The researchers would like to thank the directors, the teaching staff, and the students at the schools that took part in the survey for their time and effort, and the representatives of the World Bank for their support with invaluable insights. [...] Given the above difficulties in obtaining participation consent from a sufficient number of sampled schools, the study team, following consultations with representatives of the Institute of Educational Policy and the World Bank, expanded the sample of schools contacted for participation in the study to include all EPAL schools in the region of Attica and the prefecture of Thessaloniki. [...] Invitations for participation in the workshop were sent to representatives from the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the Institute of Educational Policy, the National Organisation for the Certification of Qualifications and Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP), the Public Employment Service (DYPA), the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), the Inst. [...] The discussion during the workshop was centered on the policies and initiatives of the stakeholders in developing the soft skills of VET graduates in Greece, the adequacy of the level of soft skills in VET graduates in Greece in relation to the current and future needs of the labor market in Greece and lastly on the main obstacles to further improving the process of developing these skills and mat. [...] 2.6.3 COMPARISON OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE SCHOOLS To evaluate further the representativeness of our survey, we considered an additional dimension - the property values of schools that participated in the survey compared to those that did not within the region of Attica and the prefecture of Thessaloniki.
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