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Ljubljana, 20 February 2026 – The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project Implementation of further vocational and professional development and training programmes in 2025-2029. The European Social Fund Plus will contribute \u20ac13.4 million to this large-scale project, which totals \u20ac20 million. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The main objective of the project is to involve employees in further vocational training and education programmes. By participating in the verification and certification of national vocational qualifications, the aim is to improve employees\u2019 professional competencies and thus reduce the mismatch between their skills and the actual needs of the labour market. The project represents an important step towards lifelong learning and adapting the workforce to rapid changes in the economy and society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project is being implemented under Slovenia\u2019s EU Cohesion Policy Programme 2021-2027 and is supported by the European Social Fund Plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The total value of the project is \u20ac20 million. The European Union contribution from the European Social Fund Plus stands at \u20ac13 million, with the corresponding national public contribution from the state budget amounting to \u20ac6.6 million. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":45845,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-45846","media_blog","type-media_blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","media_type-sporocila-za-javnost-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\nEU funding for employee training approved - Evropska sredstva<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/en\/media-center\/sporocila-za-javnost-en\/eu-funding-for-employee-training-approved\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"EU funding for employee training approved - Evropska sredstva\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/en\/media-center\/sporocila-za-javnost-en\/eu-funding-for-employee-training-approved\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Evropska sredstva\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EUsredstva\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-23T09:04:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Depositphotos_239554190_L.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1335\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mkrrSI\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/en\/media-center\/sporocila-za-javnost-en\/eu-funding-for-employee-training-approved\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/en\/media-center\/sporocila-za-javnost-en\/eu-funding-for-employee-training-approved\/\",\"name\":\"EU funding for employee training approved - Evropska sredstva\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/en\/media-center\/sporocila-za-javnost-en\/eu-funding-for-employee-training-approved\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/en\/media-center\/sporocila-za-javnost-en\/eu-funding-for-employee-training-approved\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Depositphotos_239554190_L.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-20T09:03:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-23T09:04:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/en\/media-center\/sporocila-za-javnost-en\/eu-funding-for-employee-training-approved\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/en\/media-center\/sporocila-za-javnost-en\/eu-funding-for-employee-training-approved\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/en\/media-center\/sporocila-za-javnost-en\/eu-funding-for-employee-training-approved\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Depositphotos_239554190_L.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/evropskasredstva.si\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Depositphotos_239554190_L.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1335,\"caption\":\"Two young women are sitting at a desk in an office, with two young men standing behind them. 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