A supplementary qualification is a qualification that supplements an individual's competences at the level attained and in a specific professional field, and is tied to the needs of the labour market. The Slovenian Qualifications Framework Act (2015) provides that an application for the inclusion of a supplementary qualification in the SQF may be submitted by an employer, a group of employers or by the Employment Service of Slovenia.

The application form for the inclusion of a supplementary qualification in the SQF consists of six sections: a) basic details of the qualification, b) standard of the supplementary qualification, c) the training programme, d) quality assurance, e) needs in the labour market, and f) references of the proposer.

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