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presented projects aimed at supporting the em- employment service providers for special needs
ployment of young people at risk of poverty groups as well as guidance centres for special
and social exclusion, and the local Lepoglava In- needs groups in the frame of lifelong guidance,
dependent Youth Association presented several including the Adult Education Centre Jesenice that
projects for youth. provides formal and non-formal education for
youth and adults as well as educational guidan-
An Academia study visit to Slovenia was orga- ce, the Higher Vocational College for Hospitality
nised in May 2018 focusing on “Guidance for spe- and Tourism Bled that provides study programmes
cial needs groups in education and employment” with practical education which takes place in the
to exchange good practices. The participating renovated Astoria Hotel, the only school hotel
guidance practitioners from Germany, Estonia in Slovenia. Participants of the study visit also
and Sweden were learning about the Slovenian learned about guidance at Secondary Vocational
education and guidance system, the Slovenian and Technical School Bežigrad – Ljubljana, Primary
labour market, lifelong guidance tools and career school Livada, The University of Ljubljana’s Career
counselling, rehabilitation counselling as well as centres, and The Employment Information Service
national and European activities of Euroguidan- and Centerkontura, providing consulting, social
ce Slovenia.
development, vocational and professional trai-
The site visits included education, training and ning of persons with lesser employment oppor-
tunities and those with special needs.

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