Maintenance of fire extinguishers

Works managers must have:

formal qualifications:

• acquired through study programmes of at least first-cycle level in accordance with the act governing higher education, or  corresponding to the level of education acquired through first-cycle study programmes,

or

• higher technical education in civil engineering,

or

• secondary technical education in civil engineering,

and

three years of work experience in carrying out construction.

Work experience gained is considered to be experience gained after completing a certain level of education when they directly participated in the management of works with responsible works managers.

Evidence

For formal qualifications acquired in Slovenia: 

• Diploma or certificate – in the original, in a certified copy or in a non-certified copy with the original for inspection.

We suggest that you enclose a certified copy of the diploma or certificate with the application, as thus the application for entry in the register will be processed immediately; otherwise the application procedure will continue only when we receive confirmation from the faculty or other educational institution that the information on formal qualifications you provided in the application for entry in the register complies with the records of the faculty or the educational institution).

For formal qualifications acquired in other EU countries:

• Diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications acquired in the EU – in the original or a certified copy, accompanied by a certified translation into Slovenian;
• Evidence of the content and course of the study, specifying the duration of the study programme and curriculum, in which the number of hours or credits of individual subjects must be shown – in the original or a certified copy, accompanied by a certified translation into Slovenian;

For work experience:

The employer’s evidence of work experience gained (the evidence must indicate the type and time of service provision and your function), and a list of references or your CV.

Legal basis

• Building Act (GZ)

The individual concerned must be a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia or any other Member State of the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation.

An individual must meet all the prescribed conditions for exercising a regulated profession in his or her country of origin.

An individual must have appropriate professional qualifications for performing services in the Republic of Slovenia.

If the profession is not regulated in the country of origin, the individual must have provided the services to be provided in the Republic of Slovenia continuously or cumulatively for at least two years in the last 10-year period before he or she may start providing these services in the Republic of Slovenia.

Evidence

A diploma, a certificate and other documents confirming the applicant's level of education, professional competence, experience and other competencies, and certificates attesting to the type and content of training completed.

Legal basis

• Rules on the Recognition Procedure for professional Qualifications of Citizens of EU Member States, the European Economic Area and Swiss Confederation Relating to Access to Regulated Professions and Services in the Republic of Slovenia (ZPPPK)

Insurance against liability for damages that might be incurred by an investor or a third party in connection with the pursuit of architectural and engineering activities may be concluded as:

• a comprehensive guarantee, which shall be renewed annually; or
• as collateral for a particular transaction falling within the scope of the economic operator’s activity.

The insurance shall cover the liability for negligence resulting in damage or material defect and including among direct material damage (damage and destruction) also the costs directly required for the elimination or prevention of damage without the occurrence of any actual damage.

The damage that must be covered by insurance also includes:

• damage in the form of a reduction in the value of the business transaction or construction, and
• other damage resulting from a claim made by an investor or a third party.

The liability insurance must cover the damage for actions taken during the period of insurance or for actions for which a loss event notice has been filed during the period of the insurance.

The insurance amount for all insurance cases in a given year or for an individual transaction, if the insurance is taken out for a particular business operation, shall not be less than EUR 50,000.

The insurance policy must contain the following:

• the names of the certified architects and engineers covered by the insurance, or
• the general clause that the liability insurance covers all certified architects and engineers in the economic operator.

Insurance may also take the form of collective insurance through the Chamber.

Evidence

Proof of liability insurance shall be a document showing that liability insurance was established in the Republic of Slovenia or in a state party, under the condition that such insurance covers any damage caused in the Republic of Slovenia.

The competent authority shall accept as sufficient evidence a certificate to that effect issued by a bank or insurance undertaking of the Contracting State of origin. Where the competent authority has reasonable doubt as to the validity of older evidence, it may request that evidence not be older than three months.

Legal basis

• Architecture and Civil Engineering Act (ZAID)
• Building Act (GZ-1)

The individual concerned must be a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia or any other Member State of the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) or the Swiss Confederation.

