Macedonian Action Plan on Youth Employment 2015
The three-year action plan to promote decent jobs for young people in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is the result of cooperation between the government and social partners.
The plan outlines four strategic objectives, namely:
1) Strengthen the (youth) labour market governance system (mainstreaming of the
Employment Service Agency reform throughout all local employment offices and strengthening of the Labour Inspectorate with a view to address informal employment);
2) Enhance youth employability (including the reform of the education and training
system; the career counselling and guidance; the introduction of a flexible training system leading to gainful employment; and more and better career guidance services for young people);
3) Foster youth employment through private sector development (setting up a system of
incentives to promote youth employment and establishment of dedicated youth entrepreneurship services);
4) Ensure the labour market inclusion of disadvantaged youth (improving targeting and
financing of active labour market programmes; expanding promotional measures to move enterprises established by young people to the formal economy; integration of employment and social services to address multiple layers of disadvantage).