Youth Policies in Belgium (French Community)
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Youth Wiki national description Youth policies in Belgium (French Community) 2018 The Youth Wiki is Europe's online encyclopaedia in the area of national youth policies. The platform is a comprehensive database of national structures, policies and actions supporting young people. For the updated version of this national description, please visit https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/en/youthwiki Youth Youth policies in Belgium (French Community) – 2018 Youth Wiki BELGIUM (FRENCH COMMUNITY) 1. Youth Policy Governance ................................................................................ 9 1.1 Target population of youth policy.................................................................................. 9 1.2 National youth law ..................................................................................................... 10 1.3 National youth strategy .............................................................................................. 11 1.4 Youth policy decision-making ...................................................................................... 11 1.5 Cross-sectoral approach with other ministries ............................................................... 15 1.6 Evidence-based youth policy ....................................................................................... 16 1.7 Funding youth policy .................................................................................................. 18 1.8 Cross-border cooperation ........................................................................................... 19 1.9 Current debates and reforms ...................................................................................... 21 2. Voluntary Activities ...................................................................................... 23 2.1 General context ......................................................................................................... 23 2.2 Administration and governance of youth volunteering .................................................... 24 2.3 National strategy on youth volunteering ....................................................................... 26 2.4 Youth volunteering at national level ............................................................................. 27 2.5 Cross-border mobility programmes .............................................................................. 28 2.6 Raising awareness about youth volunteering opportunities ............................................. 30 2.7 Skills recognition ....................................................................................................... 30 2.8 Current debates and reforms ...................................................................................... 31 3. Employment & Entrepreneurship .................................................................. 33 3.1 General context ......................................................................................................... 33 3.2 Administration and governance ................................................................................... 34 3.3 Skills forecasting ....................................................................................................... 36 3.4 Career guidance and counselling ................................................................................. 38 3.5 Traineeships and apprenticeships ................................................................................ 40 3.6 Integration of young people in the labour market .......................................................... 43 3.7 Cross-border mobility in employment, entrepreneurship and vocational opportunities ........ 45 3.8 Development of entrepreneurship competence .............................................................. 46 3.9 Start-up funding for young entrepreneurs..................................................................... 48 3.10 Promotion of entrepreneurship culture........................................................................ 49 4. Social Inclusion ............................................................................................ 50 4.1 General context ......................................................................................................... 50 4.2 Administration and governance ................................................................................... 51 4.3 Strategy for the social inclusion of young people ........................................................... 55 4.4 Inclusive programmes for young people ....................................................................... 59 4.5 Initiatives promoting social inclusion and raising awareness ............................................ 62 4.6 Access to quality services ........................................................................................... 66 4.7 Youth work to foster social inclusion ............................................................................ 69 3 Youth policies in Belgium (French Community) – 2018 Youth Wiki 4.8 Current debates and reforms ...................................................................................... 70 5. Participation ................................................................................................. 71 5.1 General context ......................................................................................................... 71 5.2 Youth participation in representative democracy ............................................................ 72 5.3 Youth representation bodies ....................................................................................... 73 5.4 Young people's participation in policy-making ............................................................... 77 5.5 National strategy to increase youth participation ........................................................... 80 5.6 Supporting youth organisations ................................................................................... 80 5.7 “Learning to participate” through formal, non-formal and informal learning ...................... 80 5.8 Raising political awareness among young people ........................................................... 86 5.9 E-participation .......................................................................................................... 88 5.10 Current debates and reforms .................................................................................... 88 6. Education and Training ................................................................................. 89 6.1 General context ......................................................................................................... 89 6.2 Administration and governance ................................................................................... 90 6.3 Preventing early leaving from education and training (ELET) ........................................... 92 6.4 Validation of non-formal and informal learning .............................................................. 93 6.5 Cross-border learning mobility .................................................................................... 94 6.6 Social inclusion through education and training ............................................................. 97 6.7 Skills for innovation ................................................................................................... 99 6.8 Media literacy and safe use of new media ................................................................... 100 6.9 Awareness-raising about non-formal and informal learning and quality youth work .......... 102 6.10 Current debates and reforms .................................................................................. 102 7. Health and Well-Being ................................................................................ 104 7.1 General context ....................................................................................................... 104 7.2 Administration and governance ................................................................................. 105 7.3 Sport, youth fitness and physical activity .................................................................... 106 7.4 Healthy lifestyles and healthy nutrition ....................................................................... 109 7.5 Mental health .......................................................................................................... 114 7.6 Mechanisms of early detection and signposting of young people facing health risks ......... 115 7.7 Making health facilities more youth friendly ................................................................ 116 7.8 Current debates and reforms .................................................................................... 116 8. Creativity and Culture ................................................................................. 117 8.1 General context ....................................................................................................... 117 8.2 Administration and governance ................................................................................. 117 8.3 National strategy on creativity and culture for young people ......................................... 118 8.4 Promoting culture and cultural participation ................................................................ 119 8.5 Developing cultural and creative competences ...........................................................