To take the professional examination for a certified engineer, a persons must have:

• qualifications obtained through study programmes at the second cycle level in accordance with the law governing higher education, or
• qualifications obtained through study programmes at the second cycle level in accordance with engineering sciences, in particular:
  • Construction,
  • Mechanical Engineering,
  • Electrical Engineering,
  • Technology professions,
  • Mining Engineering,
  • Geology,
  • Geotechnology and Land Surveying, and
  • Transport Engineering.

Evidence

For qualifications obtained in Slovenia: 

• Diploma or certificate – in the original, in a certified copy or in an uncertified copy with access to the original.

For qualifications obtained in the EU:

• Diploma, certificate, other evidence of formal qualifications obtained in the EU – in the original or in a certified copy, accompanied by a certified translation into Slovenian;
• Evidence of the content and course of the training module, specifying the duration of the study programme and the study curriculum, in which the number of hours or credits of individual subjects must be shown – in the original or a certified copy, accompanied by a certified translation into the Slovenian language.

The competent authority may invite the applicant to provide additional information on the training module if this is necessary to identify possible substantive differences with regard to national requirements.

If the applicant is unable to provide such information, the competent authority shall obtain it from the relevant competent authority in the Originating Contracting Party.

Legal basis

• Architecture and Civil Engineering Act (ZAID)
• Act Regulating the Procedure for the Recognition of Professional Qualifications for Practising Regulated Professions (ZPPPK)

An individual must meet all the prescribed conditions for exercising a regulated profession in his or her country of origin.

An individual must have appropriate professional qualifications for performing services in the Republic of Slovenia.

If the profession is not regulated in the country of origin, the individual must have provided the services to be provided in the Republic of Slovenia continuously or cumulatively for at least two years in the last 10-year period before he or she may start providing these services in the Republic of Slovenia.

Evidence

A diploma, a certificate and other documents confirming the applicant's level of education, professional competence, experience and other competencies, and certificates attesting to the type and content of training completed.

Legal basis

• Rules on the Recognition Procedure for professional Qualifications of Citizens of EU Member States, the European Economic Area and Swiss Confederation Relating to Access to Regulated Professions and Services in the Republic of Slovenia (ZPPPK)

Insurance against liability for damages that might be incurred by an investor or a third party in connection with the pursuit of architectural and engineering activities may be concluded as:

• a comprehensive guarantee, which shall be renewed annually; or
• as collateral for a particular transaction falling within the scope of the economic operator’s activity.

The insurance shall cover the liability for negligence resulting in damage or material defect and including among direct material damage (damage and destruction) also the costs directly required for the elimination or prevention of damage without the occurrence of any actual damage.

The damage that must be covered by insurance also includes:

• damage in the form of a reduction in the value of the business transaction or construction, and
• other damage resulting from a claim made by an investor or a third party.

The liability insurance must cover the damage for actions taken during the period of insurance or for actions for which a loss event notice has been filed during the period of the insurance.

The insurance amount for all insurance cases in a given year or for an individual transaction, if the insurance is taken out for a particular business operation, shall not be less than EUR 50,000.

The insurance policy must contain the following:

• the names of the certified architects and engineers covered by the insurance, or
• the general clause that the liability insurance covers all certified architects and engineers in the economic operator.

Insurance may also take the form of collective insurance through the Chamber.

Evidence

Proof of liability insurance shall be a document showing that liability insurance was established in the Republic of Slovenia or in a state party, under the condition that such insurance covers any damage caused in the Republic of Slovenia.

The competent authority shall accept as sufficient evidence a certificate to that effect issued by a bank or insurance undertaking of the Contracting State of origin. Where the competent authority has reasonable doubt as to the validity of older evidence, it may request that evidence not be older than three months.

Legal basis

• Architecture and Civil Engineering Act (ZAID)
• Building Act (GZ-1)