisions as concerns the designation of international schools

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20200100254

            • Law 90 4485 2017 114 Α

              Description Addition of case 30 (30. American Farm School Thessaloniki) in Section 8(30) of Law 4186/2013 (Government Gazette, Series I) on the restructuring of secondary education and other provisions.

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20170100114

            • Law 35 4186 2013 193 Α

              Description Section 35(8) (Matters relating to Greek-language education abroad’ refers to recognised international schools within the meaning of Section 1(1) of Law 4862/1931 on international schools (Government Gazette 2, Series I). Amended by Section 127 of Law 4763/2020 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 254) and supplemented by Section 90(1) of Law 4485/2017 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 114) and Section 71 of Law 4830/2021 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 169).

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20130100193

            • Law 5 4862 1931 2 Α

              Description On international schools

              Legal references https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=19310100002

            • 1 The private international school submits an application to the Directorate of Education to renew the teaching licence


              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The school unit must send the application to the local competent Directorate for Primary or Secondary Education supervising the operation of the private school unit and the educational institution.

              No No


            • 2 The application is forwarded to the Independent Directorate for Private Education

              Responsible for Implementation Director of Education

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description After the legality and completeness check, the relevant Directorate sends the entire file to the Independent Directorate of Private Education.

              No No


            • 3 The application is accepted in the Papyros information system of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action


              No No


            • 4 The application is forwarded to the competent department of the Independent Directorate for Private Education

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Software action


              No No


            • 5 The person concerned by the application is charged a fee

              Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

              Μethod of Implementation Software action


              No No


            • 6 The decision on whose basis the teaching licence is granted is drawn up, signed and issued

              Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee

              Μethod of Implementation Manual Action

              Description The competent person draws up a draft decision on granting the teaching licence, and forwards it to the Head of Department and the Directorate for Private Education for signature.

              No No


            • 7 The decision is forwarded for processing

              Responsible for Implementation Responsible Head of Department

              Μethod of Implementation Digital signature

              Notes The Head of Department signs digitally (via the Papyros information system) the exact copy of the decision, and forwards it for processing to the competent Protocol Department of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports.

              No No


            • 8 The renewal decision is sent to the competent Directorate for Education


              Description The renewal decision is sent to the competent Directorate for Education.

              No No


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