Paraskevas Lintzeris has been studying Business Administration (Athens University of Economics and Business) and, at postgraduate level, International Relations & Strategic Studies (Lancaster University, UK) and Adult Education (Hellenic Open University). His doctoral dissertation (University of Patras) is entitled “Concepts, underlying theories and skills classifications: towards a synthetic typology of employment skills”. He has written books on transformative learning theory and on education, training and qualification policies, as well as several articles and books chapters on learning theories, adult education, and vocational training policies. His research interests focus on critical theories of adult learning and education, on European skill policies, on work-based learning, on Political Economy of Work (Labour Economics) and on the relationship among education, economy and employment. He has worked in the fields of market research, vocational training of adults both as educational program designer and educator/trainer. He has collaborated with many institutes and organizations in Greece and other EU countries as a researcher on education, training and employment policies. Since 2009, he holds the position of Executive Director of the Small Enterprises’ Institute, Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen, and Merchants.