{"id":1566,"date":"2026-08-22T11:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energy.uth.gr\/?page_id=1566"},"modified":"2026-08-27T15:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:05:06","slug":"right-to-participate-in-placement-examinations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energy.uth.gr\/en\/studies\/undergraduate-studies\/placement-examinations\/right-to-participate-in-placement-examinations\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to Participate in Placement Examinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the placement examinations for admission to the Department of Energy Systems, the following may participate:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Graduates of Universities, TEIs or equivalent institutions, ASPETE, of Greece or abroad (recognized by DOATAP), as well as holders of degrees from higher education schools of a supra-two-year and two-year cycle of studies under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and other Ministries, at a percentage of 30% of the number of admissions per academic year to the Department of Energy Systems {Article 131 of Law 5224\/7-8-2025}.<\/li>\n<li>Graduates of Vocational Training Institutes (IEK), as well as the Post-Secondary Year &#8211; Apprenticeship Class, who, following a successful initial vocational training certification examination, hold a Diploma of Vocational Specialization, Education and Training of level five (5) of the National Qualifications Framework or an equivalent title. The aforementioned holders of a Level 5 Diploma of Vocational Specialization, Education and Training of the National Qualifications Framework must, prior to their enrollment in the IEK, also mandatory be holders of a High School Leaving Certificate {46935\/Z1\/21-04-2022 Ministerial Decision (B&#8217; 2031)}. By virtue of Decision no. 271\/31-05-2022 of the Senate of the University of Thessaly, following a recommendation by the Department of Energy Systems, the following were determined:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>(A)<\/strong> the Diplomas of Vocational Specialization, Education and Training which are considered relevant to those of the first-cycle curriculum of the Department of Energy Systems of the School of Technology of the University of Thessaly for the placement of IEK graduates, as well as of the Post-Secondary Year &#8211; Apprenticeship Class, in accordance with par. 1 of article 43 of Law 4763\/2020 (A&#8217; 254), as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>IEK Specializations Law 4186\/2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td> <strong>No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td> <strong>Specialization Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td> <strong>General Secretariat for VETL&amp;LL Code<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 1<\/td>\n<td>THERMAL INSTALLATIONS MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER<\/td>\n<td> 21-05-01-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>REFRIGERATION, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATIONS TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<td>21-05-02-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES INSTALLATIONS TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<td>21-05-04-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>IEK Specializations Law 2009\/1992<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td> <strong>Sector<\/strong><\/td>\n<td> <strong>Group<\/strong><\/td>\n<td> <strong>Specialization<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> MECHANICAL &#8211; ELECTRICAL &#8211; ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING<\/td>\n<td> ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING<\/td>\n<td> INTERNAL ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> MECHANICAL &#8211; ELECTRICAL &#8211; ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING<\/td>\n<td> ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING<\/td>\n<td> MOTOR VEHICLE ELECTRICIAN TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MECHANICAL &#8211; ELECTRICAL &#8211; ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING<\/td>\n<td>ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING<\/td>\n<td>REFRIGERATION, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATIONS TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MECHANICAL &#8211; ELECTRICAL &#8211; ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING<\/td>\n<td>ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING<\/td>\n<td>C.N.C. NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE TOOLS TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MECHANICAL &#8211; ELECTRICAL &#8211; ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING<\/td>\n<td>ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING<\/td>\n<td>HEATING INSTALLATIONS TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Post-Secondary Year Specializations<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong> No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td> <strong>Specialization<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 1<\/td>\n<td>REFRIGERATION, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATIONS TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 2<\/td>\n<td>ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INSTALLATIONS AND NETWORKS TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 3<\/td>\n<td>MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS AND STRUCTURES TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 4<\/td>\n<td>VEHICLE TECHNICIAN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em> <\/em><strong>(B)<\/strong> a percentage of 1% of the annual number of admissions per academic year to the Department of Energy Systems was designated as the maximum number of IEK and Post-Secondary Year &#8211; 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