Incorporation of a business (sole proprietor, partnership).

The applicant should, when this is feasible, hold TAXISnet codes for digital submission of the Notification.

During the operation of the activity, the operator must maintain a file containing the supporting documents required in each case at the premises where the activity is carried out.

Those eligible to operate a driving school or branch thereof are: a) natural persons with a valid certificate for lawful practice of the profession of driving instructor. b) legal persons, where one (1) of their members or at least one (1) of their staff has the status of instructor of candidate drivers and also holds a valid certificate for lawful practice of the profession of driving instructor.

The management of studies and responsibility for the proper functioning of the KETHEYO and compliance with the relevant legal provisions is entrusted to a Director of Studies, who must be a car and motorcycle driving instructor with a valid certificate for practising the profession.

The KETHEYO shall consist of at least three (3) separate areas, including one (1) reception area, one (1) classroom and one (1) WC. The premises of the KETHEYO must have the KETHEYO as primary use, must be a single space and not part of a residence. The reception area must be well lit and have adequate ventilation. The classroom must meet the ratio of 2.0 m²/person, which also determines the maximum number of trainees, rounded down to the nearest whole number. The classroom must also be a single space, have good lighting, adequate ventilation, good heating and adequate soundproofing. The WC must be directly accessible from the reception area. KETHEYOs may not operate in a building that houses the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport or the Directorates of Transport and Communications and Vehicle Technical Inspection Centres (KTEO) of the country’s regional units.

Shared premises A car and motorcycle driving school, KETHEYO, vocational training school for granting a Certificate of Professional Competence (PEI), Vocational Training School for Transportation of Hazardous Loads (SEKOOMEE) and Vocational Training School for Couriers (SEKAM) may share the same premises, provided they belong to the same natural or legal person. In the case of shared premises, the following are also required: a) Compliance with all of the requirements for operating the above schools/centres, in accordance with the applicable legal provisions. b) Use of different classrooms if class times overlap. c) The reception area and common spaces of the above schools/centres may be shared, but must be separate from classrooms. Use of auxillary spaces must not disturb the use of classrooms.

Car and motorcycle driving instructors with a valid certificate for practising the profession may teach at KETHEYOs. Instructors who have had their certificate for practising the profession of instructor revoked due to physical incapacity may teach. Also eligible to teach are holders of university or technical educational institute degrees or diplomas from Greece or abroad – recognised as equivalent schools – with specialisation in the subject matter to be taught, as follows: a) For topics relating to vehicle mechanical or technical issues, driving technique, active and passive safety systems and methods, and environmental protection/energy saving, the prospective instructor must hold a degree or diploma from a university or higher technical educational institute or equivalent school whose graduates have the right to undertake engineering projects, or in another field related to the above topics. b) For topics related to medical conditions and driving, road accident first aid, instructors must hold a degree or diploma from a university or higher technical educational institute or equivalent school, in medicine or nursing. c) For topics related to road traffic legislation and social conduct/education of drivers, instructors must hold a degree or diploma from a university or higher technical educational institute or equivalent school of Law, Social Sciences or another field relevant to the above topics. Additionally Greek police officers with proven experience in traffic directorates or departments may provide instruction on the above topics. d) The topics referred to in cases a, b, and c may also be taught by holders of a degree or diploma from a university or higher technical educational institute or equivalent school in a field other than the ones mentioned above, if they have completed training at a vocational training institute in the ‘Driving Instructor’ department. A list of the names and qualifications of the centre’s director of studies and teaching staff shall be posted in a prominent position within the KETHEYO premises.

Outside the KETHEYO and in a prominent position, a sign must be posted with the words a) ‘THEORY TRAINING CENTRE FOR CANDIDATE DRIVERS’ in blue or black, and b) the international symbol ‘L’ in red.