International projects

In 2026, the Association of Higher Vocational Colleges of Slovenia (Association HVC) adopted its new Development Plan 2026–2030, setting the strategic direction for the Association and its member institutions for the next five years. The plan is built around four key areas: students, the environment, higher vocational colleges, and the Association HVC itself. At its [...]

At the beginning of 2026, Slovenia adopted amendments to the Higher Vocational Education Act, introducing important changes that support greater flexibility and stronger international collaboration in higher vocational education. A new framework for micro-credentials enables higher vocational colleges to offer shorter, quality-assured learning programmes worth 1 to 9 ECTS, focused on specific knowledge, skills and [...]

Every year, the Association of Slovene Higher Vocational Colleges organises an Erasmus+ mobility programme for principals and directors of Slovenian higher vocational colleges. The programme is designed to connect institutions across Europe, exchange good practices, explore different approaches to vocational and professional education, and create opportunities for new project partnerships and long-term cooperation. As the [...]

In 2026, Slovenia celebrates 30 years of higher vocational education. Over the past three decades, the sector has developed into an important part of Slovenia’s tertiary education system, combining professional knowledge, work-based learning and close cooperation with employers. Today, 49 higher vocational colleges (HVC) equip students with relevant competences for successful careers while responding to [...]

Full name: VET to VET – Inclusion, Skills Development & Empowerment for All Duration: January 2026 - December 2028 (38 months) Program: Erasmus+ (Capacity Building in the field of Vocational Education and Training) Total funding received: €400,000 Share of funding for the Association of Slovene Higher Vocational Colleges: €6,900 External evaluator [...]

Full name: AutoCOVE 2.0 Duration: from June 2023 to May 2027 (48 months) Total funding secured: 4,998,772.00 EUR (EU funding (80%) – 3,999,017.00 EUR) Share of funding for the Association of Slovene Higher Vocational Colleges (HVC): EUR 12,000.00 € ABOUT THE PROJECT The AutoCoVE 2.0 [...]

Full title: TransInnovate: Bridging Disciplines for Innovation Duration: Oktober 2025-September 2027 Total funding received: 250,000€ Share of funding for the HVC Community: 51.171€ Website ABOUT THE PROJECT: TransInnovate: Bridging Disciplines for Innovation is a project implemented within the Erasmus+ programme (KA220-VET), addressing [...]

Full name: Digital Teacher Duration: 2023 - 30 June 2026 Total funds raised: € 17.576.000,00 The world seems to be moving too fast and the education system too slow to keep up. Encountering digitalisation and climate change bring new challenges for which we do not have [...]

Full name: KATIS - Catalogue of continuing education and training programmes Access: available at https://paka3.mss.edus.si/katis/Uvodna.aspx. The website is managed by the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education publishes the catalogue in order to enable professionals in education to exercise their right to education and the related [...]

Full name: VET to VET – Capacity building in Albania (V2V-AL) Duration: from 14.3. 2023 to 14.2. 2025 PROJECT PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of the V2V-AL project is to increase the attractiveness and effectiveness of vocational education and training (VET) through internationalization and [...]

Project name: VET to VET – Capacity building in Albania (V2V-AL) Duration: from March 14 2023 until February 14 2025 Budget: AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT The aim of the V2V-AL project is to increase the attractiveness and performance of VET through internationalisation [...]

Project name: Erasmus+, Mobility Consortium Duration: 2014-2016, 2017-2020 and 2021-2027 ABOUT THE PROJECT Within ERASMUS+ Association HCV has acreditate Mobility Consortium for Higher Education which entitles Consortium to apply to the CMEPIUS for student and stuff Erasmus+ mobility and operational grant funds. For Assocation HVC members  this option [...]

Full name: INCLUSIVET: Inclusive Engagement of Underrepresented Students in Vocational Education & Training Duration: from September 1 2022 until August 3 2025 Total funding received: € 400.000,00 Community share of the VET School funding: € 62.460,00 The InclusiVET project has as main objective to [...]

Full name of the project: LEARNER-CENTRIC ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PLATFORM Duration: 15 June 2022 to 14 June 2026 ABOUT THE PROJECT The LCAMP project is one of 13 projects selected by the European Commission for funding in 2021 for the development of excellence in vocational [...]

Full name: Embedding and Empowering SELFIE WBL Culture (SELFIE WBL Follow up) Duration: 1 November 2021 to 31 October 2024 Total amount of funding received: € 199.640,00 Grant to the Association of Higher Vocational Colleges: € 32.780,00 BENEFITS FOR COLLEGES, STUDENTS AND EMPLOYERS? A [...]