Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth is a body within the Ministry of education, science and sport which monitors the situation of the young people and implements the measures in the field of non-formal education, leisure time and participation of young people in society.

The responsibilities of the Office relate to:

- the planning, organisation and implementation of measures in the area of the youth policy;

- activities in the area of social policy for children and young people, education and informal education, leisure activities, culture, public information and international co- operation;

- the monitoring of the implementation of the regulations and other acts relating to young people,

- warning of non-effective realisation of the regulations and proposing measures for a more effective realisation;

- the formulation and supervision of the implementation of the priority youth programmes;

- the monitoring of the role and position of young people in society;

- improving the conditions for organised youth activities and youth organisations;

- stimulating the mobility of young people;

- finding better ways of supplying young people with information and advice;

- support for international exchanges and the subsidising of trips for children and young people;

- encouraging various interest activities of young people and the creation of conditions for the inclusion of young people in social processes.