The National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (Greek: Εθνικό Κέντρο Δημόσιας Διοίκησης και Αυτοδιοίκησης, ΕΚΔΔΑ)[1][2][3] it is the strategic agency of Greece for the training and education of public servants and local government employees.
It comprises the National School of Public Administration and Local Government (ESDDA) (Εθνική Σχολή Δημόσιας Διοίκησης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΣΔΔΑ)), Training Institute (INEP) (Ινστιτούτου Επιμόρφωσης (ΙΝΕΠ)) and the Documentation, Research and Innovation Institute (ITEK) (Ινστιτούτου Τεκμηρίωσης και Καινοτομιών (ΙΤΕΚ)).
Apart from the courses, in the framework of the Curriculum, educational actions, visits, lectures, meetings and other acts relating to special topics of the programme and/or interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to Public Administration issues are carried out.
The School’s students are obliged, in the framework of the Curriculum, to prepare a thesis and get into traineeship in public bodies and services.
Each employee has the right to submit two participation applications per semester and attend up to three training programs per year.