Educational Developmental "Ploigos"

The Lifelong Learning Center, Educational Developmental "Ploigos" is a Civil Non- Profit Company based in Heraklion and develops regional activities, through the operation of educational centers in the Regional Units of Heraklion, Rethimno and Lasithi. The center was established in 1995 by seven development companies that cover geographically the largest percentage of the Region of Crete, providing adult vocational training to unemployed, self-employed and special groups of the active population. "Ploigos" is certified as a Vocational Training Center of regional scope in 9 thematic areas: environment, tourism, services, agriculture, technical - transportation, health and welfare, culture and sports, education, economics-management and computer science. It has organized special section for the development of actions to support groups of the population who are excluded from the labor market and are also subjected to social exclusion.