Institution & Team

ANDRAGOŠKI CENTER REPUBLIKE SLOVENIJE
(Slovenian Institute for Adult Education)

Since its foundation in 1991, the Institute takes the leading role in research and development, education and guidance as well as information and promotional work in this field.

In cooperation with and in support to networks comprising of about 300 adult education public and private institutions as well as NGOs, SIAE has been working on the development of non-formal education and learning, adult literacy programmes and access to education and learning for marginalised target groups, adult education information and guidance, quality in adult education, training and professional development of adult educators, promotion of lifelong learning (Lifelong Learning Week) and many other areas.

The Institute provides professional support to the Ministry of Education and Sport regarding the development of the adult education system and carries out or takes part in domestic and international research projects.

Outcomes and experiences stemming from the Institute’s activities are subject to examination and mutual exchange in meetings with domestic and foreign experts with the aim to enrich each other and contribute to the development of their professional field as well as their wider social environment.


Web Site:
http://www.acs.si (in Slovenian) 
http://www.siae.si/ (in English) 

The Team:
Darijan Novak
Franci Lajovic


Contact Us:
Darijan Novak
Andragoški center Republike Slovenije / Slovenian Institute for Adult Education
Šmartinska 134 a
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia


Tel: + 386 1 5842 582
Fax: + 386 1 5842 550

Expertise & Experience

FIELDS OF WORK:

Development of the adult education (AE) system:

• expert analyses,
• research,
• evaluation studies providing expert grounds for the development of the AE system;

Development of quality in AE:

• development of approaches to self-evaluation and external evaluation,
• counselling and training of people responsible for the development of quality,
• providing related professional literature;

Information and guidance in AE:

• providing guidance to individuals and institutions,
• developing and monitoring guidance centres (IGAE project),
• guidance corner,
• database of publicly valid AE programmes;

Adult education training:

• devising and implementing training programmes for work in adult education and for supporting the implementation of development projects in practice,
• development of teaching materials and new approaches to training;

Adult literacy:

• research,
• development of literacy programmes for different target groups (family, rural, workplace, people with special needs),
• training of literacy teachers;

Development of non-formal learning:

• study circles,
• reading circles,
• learning exchange,
• self-directed learning,
• project learning for young adults,
• lifelong learning centres;

Validation of non-formal learning:

• portfolio,
• e-portfolio,
• APL,
• training of counsellors and evaluators;

Promotional activities:

• promotional campaigns and events – Lifelong Learning Week,
• awards for outstanding learning achievements,
• Adult Education Colloquium,
• bulletin Novičke, series of professional literature, monographs, video and multimedia publications,
• miscellaneous small promotional material;

AE information support:

• Survey on adult education providers and programmes in Slovenia,
• databases and indicators,
• expert library,
• SIAE website,
• intranet.

Partner Agencies

VIVACE in Slovenia worked with the following agencies and organisations:

Kresnička – Krizni center za mlade /
Firefly – Crises centre for youth
http://www.kc-kresnicka.si/

Mentor: Katja Ovsenik
katjaovsenik@gmail.com

Slovenska filantropija, Združenje za promocijo prostovoljstva /
Slovene Philanthropy, Association for the Promotion of Voluntary Work
http://www.filantropija.org/

Mentor: Neja Šmid
neja.smid@filantropija.org

Zavod KORAK, Zavod za varstvo in rehabilitacijo po poškodbi glave /
Association Step, Association for care and rehabilitation after head injury
http://www.zavod-korak.si/

Mentor: Mitja Milič
mitja.milic@gmail.com

Center SONČEK Ptuj Društvo za cerebralno paralizo /
Little Sun - the Cerebral Palsy Association of Slovenia, Service centre Ptuj
http://www.zveza-soncek.si/index.htm

Mentor: Neja Blagovič
neja.blagovic@yahoo.com

ALTRA – Odbor za novosti v duševnem zdravju /
Association Altra – Board for novelties in mental health
http://www.altra.si/

Mentor: Jožica Grum
jozica.grum@yahoo.com