EUR 1.2 million will be allocated to this purpose annually, financing jointly from the national budget and European Social Fund (ESF). Every year the Slovene human resources development and scholarship fund launches a call for 1000 scholarships for learners enrolled in vocational programmes for shortage occupations.

Shortage occupations are those in a high demand, but with a deficit of qualified workers on labour market, and those with an anticipated gap between labour demand and supply. Trends indicate more structural imbalances for some secondary VET jobs with the retirement of qualified workers. Analyses by the Employment Service of Slovenia of areas of shortage occupations show that priorities are in handcraft, computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, food processing, construction, forestry, wood processing, chemical technologies and services (hotel management, catering and chimney sweeping). Shortage fields will be determined yearly by the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs in cooperation with social partners and youth representatives. Educational programmes for a support will be chosen annually based on labour market demands and enrolment in previous years.

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