1	Employment Programmes
2	Measure 1: Vocational information and counselling Activity 1.1. Vocational Information and Counselling Centres Activity 1.2. ”Occupations in a Different Way” Activity 1.3. Vocational guidance prior to participation in the measures
3	Vocational information and counselling centres – VICC Objective of the programme: to provide all the users with correct and high-quality information to facilitate decision-making related to employment, career planning (first or new career), and planning regular or supplemental education and training. Number of participants 108,321 Average costs per participant 117.34 SIT
4	”Occupations in a Different Way” Objectives of the programme: to inform participants about jobs with which they are not familiar, in order that they begin education and training for these jobs; the emphasis is on occupations which have a high demand for workers, and where there are job vacancies for which employers cannot find suitable candidates in the labour market. Number of participants 16,992 Average costs per participant 867.02 SIT
5	Vocational guidance prior to participation in the measures TESTING PUPILS (MFBT-tests of competence) To provide a basis for better vocational decisions Number of participants 19,984 Average costs per participant 1,717.37 SIT CAMPS FOR ZOIS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS IN 2005 To direct the ongoing vocational career of Zois scholarship recipients according to the needs in the labour market and employers’ interests; to carry out concrete and applicative projects as a result of co-operation between Zois scholarship recipients and companies which support productivity and quality of work; to design programmes for summer camps in all regions in Slovenia which are intended to motivate and encourage development of research and artistic careers of Zois scholarship recipients. Number of participants 130 Average costs per participant 74,111.50 SIT
6	Measure 2: Advising and assistance for employment Activity 2.1. Assistance in planning a professional career and job seeking Activity 2.2. Job clubs Activity 2.3. Work trial Activity 2.4. Medical employment advising
7	Information centres for jobseekers Objectives of the programme: To increase jobseekers’ knowledge about possible job search methods, To increase the adaptability of jobseekers in the labour market, To motivate jobseekers and to increase their employment opportunities Number of participants 2,078 Average costs per participant 91,290,643.83 SIT
8	Assistance in planning a professional career and job seeking Objectives: To activate unemployed people and motivate them to address their unemployment situation, To teach job searching, communication, social, and career management skills, To provide professional assistance in planning a career. Number of participants 4,985 Average costs per participant 13,087.27 SIT
9	Job clubs Objectives of the programme: to train the participants in systematic job-seeking, which enables them to be independent and more active in the labour market, and to facilitate a shorter job search; the participants in the club learn job seeking skills and establish contacts with potential employers; Number of participants 1,278 Average costs per participant 144,318.99 SIT
10	Work trial Objective of the programme: the participants gain work experience by performing concrete tasks; the purpose is to complement their employment plan, education and training, or employment; Number of participants 1,897 Average costs per participant 68,629.75 SIT
11	Medical employment advising Objectives of the programme: to provide assistance to unemployed disabled persons and other unemployed persons with health problems in searching for a suitable or appropriate job; to provide assistance and advising as regards the participation in employment rehabilitation and other active employment policy programmes; Number of participants 1,693 Average costs per participant 4,094.84 SIT
12	Measure 3: Education and training Activity 3.1. Institutionalized training Activity 3.2. On-the-job training Activity 3.3. Programme of education and obtaining NVQ – Programme 10,000+ - Sub-activity 3.3.1. Formal education - Sub-activity 3.3.2. National vocational qualifications (NVQ) Activity 3.4. PLYA – Project Learning for Young Adults, and TSL – Training for Success in Life Activity 3.5. Labour funds Activity 3.6. Education and training of employed people - Sub-activity 3.6.1. Education and training of employed people, especially in sectors in the process of re-structuring - Sub-activity 3.6.2. Education and training of employed people in rising, fast-growing sectors
13	Institutionalized training Objective of the programme: to increase the employability of unemployed people by improving their employability skills, so that a lack of skills does not become a potential barrier to their employment and career development; Number of participants 1,903 Average costs per participant 101,269.18 SIT
14	On-the-job training and integrated training programmes Objectives of the programme: To improve employment opportunities through on-the-job training; To promote employment; To re-integrate persons whose knowledge and work experiences do not enable direct employment or keeping a job. Number of participants 2,064 Average costs per participant 312,984.39 SIT
15	Formal education and NVQ for unemployed people Objectives of the programme: To increase the employability of unemployed people, To increase the level of education and training of unemployed people, To reduce occupational structural discrepancies in the labour market. Number of participants 5,668 Average costs per participant 257,893.25 SIT
16	Project Learning for Young Adults (PLYA) and Training for Success in Life (TSL) Objectives of PLYA: To improve participants’ overall level of education To define vocational identity To participate in socio-cultural activities Number of participants 222 Average costs per participant 124,450.00 SIT Objectives of TSL: To increase employability of unemployed people, To increase the level of education, skills and qualifications of unemployed people Number of participants 248 Average costs per participant 57,543.00 SIT
17	Labour funds Objective of the programme: to prevent workers in the process of losing their job from transitioning into open unemployment; Number of participants: 1,780; including 545 participants who were enrolled in 2004 and continued their activities in 2005 Average costs per participant 168,491.05 SIT
18	Co-financing education and training of employed people in sectors in the process of re-structuring Objectives of the programme were: to increase the level of education and the qualifications of employees, to acquire relevant knowledge and skills which must be continuously improved in order to keep jobs, and to prevent the transition of redundant workers into open unemployment; to improve the employment opportunities of redundant workers, which could mean a better chance to find employment in another workplace; Number of selected business entities 214 Average costs per company 894,837.00 SIT
19	Co-financing education and training of employed people in rising, fast-growing sectors Objectives of the programme were: to increase the level of education and qualifications of employees, to acquire relevant knowledge and skills which must be continuously improved in order to meet the labour market needs, to help participants keep jobs, and to prevent the transition of redundant workers into open unemployment; Number of selected business entities 18 Average costs per company 1,104,572.46 SIT
