YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

90 Figure 2.6: Participation in non-formal education (comparison 2010 and 2020). 2010 2020 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Driving test Foreign language Computer Science Culture, arts Professional skills 42.2 29.0 25.6 49.4 32.7 29.4 20.1 25.0 41.6 25.2 0% Sources: Mladina 2010, Mladina 2020. The respondents’ answers show that non-formal education is an increas- ingly important form of acquiring new skills and competencies, as par- ticipation in various courses, training, and workshops is rising. Non-formal education – especially when linked to specific skills in the field in which young people are professionally engaged – is becoming an increasingly important form of acquiring skills and qualifications. The order of the types of non-formal education that respondents have re- ceived in the last 12 months is also completely different compared to 2010. In 2010, themost common formof non-formal educationwas – quite expectedly – ‘preparing for the driving test’. This was taken by 29.4% of respondents in 2010 and 42.2% in 2020, about a quarter more than young people in 2010. The most common type of non-formal education identified by respond- ents in the Youth 2020 surveywas ‘specific knowledge in the field inwhich I am or will be professionally involved’. 49.4% of respondents indicated this option (compared to 41.8% in 2010). This is followed by participation