National youth program

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Pursuant to Article 30, Paragraph 3, of the Act on the Government of the Republic of 
Croatia (Official Gazette, 101/98, 15/2000, 117/2001, 199/2003 and 30/2004), the Government of the 
Republic of Croatia, at its session held on 2 July 2009 adopted the following 
DECISION
1. The National Youth Program from 2009 till 2013 is adopted, which is an integral part 
of this Decision.
2. This Decision and the National Youth Program from 2009 till 2013 shall be published 
in Official Gazette.
Class: 552-01/09-02/09
Reg. No.: 5030104-09-1
Zagreb, 2 July 2009
PRESIDENT
Ivo Sanader, PhD

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INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................119
Youth in contemporary Croatian society ................................................................................119
National Youth Action Program – past experiences ...........................................................121
1. EDUCATION AND INFORMATIZATION ...................................................................................125
1.1. 
Formal education ..........................................................................................................127
1.1.1. 
High school education ............................................................................................127
1.1.2. 
Academic education ................................................................................................130
1.1.3. 
Adult education .........................................................................................................133
1.1.4. 
Special youth groups education .........................................................................134
1.2. 
Non-formal education .................................................................................................136
1.3. 
Informatization of education ....................................................................................137
1.4. 
Goals ..................................................................................................................................138
1.5. 
Measures and activities ...............................................................................................139
2. EMPLOYMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ...........................................................................149
2.1. 
Young people on the labor market ........................................................................149
2.2. 
Economic determinants for youth unemployment ..........................................151
2.3. 
Active employment measures ..................................................................................152
2.4. 
Goals ..................................................................................................................................154
2.5. 
Measures and activities ...............................................................................................155
3. SOCIAL POLICY ................................................................................................................................159
3.1. 
Analysis of the status of social youth policy ........................................................159
3.2. 
High school drop outs .................................................................................................161
3.3. 
Youth with disabilities .................................................................................................163
3.4. 
Youth with behavioural disorders ...........................................................................165
3.5. 
Youth lacking adequate family support ...............................................................168
3.6. 
Goals ..................................................................................................................................170
3.7. 
Measures and activities ...............................................................................................170
4. HEALTHCARE AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH .........................................................................177
4.1. 
Analysis of youth health condition .........................................................................177
4.2. 
Eating habits and addictive behaviours of youth .............................................178
4.3. 
Sexual life of youth .......................................................................................................180
4.4. 
Goals ..................................................................................................................................181
4.5. 
Measures and activities ...............................................................................................182
5. ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SOCIETY ................................................189
5.1. 
Situation analysis...........................................................................................................189
5.2. 
Youth councils ................................................................................................................192
5.3. 
Youth parliaments .........................................................................................................193
5.4. 
Youth advisory boards.................................................................................................193
5.5. 
Youth associations, associations for youth and national
youth associations ........................................................................................................194
5.6. 
Goals ..................................................................................................................................195
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5.7. 
Measures and activities ...............................................................................................195
6. YOUTH CULTURE AND LEISURE TIME .......................................................................................201
6.1. 
Situation analysis...........................................................................................................201
6.2. 
Goals ..................................................................................................................................205
6.3. 
Measures and activities ...............................................................................................206
7. MOBILITY, INFORMING AND COUNSELLING ......................................................................213
7.1. 
Youth mobility ................................................................................................................213
7.2. 
Informing youth ............................................................................................................215
7.3. 
Youth counselling .........................................................................................................216
7.4. 
Goals ..................................................................................................................................217
7.5. 
Measures and activities ...............................................................................................218
8. RECOMMENDATIONS TO UNITS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL
SELF-ADMINISTRATION .................................................................................................................225
9. CONCLUDING PROVISIONS .........................................................................................................227

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NATIONAL YOUTH PROGRAM FROM 2009 TILL 2013