Well being and job satisfaction of employees certainly contribute to greater productivity and consequently to the success and quality of the organisation, thus the University of Maribor enables employees free career counselling providing information on additional career development possibilities. Counselling enables them to explore familiar fields that only need to be highlighted and to specify additional activities or courses that help to achieve the set goals of individuals.

In accordance with the Slovene Employment Relationships Act (ZDR-1), the employer is obliged to provide workers with education, training and further training if the needs of the working process so require or if education, training or further training may prevent cancellation of an employment contract for reasons of incompetence or for business reasons. In accordance with the needs of education, training and further training of workers, the employer has the right to refer the worker for education, training and further training, and the worker has the right to apply for education, training and further training himself. Workers have the right to and the obligation of ongoing education, training and further training in accordance with the requirements of the working process with the purpose of maintaining and/or improving the skills to perform the work under the employment contract, to retain employment and increase employability.

Career counselling for employees is carried out by Danilo Majcen, employed in the Department of Development and Student Affairs (he obtained the following certificates: Career Counselling Services, Sprint Careers Limited, ILM Level 5 as well as Coaching and Mentoring – Business Learning Foundation). You can make an appointment for career counselling by sending an e-mail.