Prepustnost: preglednost in možnosti prehoda v izobraževalnem sistemu
It is not possible to make a concluding statement about the current situation of dual VET in Slovenia since a quintessential reform process is currently underway within this sector. The apprenticeship system itself has a long history in Slovenia marked by discontinuance. In 1996 a new dual form of VET was introduced with companies and schools as the providers of VET which included around 50 per-cent of work based training. As this scheme proved to be not successful these dual programs were abolished in 2001.
Finally, in the school year 2017/2018 a new pilot apprenticeship scheme implementation started, based on the Apprenticeship Act. In November 2019, 20 schools and 12 curricula were included in the scheme and approx. 340 students signed an apprenticeship contract (which is less than three percent of all upper-secondary vocational students).
On-the-job-trainings can be partially provided by inter-company training centres which are organised by professional schools. These centres are especially important when training companies are not able to provide all the necessary workplace training facilities. Together enterprises and vocational schools design training plans for apprentices and develop methods of cooperation. The ongoing reform also supports the development of flexible and individualised teaching methods and learning pathways.
As for the ongoing educational reforms and the short period of time the new apprenticeship system has been implemented, it was not possible to obtain any data for Slovenia regarding permeability.