AKMI is the largest VET provider in Greece and one of the 7 largest in Europe. It was founded back in 1989 and today is active in 8 cities across Greece (Athens, Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Crete, Larissa, Rhodes, Chalkida, Glyfada) representing almost 60% of the total VET sector in the country providing post-secondary education, of EQF levels 3-5. AKMI provides to the learners the opportunity to study one of the 107 specialties, in more than 340 laboratories in 14 different sectors. AKMI has also an extensive and demonstrated experience in managing European Funds and implementing large projects and in Curricula Design, Delivery of Trainings, Delivery of Training Material, Mobility Activities etc.
AKMI has numerous accreditations from different institutes and sectors e.g. Alain Ducasse Education, Pearson- The world’s leading learning company, ITEC- Education & Media Services, AHLEI- American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute etc. In addition to this, AKMI is a member of EVBB (European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training) with strong presence in the board, while has also been recognized as a the only Greek Centre of Vocational Excellence, partner of the European Network for Excellence, developed by the European Training Foundation. Finally, from 2020 AKMI is the only National Contact Point for the European Vocational Skills Week an annual initiative of European Commission that aims to raise awareness of the benefits of Vocational Education and Training across Europe.
