Since 1996, the Slovenian Lifelong Learning Week (LLW) has been paving the way for a profound understanding and implementation of the culture of lifelong learning by attracting public attention to hundreds of inspiring educational, promotional, information and guidance, as well as social and cultural, events. At the national level, it has been coordinated by the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education (SIAE) and has grown into a movement which annually involves up to 500 institutions, NGOs, interest groups and other stakeholders.

More information is given in the LLW identity card. The English translation of the Slovenian version of the publication covering the twelve-year (1996-2007) LLW life-cycle will be available in the first half of 2008.

The LLW is a year-long project; its implementation follows the annual LLW Action Plan based on the LLW Strategic Plan.

The project enjoys the financial support of:

1) the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs - they secure funding of material costs related to LLW national coordination and organisation of national events, as well as labour costs of the LLW working team at SIAE;


2) the Ministry of Education and Sport - through a public call for tenders based on the Annual Programme of Adult Education in Slovenia they co-finance the LLW coordination at regional and thematic level as well as the provision of events at local level.

To a large extent, LLW coordinators and providers of events invest their own resources; in some cases they enjoy the support of sponsors and donors.