20	Measure 4: Employment incentives Activity 4.2. Refunding part of the costs of keeping jobs open Activity 4.3. Promotion of new employment - Sub-activity 4.3.1. Promotion of new employment of difficult-to-employ persons – lump-sum subsidy - Sub-activity 4.3.2. Promotion of employment – seasonal jobs
21	Promotion of new employment of difficult-to-employ persons – Lump-sum subsidy Objective of the programme: to promote new employment of specific groups of difficult-to-employ persons, unemployed people, workers from re-structuring industrial sectors who are in process of losing their jobs, within one year from their registration with the ESS; Number of participants 2,819 Average costs per participant 903,817.00 SIT
22	Refunding wages of disabled people and difficult-to-employ people Objectives of the programme: to provide equal opportunities for employment and promote employment of disabled people and difficult-to-employ persons; only the obligations from the 2002 tender were carried out in 2005, as well as those from previous periods when permanent subsidies were granted for the entire period of employment on the basis of the 1996 Rules on AEP Programmes Implementation; Number of participants 144 Average costs per participant 628,665.12 SIT
23	Refunding contributions to employers Objective of the programme: to open new jobs targeted towards difficult-to-employ people, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises. Number of participants 113 Average costs per participant 378,281.30 SIT
24	Promotion of new employment of older people Objective of the programme: to create new jobs for particularly vulnerable groups of unemployed people by promoting subsidized employment of difficult-to-employ persons above 50 years of age, provided it is a full-time employment for at least one year; Number of participants 36 Average costs per participant 756,541.58 SIT
25	Measure 5: Integration of disabled people Activity 5.1. On-the-job training and integrated training programmes for disabled people Activity 5.2. Employment rehabilitation Activity 5.3. Expert commissions for determining the characteristics of a disabled person
26	On-the-job training and integrated training programmes for disabled people Objective of the programme: to increase employability and to improve the skills and knowledge of disabled people and other unemployed persons with identified work-related obstacles; to set up conditions for their equal participation in the labour market by overcoming these obstacles and creating equal opportunities, especially in areas with an above-average unemployment rate in the Republic of Slovenia. Number of participants 29 Average costs per participant 29,708.47 SIT
27	On-the-job training in sheltered workshops and sheltered companies Objectives of the programme – the assistance in employment is intended to increase employability and improve the skills and knowledge of disabled people and other unemployed persons with identified work-related obstacles; to set up conditions for their equal participation in the labour market by overcoming these obstacles and creating equal opportunities, especially in areas with an above-average unemployment rate in the Republic of Slovenia. Number of participants 156 Average costs per participant 592.31 SIT
28	Employment rehabilitation Objectives of the programme – The programme equalizes employment opportunities and provides conditions for the employment of disabled people and difficult-to-employ persons who, due to their physical or psychological impairments or illness, have difficulties entering the world of work or finding employment. Employment rehabilitation enables preliminary procedures to identify the level of disability and increases employability of a disabled person. Number of participants 1,124 Average costs per participant 307,483.74 SIT
29	Work participation of disabled people and the expert commissions for determining the characteristics of a disabled person The programmes of work participation are intended to provide equal opportunities for employment and to establish conditions for the employment of disabled people with complex impairments and special needs arising from disease, congenital conditions, functional impairments, or other obstacles. In compliance with the Act Regulating the Training and Employment of Disabled Persons, which is in use until the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Disabled Persons Act (adopted in 2004) is fully in force, opinions on a person’s disability are issued by an expert commission for determining the characteristics of a disabled person. Number of participants - 273 in work participation programmes - 444 treated by an expert commission Average costs per participant - work participation programmes 1,641,232.11 SIT - expert commission 17,000.00 SIT
30	Measure 6: Direct creation of new jobs Activity 6.1. Local employment programmes - public works Activity 6.3. Promotion of personal additional work
31	Local employment programmes Objectives of the programme: to enable the social inclusion and work inclusion of target groups of unemployed people by involving them in a work environment; to increase level of knowledge, skills and motivation of participants for their own vocational development; to stimulate employers to employ the participants on a regular basis; and to activate local communities to solve the unemployment problem in their area. Number of participants 5,368 Average costs per participant 830,718.37 SIT
32	Subsidising employment as homecare providers and personal assistance and care for disabled people - the programme “The disabled for the disabled” Objectives of the programme: to provide equal employment opportunities, to reduce unemployment of women, to provide sustainable forms of employment, to develop services in non-profit activities at a local level; Number of participants 485 Average costs per participant 1,537,127.10 SIT
33	Assistance in employing long-term unemployed women Objectives of the programme: to increase employment opportunities of long-term unemployed women and to prevent social exclusion of women by subsidizing their employment. Number of participants 183 Average costs per participant 787,109.38 SIT
34	Projects of non-profit employment programmes Objectives of the programme: to increase employment opportunities for unemployed people from target groups and to prevent their social exclusion by subsidizing their employment. Number of participants 21 Average costs per participant 666,666.67 SIT
35	Measures 7: Promotion of self-employment Activity 7.1. Assistance in self-employment Activity 7.2. Subsidies for self-employment
36	Assistance in self-employment Objective of the programme: to provide assistance in self-employment to unemployed people and workers in the process of losing their job; Number of participants 1,677 Average costs per participant 164,675.07 SIT
37	Subsidies for self-employment Objective of the programme: to provide assistance in self-employment to unemployed people and workers in the process of losing their job; Number of participants 1,643 Average costs per participant 499,479.12 SIT