Adult Education at the LUP consists of six fields: formal education (from primary school to tertiary education), informal public educational programs (programs TSL – Training for success in life and courses in English and German), vocational training, non-formal education (foreign languages and computer courses, University for the Third Life Period, numerous courses for companies, specialized training in the field of legislation, communication skills …), activities of adult education in the national interest (Centre for intergenerational learning, Knowledge exchange, study circles, self-learning Centre) and additional professional assistance in both formal and non-formal education for participants (Counseling Centre Ptuj).

In the years 2008 – 2020 we were the leading organization for several projects in the field of lifelong education, ICT courses for seniors, workshops for the unemployed, EU study visits, projects and activities for raising the level of literacy, workshops for younger people for motivating them to finish their education, different EU supported ERASMUS+ (and former GRUNDTVIG projects) and a lot more.

International cooperation and project work are becoming more and more important each year. Therefore, gaining new experience and sharing our expertise amongst the expert adult education community in a wide EU area is one of our missions, which also shows in a large number of involved stakeholders and policymakers, including the Municipality of Ptuj as a strong supporter of our activities. This confirms that our work at lifelong learning implementation is recognized by community, both local and national. We are a proud owner of the quality sign POKI, a national certificate for quality implementation of educational programs in our portfolio. We have also been awarded Q-School Slovenia 2008 award and the Best adult education facility in Slovenia in 2010. LUP is also an active member of The Slovenian Institute of Adult Education (SIAE) and the Association of Public Universities of Slovenia. We work closely with the Employment Service of Slovenia and other social enterprises and organizations to which we regularly present our activities.

Our participants come from different target groups: participants in formal education (age from 18 to 55+), targeted employed people (in different cooperating companies, both public and private), unemployed and long-time unemployed, women after 50, senior citizens, people with learning difficulties, drop-outs, NEETs and people with various disabilities.

LUP has the capacity and abilities needed for the implementation of several different activities. Amongst our expertise are research capabilities, consisting of needs analysis and state-of-the-art research. As highly trained educators we have a lot of experience in the preparation of different educational programs and modules for the implementation of skills.

As project coordinators in other EU and national projects, we are also a very experienced partner in elaboration and validation activities, project management, financial management and dissemination activities. Since 2010, we are also working on the field of distant learning, with activities connected with e-learning implementation and promotion of ICT skills.

Amongst our expertise are competences for organizing large (and small) scale events, from conferences, seminars or symposiums to different dissemination and exploitation activities on local, national and international level.

LUP always strives for excellence and try constantly to be innovative and creative, matching the needs and possibilities of local environment with experience and up-to-date educational offer