Courses for retirees

WHAT

If you are a retiree and you are interested in gaining new knowledge and skills, different types of formal and informal courses are available for you. You can choose between theoretical or more practical courses. Some of them are: foreign language courses at different levels, computer science, theatre, painting, gardening, history, rhetoric courses etc. Some courses are free of charge, some are payable, it depends on the course you are interested in and performing organization.

WHO

Retirees, but also older workers and workers in the pre-retirement period.

WHERE

Slovenian Third Age University is a national network of organizations that provides access to culture and education for personal growth and active aging. Members of the network offer different courses and are located all around Slovenia. For more information you can contact Slovenian Third Age University, National Association for Education and Social Inclusion, Poljanska cesta 6, 1000 Ljubljana; T: +386 1 433 2090,

http://www.utzo.si/en/o-nas/ The list of the members (only in Slovenian) is in this link: http://www.utzo.si/mreza-utzo/

There are also other organizations in local communities that are not part of this network, but also perform courses for retirees. Intergenerational centres are located all around Slovenia and operated by different organizations. Slovenian philanthropy has more intergenerational centres around Slovenia. See more about their intergenerational cooperation here: http://www.filantropija.org/medgeneracijsko-sodelovanje-3/