Bosnia and Herzegovina
Strategies for youth employment
- Strategies for youth employment
- Yes
Youth employment strategy planned in the next 2 years
- Discussions within the government
- Yes
- Consultations with national-level stakeholders (e.g. employers’ and workers’ associations, youth councils, etc.)
- No
- A draft strategy already exists
- Yes
- Other (please specify)
- Yes
Countries with national action plans for youth employment
- Monitoring framework (timeline and activity/outcome indicators, e.g. youth labour market indicators)
- Yes
- Funding (indicative budget to implement the plan)
- Yes
- Institutional responsibilities (e.g. ministries/agencies in charge of specific planned activities )
- Yes
- Other, specify
- No
Public funding for the national youth employment strategy
- Public funding for the national youth employment strategy
- Yes
Additional information:
○ Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Policy represents the main institution for coordination of activities with other responsible institutions. Funds for implementation of the Employment strategy will be secured from the budgets of the Federal employment service and cantonal employment services, projects of the World Bank (ESP2) and European Union donor funds. ○ Republika Srpska: In the Republika Srpska, the Ministry of Labour, War Veterans and Disabled Persons' Protection and Employment Bureau is responsible for the allocation of financial resources.Youth in the national development / employment strategy
- Youth in the national development / employment strategy
- Yes
Additional information:
Youth are included as target group in the following strategies: - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Employment strategy 2023-2030 - The Republic of Srpska Employment Strategy 2021-2027 - The Republic of Srpska Employment Action plan 2022Countries with national goals for youth employment
- Countries with national goals for youth employment
- Yes
Additional information:
○ Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: • The Employment Strategy (2023–2030) aims to promote decent and inclusive employment opportunities, with a particular focus on youth. One of the key expected outcomes, in the context of developing and aligning skills with labor market needs, is to increase by 20% the number of young people who have completed their education and are employed in jobs that correspond to their qualifications. ○ Republika Srpska: • The Youth Policy (2023-2027) of the Republic of Srpska includes goals and objectives to promote youth employment. • The Republic of Srpska Employment Strategy 2021-2027 has the following programmes with goals and objectives to promote youth employment: - Employment Program of Young People with University Degrees - Vocational Training Program for Persons with Acquired Higher Education 2022-2027 - The Youth Employment Program in Business Process Outsourcing 2022-2027 ○ In addition, the Youth Guarantee Program (2023-2025) established goals and objectives to promote youth employment.Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
- Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
- Yes
Additional information:
○ Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: • By 2030, the Employment Strategy aims to increase by 20% the number of young people who have completed their education and are employed in jobs that correspond to their qualifications, compared to the baseline year. ○ Republika Srpska: • The Republic of Srpska Employment Strategy 2021-2027 has several objectives that include quantitative targets: - Support Program for Employment of Young People with Higher Education (Interns): the measure is aimed at enhancing the competencies and preparing young and educated individuals (primarily university graduates with knowledge of foreign languages, computer skills, etc.) for employment, with a focus on gaining work experience and integrating into the workforce. - Professional Training Program for Individuals with Acquired Higher Education: it is aimed at reducing youth unemployment by facilitating the transition of young individuals with higher education (without work experience) from the world of education to the world of work. - Support Program for Training Young People for Employment in the Field of Creative Industries, with a Focus on Programming. This measure involves supporting young people in acquiring the skills necessary for the growing creative industries market. - Incentive Program for Youth Employment in the BPO Industry. This measure is focused on increasing youth employment in a technologically advanced environment, in the outsourcing of business processes from companies in developed market economies (BPO – Business Process Outsourcing)Policy areas in national youth employment strategies
- Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
- No
- Enterprise Development
- Yes
- Education, Training and skills development
- Yes
- Labour Demand
- Yes
- Labour Law and Legislation
- Yes
- Labour Market Policies
- Yes
- Other (please specify)
- No
Social partners' inclusion in the youth employment strategy
- Workers
- Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
- Consulted
- Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
- Consulted
- Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
- Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
- Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
- Consulted
- Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
- Consulted
- Employers
- Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
- Consulted
- Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
- Consulted
- Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
- Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
- Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
- Consulted
- Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
- Consulted
Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy
- Fully involved
- No
- Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
- No
- Consulted
- No
- Informed
- No
- Not involved
- No
Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
- Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
- Yes
Additional information:
2025 survey of the federal gov: NO 2025 survey of the Rep. of Srpska: 2023 survey: The Republic of Srpska: The Republic of Srpska is implementing the Youth Guarantee Program and the Program is part of the RS EPR 2023-2025. The Rеpublic of Srpska coordinator for the Program is at the Ministry of Labor, War Veterans and Disabled Persons' Protection and it coordinates all activities with the relevant The Republic of Srpska institutions and the Ministry of Civil Affairs Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Republic of Srpska coordinator is fully involved in preparation of the Youth Guarantee Program Implementation Plan. The Federation B&H: In the Federation B&H Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Policy appointed coordinator and substitute member for activities in participations in the Youth Guarantee Program Implementation Plan. Also, Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Policy appointed one member for Work Group in High Level and one member in Eksperts Work Group for preparation quality plan for implementation the Youth Guarantee Program. __________________________________ 2022 survey: In Republika Srpska, in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Youth Organization, the Youth Council of Republika Srpska has been formed, as an umbrella youth organization in its membership of the local and republican youth organization, with the aim of representing and representing their interests in the institutions of Republika Srpska in international co-operation, which, among other things, is concerned with the employment of young people and the development of youth entrepreneurship. Likewise at the local community level, local youth counseling and local education and employment advice were formed, aimed at implementing the measures and activities identified by the strategic and operational documents at both the republic and the local level.Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies
- Women
- Yes
- Migrant Workers
- No
- NEETs
- Yes
- People with disabilities
- Yes
- Low skilled workers
- Yes
- Rural workers
- Yes
- Other (please specify)
- No
Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
- Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
- Yes
Additional information:
2025: ILO provided technical support in preparation of Employment strategy (Federal) Youth Guarantee 2023: The Youth Guarantee Program in the B&H is implemented by the ILO and financed by the European Commission. ___________________________________________________________________ 2022: In the period from October 2020. International Labour Organization, Euroepan Commission and European Training Foundation gave support to WB countries for implementation of Youth Guarantee Schemes EU n their countries. At this moment, this proccess is in negotiation phase.