National Coordination Point for Lifelong Career Guidance

The central task of the project is to support lifelong career guidance activities, which are essential for individuals and society. As part of the project, we have established the National Coordination Point for lifelong career guidance with the aim of comprehensive organization of career guidance in Slovenia.

Individuals learn strategies through career guidance that enable them to adapt to rapid changes in the workplace and the labor market. The importance of career guidance is expressed in supporting the concept of lifelong learning and faster transitions between education, employment, and periods of unemployment, contributing to the reduced social exclusion of individuals.

Project Objective

The goal of the project is to establish accessible and quality career guidance for individuals in all stages of life. This is to be achieved by:

• Monitoring the accessibility of career guidance for specific target groups.
• Incorporating career guidance into legal acts, especially in the fields of education and employment.
• Training providers of career guidance services.
• Establishing and using quality standards.

Interdepartmental Expert Group for Lifelong Guidance

Project employees closely collaborate with the Interdepartmental Expert Group for Lifelong Career Guidance, which includes representatives of policies and institutions in this field. The group is led by Prof. Dr. Argio Sabadin, bringing together all stakeholders related to career guidance: 

• representatives of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Sport, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology,
• the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology,
• the Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs,
• the Government Office for Local Self-Government,
• the Center for Vocational Education,
• the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education,
• the Employment Service of Slovenia, and
• other experts in the field of LCG.

The group aims to connect career development into a comprehensive system and has been operating since 2009, appointed by the Minister of Education and Sport.

Project Activities

• Establishment and Operation of the National Coordination Point for Lifelong Career Guidance.
• Development of educational modules for Lifelong Career Guidance providers and implementation of training.
• Analyzing foreign education systems for career guidance, considering best practices in Slovenia.
• Designing educational modules for Lifelong Career Guidance providers to standardize key competencies.
• Developing a proposal for recognizing non-formal knowledge in the Lifelong Career Guidance field.
• Designing quality standards in the Lifelong Career Guidance field.
• To ensure quality in the Lifelong Career Guidance field, quality standards will be designed for implementing career guidance, including defining spatial and informational standards, standards for the quality of implementation, and standards for the competence of providers.
• Promotion, Information, and Public Awareness of the National Coordination Point for Lifelong Career Guidance.
• Organizing professional conferences, roundtable discussions, and other events, publishing articles in the media, and participating in career fairs to promote and inform the public about the National Coordination Point for Lifelong Career Guidance and the importance of lifelong career guidance for individuals and society.

Project Implementation and Funding

The operation is carried out within the framework of the Operational Program for Human Resource Development for the period 2007–2013 under:

• 5. Institutional and Administrative Capacity and
• 5.2 Labor Market Institution Reform.

The operation is partially financed by the European Union through the European Social Fund. The program is co-financed at 85% from the European Social Fund, PP 6849, while 15% of funds will be provided from the RS budget, PP 6998.