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Professional assistant in the social service
The social services may be pursued only by professional workers who have adequate education, completed traineeship and passed professional examination in the field of social security.
Conditions
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A social worker in the social service office must have at least secondary vocational or professional education who is training in social care or health care.
Evidence
Certificate – original or certified copy or non-certified copy with the original provided upon request
Legal basis
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The traineeship is directed, planned and constant care for the organised introduction and training of young educated personnel into work, improvement and adaptation of education structure of the employees to the required conditions of work, operation and management.
The traineeship is a form of special care for a systematic inclusion of young professionals into the working process after acquiring their education.
The objective of the traineeship is the education and schooling for work and personal development. The purpose of the traineeship is the completion of the practical training programme, with which the trainee:- acquires general knowledge in the field of social security,
- transfers his professional knowledge from the theoretical to the practical vocational level,
- gains advanced knowledge, skills and techniques required to pursue the individual professional work in the field of social security and
- gets prepared for the professional examination.
The trainee usually performs the traineeship with the employer with which he has signed an employment relationship or exceptionally other agreement on cooperation, or performs the traineeship with other providers of social security activity to improve himself in specific lines of training profession.
The mentor and the trainee together prepare the documentation on the completed traineeship which is required to sit the professional examination.Evidence
The documentation on the completed traineeship includes:
- training programme,
- trainee's diary,
- mentor's assessment on the trainee's training performance
Legal basis
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The professional examination in the field of social security is taken by employees and other workers in the field of social security who are trained for professional work, prove at least one year of work experience in the respective field and have obtained appropriate education, and workers who want to pursue the tasks of professional manager of the provider of social security services.
The Social Chamber of Slovenia carries out professional examinations according to the public authorisation. The professional examination is carried out at the facilities of the Social Chamber of Slovenia. The candidates send an application form (Form SZS SI-1) with evidence on the fulfilment of conditions at least one month before the desired examination period.
Examination periods are determined once a month. The examination lasts two days.
The written part is usually carried out in the second week in a month, while the oral part takes place in the third. Examinations are not carried out in summer time, i.e. in July and August. Examinations in the month of December are scheduled in the first two weeks.
The written part of professional examination: the title of the written assignment is determined from the selected field which the candidate selects in the application form. The written examination means the beginning of the professional examination. Candidates receive an invitation at least 15 days before a specific examination period.
The oral part of the professional examination: it is performed according to the programme of the professional examination in the field of social security. The candidates who sat the professional examination in other field shall submit the evidence to their application and may thus sit an additional professional examination. The expert service of the Chamber annual reviews the programme of the professional examination with legal and other sources that more specifically define the content of the programme of the professional examination.
The candidates receive more detailed legal content referring to the programme of the professional examination and which knowledge a candidate shall also obtain from the preparatory seminars for the professional examination. The list of individual preparatory seminars implemented by the Chamber throughout the year is constantly published in a monthly forecast of education programmes.
The price of the professional examination (also additional examination) is 225.00 EUR including 22 % VAT. If the candidates resit one of the examination fields, the price is 125.00 EUR including 22 % VAT.Evidence
Certificate of the passed professional examination
Legal basis
Recognition of qualifications acquired abroad
There are following systems for the recognition of professional qualifications acquired in the EU: