📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry has successfully completed the public tender for the co-financing of Career Centers for Youth+ (KCM+), which is co-financed by the European Social Fund Plus (ESS+). Two multi-year consortium projects were selected in the tender, which will establish a system of integrated, more accessible and youth-oriented career guidance throughout Slovenia.In the Career Centers, through individual and group activities, young people will learn about their interests, competences and values, explore different career paths and obtain concrete information about the possibilities of further education and entering the labor market. With the active involvement of the local environment, young people will be provided with opportunities to learn about professions in practice, with a special emphasis on deficit professions and professions of the future.
The target group is school-going youth aged 6 to 19 and dropouts, i.e. young people between the ages of 15 and 29 who are not employed, in education or training. Special attention will also be paid to parents and counselors in schools, as they play a key role in guiding young people on their path.
The emphasis is also on developing innovative approaches that are adapted to the needs of young people and the dynamics of the modern labor market. This aims to improve not only the quality of career guidance, but also its integration between regions and between different stakeholders - from schools and parents to employers, the Employment Agency of the Republic of Slovenia, chambers and other institutions.
The implementation will take place from September 1, 2025 to September 30, 2029. The total value of the projects is 8 million euros, namely 3,920,000 euros for the western cohesion region and 4,080,000 euros for the eastern cohesion region.
Selected consortium projects of career centers for young people+
Western Cohesion Region
Holder: Cene Stupar Public Institution - Center for Education Ljubljana
Name of the project: Karierni plac - Career center for young people+
Number of units: 6
Partners (by statistical regions):
Public institution Cene Stupar - Ljubljana (Central Slovenia)
Peoples University of Koper (coastal-karst)
Peoples University Nova Gorica (Goriska)
Peoples University of Ajdovscina (Goriska)
Peoples University of Skofja Loka (Gorenjska)
BSC, business support center, d.o.o., Kranj (Gorenjska)
Eastern Cohesion Region
Holder: Foundation for improving employment opportunities PRIZMA, institution
Name of the project: Career center for young people - VsecKAM and GREM+
Number of units: 7
Partners (by statistical regions):
PRIZMA Foundation (Podravska)
Association for the development of human resources and social programs NOVUS (Savinja and Zasavska)
Peoples University of Lendava (Pomurska)
Peoples University of Ravne na Koroskem (Carinthia)
Business Incubator Kocevje (Southeastern Slovenia)
Regional Development Agency of Posavje (Posavje)
Zavod Znanje Postojna (Limorsko-Inland)
The public tender is co-financed by the European Union, namely from the European Social Fund plus. The public tender is carried out within the framework of the European Cohesion Policy Program in the period 2021-2027 in Slovenia, policy objective 4 A more social and inclusive Europe for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, priority task 6 Knowledge and skills and a responsive labor market and specific ESO objective 4.5 Improving the quality, inclusion, efficiency and relevance of education and training systems for market needs work, including validating non-formal and informal learning to support the acquisition of key competences, including entrepreneurial and digital skills, and by promoting the introduction of dual systems of training and apprenticeships.
