Neformalno izobraževanje v Sloveniji z mednarodno primerjavo po anketi o izobraževanju odraslih

The author represents in the article the situation and caracteristics of non-formal education in Slovenia, compared to EU-27. The analysis is based upon the Adult education data for year 2007, which is the first such survey on EU level. The data show, that the participation of persons, aged 25-64, in non-formal education exceeds the EU-27 average, but there are hugh differences in participation with regard to age, formal education, activity status and occupation. Smilary, the differences in mean instruction hours spent by participant on non-formal education can be seen. The majority of education is linked to job-related non-formal education, but the share is lower compared to EU-27 average. The most important reason of participation in non-formal education is to do job better and/or improve carrier prospects, while the other reasons are less important. In the structure of non-formal education by the fields of education the highest share represents the field social sciences, business and law. The biggest difference to EU-27 average is in the field of foreign languages. Participation of adults, specially the underrepresented groups, in education should be increased. The absence of training offered at the reachable distance is frequent obstacle in education, that’s why more equal teritorial allocation of provider of non-formal education should be encouraged. Also more frequent internet use, which is the important source of education opportunities, specially among low qualified and older persons should be encouraged