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About Ljudska univerza Jesenice (Adult Education Centre)

Legal status: Non-profit orientated organisation operating in the SW part of Slovenia and it's funded by the local government. Main areas: In addition to the main field of adult vocational training, Ljudska univerza Jesenice has high competence in active labour market policy measures such as workforce providers, vocational placement organisations, socio-economic organisations, employment policy self-help projects, as well as in services in the consulting (EDP, training and education, quality management, company consulting in terms of personal development). Activity: The main activities of our University lie primarily in the planning and implementation of courses and learning events within the field of predominantly employee-oriented vocational training and development, adult education and rehabilitation. Ljudska univerza Jesenice is the leading training institutions in Jesenice. Size: At the moment our University has a permanent staff of 8 regular employees and about 100 freelance trainers. Experience: Overall, because of its special training institute orientation the major group of our clients are unemployed persons, persons, who are out of low qualification endangered to get unemployed, and persons from other social discriminated groups, especially people of socio-cultural minorities. So, many of our trainers are permanently confronted situations and bad career prospects. We all are aware of the fact, that this mixture creates the "No-Future-Syndrome", accompanied by massive negative psychological (passivity, low self-confidence, low motivation, depressions, future-anxiety etc.) and social (discrimination, aggressiveness, drug-problems etc.) implications. For years, we try to solve this problem offering not only help to gain knowledge an education but also pedagogical, psychological and practical support to overcome such kind of stress-situations. Level: 15- 90 years old. Location: suburban Size: 1000 students every year