On 9th of April 2025, the kick-off meeting of the partnership of the new two-year Competence Center for Human Resources Development in Wood Industry 5 (KOCles 5) project was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia.

There are 41 partners in KOCles 5, of which 35 are companies from the wood and furniture industry, which together employ 2.900 employees, or a good fifth of the entire Slovenian wood and furniture industry. Of these, three are large, 16 are medium-sized, 15 are small and one is a micro company. The partnership is complemented by six major R&D, educational and support institutions in the industry. This means that KOCles 5 is the largest KOCles project to date.

The total available funds for the KOCles 5 project is 800.000 EUR for the period 7th of February 2025 – 31st of October 2026. Through the five KOCles projects so far, the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport has already invested  3.050.000 EUR in company training since 2013! 17.000 participants have already attended the training!!

Companies from the wood industry outside the partnership will also be able to participate in KOCles 5 training in the field of business management, dual (green, digital) transition, and wood construction technology/standards, free of charge! In this way, KOCles 5 will also have an impact outside the partnership.

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