Loukas Zahilas is Acting Head of Area ECVL (Enhanced cooperation in VET and LLL) at Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training. He studied Chemistry and Information Technology and he has a PhD in educational policies. After a six-year stint in the pharmaceutical industry, he has concentrated entirely on education and training. His more than 20 years of professional experience in vocational education and training were mainly acquired at the Greek Ministry of Education and the University of Athens.
Before joining Cedefop in 2006, he represented Greece in the DGVT, ACVT and the ETF. He has also served as the National Europass Coordinator and National Liaison Officer for Study Visits Programme and participated in various Working Groups. He was member of the ECVET Technical Working Group from the very beginning back in 2002.
Loukas Zahilas is currently working in further developing and advancing policy-relevant research and comparative analysis in the fields of initial and continuing vocational education and training developments, analysis of qualification developments and the common EU tools and principles and analysis of labour market developments.
