The National Coordination Point of the Slovenian and European Qualifications Frameworks (NCP SQF-EQF) coordinates the work of the NCP SQF-EQF Expert Panel, which consists of seven members appointed by the minister responsible for labour, as follows: a) three members at the proposal of the ministry responsible for labour; one member at the proposal of the ministry responsible for education; one member at the proposal of the ministry responsible for the economy; and two members at the proposal of the Economic and Social Council.

The members of the Expert Panel are appointed for a period of four years. The main tasks of the Expert Panel are as follows:

  • to define criteria for the inclusion of supplementary qualifications in the SQF,
  • to prepare a proposal for the inclusion of a supplementary qualification in the SQF,
  • to monitor the process of development of the Slovenian and European Qualifications Frameworks and the Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area, and
  • to perform other tasks necessary for the referencing and/or inclusion of qualifications.