Vocational and technical education in the Republic of Slovenia Elido Bandelj, 2012

1. Vocational and technical education in the Republic of Slovenia Elido Bandelj, 2012

2. Educationalsystem in Slovenia

3. The rules governing vocational education • The law on the Organization and financing of education and training • The law on vocational education • Thelaw on higervocationaleducation • The law on the national professional qualifications • The law on adult education • The law on the matura • The Act on salaries • Small business law

4. The rules governing vocational education • Around 50 of the enforcement regulations of the Ministry responsablefor educationabout: • school policy, • the school calendar, • assessing • norms for financing, • registrationofthestudents • documents • professional advancement of teachers, • qualifications of teachers, • verificationofeducationproviders…….

5. The law on vocational education (2006) Principles: • lifelong learning, • social partnership, • networking education and work, • openness of the curriculum, • the autonomy of schools

6. The law on vocational education (2006) Key system innovations: • Enforce the positive experiences of the dual system (obligatory practical training with an employer) • Modular curriculum • The choice for the student • Control of the quality • Recognition of informally acquired knowledge in formal education • The credit evaluation of educational programmes

7. Social partnership-a fundamental starting point Planning Decision-making of professional standards which determine the professional profiles and competences Programming Preparation of educational programmes Implementing Delivery of education at school and with employers

8. Powersandresponsibilities • The Government Of Slovenia • The Ministry responsible for education • The Ministry responsible for labour • Chamber of Commerce and Craft ( GZS, OZS,..) • Trade Unions • Councils of experts • CPI, ACS, Institute for education,RIC • Associations • School inspection • Inspection of occupational safety • Schools, students, parents

9. TheGovernmentOfSlovenia • Preppare the laws and regulations • Specifies the criteria for a network of schools • Acceptance of the strategy of development of Slovenia • Appoint expertsin the councills • Establishes schools (accepting acts of establishing)

10. The Ministry responsible for education / minister • Prepare proposals for legal akts • Adopted of implementing rules • Prepare suggestions for the Government • Finance profesional and technical schools • Awarding concessions to the private schools • Give an opinion on the appointment of Director of schools • Confirming the validity of the education (curicula) • Provides operators of public educational programmes (issue of consent to the number of entry points and limit entry to school,lays down the criteria for the choice of having to limit enrollment in school)

11. The Ministry responsible for education/minister • Specifies the detailed conditions for the establishment of schools • Keep a register of the schools • Confirming the annual work plans of public institutions • The Ministry is entitled to the use of resources from the ESF forthe program development of human resources (calls for tender) • The advancement of teachers in titles • Professional exam of teachers

12. The Ministry responsible for labour Acceptance of professional standards, which are the basis for the preparation of: • Educational programmes for the acquisition of education or training • Catalogues of skills for the certification of national occupational qualifications Governed the system of national professional qualifications • appoint a Commission for certification • provides documents • keep the registers

13. Chambersofcommerce, crafts,.. • Participate in the preparation of occupational standards (giving initiatives, participate in committees to coordinate) • Propose theyer experts in the Council for vocational education • Participate in establishing the conditions that must be met by the employer to carry out practical training with work

14. Chambersofcommerce, crafts,.. • Keep verification procedures of teaching posts for students • Keep records of teaching posts and the teaching contracts signed • Carry out supervision and advice in the implementation of practical training for students • Asthe cofounders of CPI – participate in the governing boardof CPI

15. TradeUnions • Participate in the process of preparation and determination of professional standards • Propose theyer experts in the Council for vocational education • Give opinions to the norm for the financing of schools • Engage in social dialogue with the Minister on all key matters (salaries, collective agreements) • Represent the students in practical training with an employer

16. Councils • Council of experts for vocational and technical education • five on a proposal from the ministries, of which two on the proposal of the Ministry responsible for education, • five on the proposal of the competent chambers of Commerce and • four on a proposal from the trade unions. • Council of experts for general education

17. Council of experts for adult education • four on proposal of the ministries, • three on a proposal from the competent chambers • three on a proposal from the trade unions, • two on a proposal from the community of public institutions for the education of adults and • two at the request of other organisations for adult education and their communities.

18. Public institutions for development and consultancy • Center of RS for vocational education • Institute of RS for general education • Institute for adult education of RS • State examining Centre (RIC) • School for headmasters • CMEPIUS ( mobillity)

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