Annex A. Providers of adult education services in Slovenia

Slovenia’s ministries fund a wide range and large number of centres and providers that deliver adult learning services. Many private and non-government providers of adult learning services also exist (Table A A.1).

Table A A.1. Providers of adult education services in Slovenia
Provider	Number	Responsibility	Adult learning services provided	Target groups of adults	Number of participants	Funding	Sources and levels	Legal base
Adult Education Centre (AEC)	34	Municipality, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (MIZS)	Elementary School, Secondary school, National Vocation Qualification, Non-formal AE, Guidance and counselling	Low-skilled	36 902 non-formal (2014/15) 1 153 formal elementary school (2016/17); 6 346 secondary education (2016)	Municipal Budget, National budget (NB), European Social Fund (ESF) (public tenders)	NB: Elementary school EUR 1.3 million	Organisation and Financing of Education Act, Adult Education Act
Guidance Centres	17 (operating within AEC)	MIZS	Guidance and counselling	Low-skilled, unemployed	13 400 (2017)	NB	NB: EUR 160 000	Adult Education Act
Consortium of providers of AE programme: Acquiring Basic and Professional Competences (2016-2019)	18 AEC	Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy (SVRK)	AE Programmes provision	Employees 45+	2 000	ESF – public tender	ESF and NB: EUR 4.4 million	Operational Programme for the Implementation of the EU Cohesion Policy in the period 2014 – 2020 (OP 2014-2020)
Consortium of AE providers of Information and counselling activities and for the identification and evaluation of informally acquired knowledge from 2016 to 2022	15 AEC	SVRK	Counselling and evaluating	Employees 45+	4 600	ESF – public tender	ESF and NB: EUR 2 million	OP 2014-2020
Employment Service of Slovenia (ESS) – regional agency	12 (organised in 58 employment offices)	State, Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (MDDSZ)	Counselling, Guidance, Vocational and Upskilling programmes	School dropouts, unemployed, workers at risk of unemployment etc.	(1) 432 PUM-O¹ (2) 20 304	NB, ESF	MDDSZ, ESF (1) EUR 1.7 million; (2) EUR 11.3 million ²	Labour Market Regulation Act
Inter-Company Training Centre	20	State, MDDSZ	Vocational training, Upskilling	Unemployed	1 000 (2015)	MIZS	EUR 900 000	Vocational Education Act
Public Libraries	2	Municipality, MIZS	Supportive activity to AE and LLL (Centres for Self-Directed Learning, Knowledge Exchange)	Universal	1 500 (2017)	Public funds	EUR 120 000	Adult Education Master Plan
Competence Centres for Human Resources Development	11	The Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia	Competence improvement	Employees	25 000	ESF, NB	ESF and NB : EUR 4 million	OP 2014-2020
Slovenia Business Link (SPOT Regije) 2018-2022	12 (in each statistical region)	SPIRIT – public agency (Ministry of Economic Development and Technology) MGRT)	Counselling and training	Potential entrepreneurs	(new programme)	ESF – public tender	ESF and NB: EUR 2 million (2018)	OP 2014-2020
Parts of public schools	47	State, MIZS	Secondary educational programmes	Completing elementary schooling and not enrolled as regular students	9 747 (2016)	Enrolment fee	Co-financed by public sources: EUR 630 000 (2016)	Secondary schooling legislation
Private secondary schools	-	Private ownership	Secondary educational programmes	Completing elementary schooling and not enrolled as regular students	3 961 (2016)	Enrolment fee	No public funding	Secondary schooling legislation
Higher Vocational schools (part-time students)	66	State, MIZS	Higher Vocational Programmes	Universal for all with attained upper- secondary education	4 389 (2017/2018)	Enrolment fee	No public funding	Higher Vocational School Act
Tertiary education institutions (part-time students)	107	State, MIZS	Tertiary educational programmes	Universal for all with attained upper- secondary education	11 802 (2017/2018)	Enrolment fee	No public funding	Tertiary Education Act
Special adult education institutions	192	Private ownership	Non-formal programmes	Universal	101 305 (2014/2015)	Enrolment fee	No public funding	Companies Act, Adult Education Act
Parts of enterprises	32	Company ownership	Upskilling programmes	Employees	194 992 (2014/2015)	Paid by the company	No public funding	Companies Act
Educational centres at the Chambers of Commerce or Crafts	7	Chambers members ownership	Vocational training and upskilling programmes	Employees	13 939 (2014/2015)	Paid by the company	No public funding	Chambers of Commerce and Industry Act
Non-governmental organisations	201 ³	Public ownership	Non-formal programmes	Universal	26 689	Partially publicly funded via tenders		Non-governmental Organisations Act
Driving schools	149	Private ownership	Verified programmes	Universal	21 544 (2014/2015)	Paid by participants	No public funding	Drivers Act
Other	29	Unknown	Non-formal programmes	Universal	19 057	Unknown	Unknown
Notes: ¹PUM-O – Project Learning for Young Adults.
²Total budget of MDDSZ included in LPIO 2017 (minus PUM-O).
³Members of MINVOS, the network of non-governmental educational organisations.
Sources: Government of the Republic of Slovenia (2017[1]), Annual Plan for the Adult Education Master Plan 2017, www.mizs.gov.si/fileadmin/mizs.gov.si/pageuploads/podrocje/odrasli/Letni_program_izobrazevanja/LPIO_2017.doc; Government of the Republic of Slovenia (2017[2]), Annual Plan for the Adult Education Master Plan 2018, www.mizs.gov.si/fileadmin/mizs.gov.si/pageuploads/podrocje/odrasli/Letni_program_izobrazevanja/2017/LPIO_2018_sprejet_na_vladi_-_27.7.2017.doc; ZRSZ (2017[3]), Annual report 2016, www.ess.gov.si/_files/11198/letno_porocilo_2016.pdf

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