Our Partnerships
MATERIA
Aktios’ and MATERIA’s GROUP cooperation depends on fields of scientific information and innovative application, personnel’s training and on development of new services. The MATERIA director Mrs Marina Polikarpou is Psychologist- Gerontologist and member of the scientific committee of Aktios.
The goal, for all of us who work in Aktios, is to stay updated on developments in our field and at the same time, inform the closer and broader social network. Since the beginning of its operation Aktios has been participating in activities related to the elderly, people with Alzheimer and related disorders. We participate actively in the actions and programs organized by the NGO 50plus Hellas and Athens’ Association of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. From 2007 on, we participate in the training of volunteers in social care that work in units and educational programs of the Greek Red Cross.
Aktios has become an educational setting, for health and caring professionals from numerous academic institutions and organizations in Greece and abroad. Throughout its operation several politicians, representatives of Ministries, representatives of universities and public schools, students and members of non-governmental companies and institutions have visited the unit for learning our know-how. The way the unit is organised and the dynamic model of care consists reference position for our visitors and works as a model for the development of correlated structures in Greece and abroad.
Today we continue our former cooperation with colleges and schools of humanity studies whereas new cooperation comes up with schools of paramedics occupations. Aktios is an internship setting for students of T.E.I of Nursing in Athens and of speech therapy in Kalamata as well as students of Physiotherapy. In this frame of training our cooperation with institutions of alternatives interventional treatment such as dance therapy, drama therapy and theatrical game is continued.
The Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry participated as a partner in the “Elderly Care Vocational Skill Building and Certification” Project that is co-financed by the European Committee under the framework of the Leonardo Da Vinci program.
As part of this project that begun on October 2008 was the creation of a professional qualification system that awards the participants with the Elderly Care Vocational Skill Building Certificate in the domain of Health and Welfare.
This training makes use of the electronic learning program that was developed as part of the Project “Elderly Carer Training” (2005-2007) and provides the opportunity to obtain a new educational qualification, with essential professional value, on a level of post-secondary education (ISCED 4VOC).
With the participation of local partners, nursing homes, volunteer organisations of elderly care, local authorities etc,a non profitable “Urban Observatory for Elderly Care” has been created on a regional level aiming to disseminate the relevant information and to find potential trainees.
Theoretical training and practical exercise are provided for free and take place in “Aktios” Elderly Care Units (Ag. Paraskeyi) and “Nea Thalpi” (Ag. Stefanos Attica), units selected by the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and SBIE Centre of Vocational Training.
Those of you who are interested in participating in this innovative project please express your interest by sending an email at mpothou@pcci.gr with your personal information or by calling on 210 41.70.529.
Contractor of this project is the Cypriot company Trisys and partners:
- Amalgama Information Management Ltd and Strovolos Municipal Multi-Functional Foundation (CYPRUS)
- Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry and SBIE Centre of Vocational Training (GREECE)
- Fundation Docete Omnes and the Spanish Confederation of Education and Training Centres (SPAIN)
- School of Social Welfare of PECS University and CARITAS Foundation of social contribution (HUNGARY)
- Centre of Gerontology, University of Vilnius and Centre of Socialisation and Professional Training (LITHUANIA)
