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Youth Policies in the Republic of North Macedonia Youth Wiki national description Youth policies in the Republic of North Macedonia 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 the Republic of North Macedonia – 2018 Youth Wiki REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA 1. Youth Policy Governance ................................................................................ 8 1.1 Target population of youth policy ................................................................................. 8 1.2 National youth law ..................................................................................................... 8 1.3 National youth strategy .............................................................................................. 9 1.4 Youth policy decision-making .................................................................................... 11 1.5 Cross-sectoral approach with other ministries .............................................................. 13 1.6 Evidence-based youth policy ..................................................................................... 13 1.7 Funding youth policy ................................................................................................ 14 1.8 Cross-border cooperation ......................................................................................... 16 1.9 Current debates and reforms ..................................................................................... 16 2. Voluntary Activities ...................................................................................... 18 2.1 General context....................................................................................................... 18 2.2 Administration and governance of youth volunteering ................................................... 20 2.3 National strategy on youth volunteering ...................................................................... 21 2.4 Youth volunteering at national level ........................................................................... 22 2.5 Cross-border mobility programmes ............................................................................ 24 2.6 Raising awareness about youth volunteering opportunities ............................................ 26 2.7 Skills recognition ..................................................................................................... 28 2.8 Current debates and reforms ..................................................................................... 28 3. Employment & Entrepreneurship .................................................................. 29 3.1 General context....................................................................................................... 29 3.2 Administration and governance ................................................................................. 32 3.3 Skills forecasting ..................................................................................................... 35 3.4 Career guidance and counselling ................................................................................ 36 3.5 Traineeships and apprenticeships ............................................................................... 37 3.6 Integration of young people in the labour market ......................................................... 38 3.7 Cross-border mobility in employment, entrepreneurship and vocational opportunities ........ 41 3.8 Development of entrepreneurship competence ............................................................. 42 3.9 Start-up funding for young entrepreneurs ................................................................... 44 3.10 Promotion of entrepreneurship culture ...................................................................... 45 3.11 Current debates and reforms ................................................................................... 46 4. Social Inclusion ............................................................................................ 48 4.1 General context....................................................................................................... 48 4.2 Administration and governance ................................................................................. 50 4.3 Strategy for the social inclusion of young people .......................................................... 53 4.4 Inclusive programmes for young people ...................................................................... 56 4.5 Initiatives promoting social inclusion and raising awareness ........................................... 61 4.6 Access to quality services ......................................................................................... 62 3 Youth policies in the Republic of North Macedonia – 2018 Youth Wiki 4.7 Youth work to foster social inclusion ........................................................................... 65 4.8 Current debates and reforms ..................................................................................... 66 5. Participation ................................................................................................. 68 5.1 General context....................................................................................................... 68 5.2 Youth participation in representative democracy .......................................................... 69 5.3 Youth representation bodies ...................................................................................... 70 5.4 Young people's participation in policy-making .............................................................. 73 5.5 National strategy to increase youth participation .......................................................... 75 5.6 Supporting youth organisations ................................................................................. 76 5.7 “Learning to participate” through formal, non-formal and informal learning ...................... 77 5.8 Raising political awareness among young people .......................................................... 79 5.9 E-participation ........................................................................................................ 80 5.10 Current debates and reforms ................................................................................... 81 6. Education and Training ................................................................................. 82 6.1 General context....................................................................................................... 82 6.2 Administration and governance ................................................................................. 84 6.3 Preventing early leaving from education and training (ELET) .......................................... 86 6.4 Validation of non-formal and informal learning ............................................................. 90 6.5 Cross-border learning mobility ................................................................................... 94 6.6 Social inclusion through education and training ............................................................ 98 6.7 Skills for innovation ............................................................................................... 102 6.8 Media literacy and safe use of new media.................................................................. 105 6.9 Awareness-raising about non-formal and informal learning and quality youth work ......... 108 6.10 Current debates and reforms ................................................................................. 108 7. Health and Well-Being ................................................................................ 110 7.1 General context..................................................................................................... 110 7.2 Administration and governance ............................................................................... 111 7.3 Sport, youth fitness and physical activity .................................................................. 113 7.4 Healthy lifestyles and healthy nutrition ..................................................................... 115 7.5 Mental health ........................................................................................................ 119 7.6 Mechanisms of early detection and signposting of young people facing health risks ......... 121 7.7 Making health facilities more youth friendly ............................................................... 122 7.8 Current debates and reforms ................................................................................... 123 8. Creativity and Culture ................................................................................. 125 8.1 General context..................................................................................................... 125 8.2 Administration and governance ............................................................................... 127 8.3 National strategy on creativity and culture for young people ........................................ 128 8.4 Promoting culture and cultural participation ............................................................... 131 8.5 Developing cultural and creative competences ..........................................................
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