Social Worker CPD Requirements in Slovenia

Social Workers in Slovenia follow a CPD-based model rather than a fixed hour total. Social work is a regulated profession for delivering social-care services in Slovenia, but entry-gated rather than periodic-relicensing based. Under ZSV Art. 69 a 'strokovni delavec' (professional worker) must have completed a higher/university programme educating for social work (or a listed related field with relevant specialization and one year of experience) AND completed a traineeship (pripravništvo) plus the professional examination in social security (strokovni izpit) under Art. 71. Continuing professional education/training is a statutory DUTY for professional workers in public social-care institutions under ZSV Art. 73, and the Social Chamber of Slovenia — as a public-authorization holder under Art. 77 — plans and organizes this mandatory continuing education and training and sets its details. However, the ZSV mandates no fixed CPD hour/credit total and no periodic point-based re-licensing cycle for social workers; there is no renewable individual practising licence with a defined quota. The former compulsory Chamber-membership provision (Art. 76(1)) was repealed. Continuing education is thus obligatory in principle but not expressed as a quantified national credit requirement or renewal cycle.

Slovenia does not mandate specific CE subjects for Social Worker beyond the general requirement — any board-approved continuing education generally counts. Always confirm with the regulator.

Generally yes — Slovenia does not require live or interactive hours for Social Worker, so approved online / home-study CE can typically satisfy the requirement. Home-study note: Not applicable — no statutory numeric CPD requirement or home-study cap for social workers. Continuing education is organized/recognized by the Social Chamber of Slovenia without a published national hour quota..

Regulation is via the professional examination (strokovni izpit) as a one-time entry gate plus an open-ended statutory duty of continuing education (Art. 73), not via a periodic licence with credit points. The Social Chamber of Slovenia holds public authorization (Art. 77) for: defining/organizing continuing professional education and training, determining training programme types/levels, and administering related professional-competence checks. Mandatory membership in the Chamber (Art. 76(1)) was annulled/repealed, so the Chamber operates without compulsory registration. Because no fixed hours/credits or renewal cycle are set in law, total_hours and cycle_years are null; confidence medium.