부산대학교 도서관

This article summarizes the evolution of the specialty "Museums and Archaeological Sites Guard" in the public vocational training institutes (IEKs) in the Greek region of Attica and investigates the educational experience and the employability of the graduates. This specialty has been in operation since 2002, and in 2014 a sharp increase in demand was observed, with the operation of many new courses, gradually leading to supersaturation of the specialty. The methods used for this investigation were the historical approach, with review of the relevant legislation and collection of data on the classes, students enrolled and certified graduates, and the guard jobs offered; a quantitative study, using two questionnaires; and a qualitative approach, through interviews with five course trainers. The results of this mixed research approach showed that more mature people with work experience were seeking training in this specialty in the past, but an increased number of younger people, who have not worked before in this profession, now choose the course straight after high school graduation. The job prospects were evaluated as negative by graduates and positive by active students, who have not yet looked for jobs as guards. Students, graduates, and course trainers all noted deficiencies in the infrastructure; the first two categories consider issues of responding to student obligations to be the main problem they encountered during specialty training. With regard to future changes in the specialty they propose a more practical orientation, with a greater focus on daily guarding issues and less theoretical knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]