1.9 Current debates and reforms
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Forthcoming policy developments
The new post-2020 National Youth Strategy - "Youth Concept Note 2025-2030" is currently being finalized as an inter-ministerial strategy document covering the whole area of youth policy, i.e. support for young people in the Czech Republic. It should be adopted by the government in mid-2025.
Support for young people aims at the inclusive and meaningful participation of young people in the process of education and acquisition of life competences, in the labour market and in public life. The Concept Note should help to understand the whole breadth of the topic of support for young people. It was necessary to take into account the fact that the area of support for young people is a broad and cross-cutting topic and many areas are already partially covered by the currently valid strategy documents under the responsibility of various ministries.
Therefore, the Concept Note in the first part frames the whole topic of support for young people and specifies what is hidden under this issue. It also lists the key gestors and actors who have an influence on how the policy is made in these areas. The Concept respects the fact that existing strategic documents of the ministries and regions also contribute to the fulfilment of the vision to a large extent, and therefore the most important documents currently in force are listed here.
In the next part the Concept Note defines three strategic objectives that will be implemented in the period 2025-30 by means of several specific objectives and measures:
- Strategic Objective 1 - To systematically take young people into account when formulating policies
- Strategic Objective 2 - To strengthen active citizenship of young people
The first two strategic objectives should help to set up relevant processes that will contribute to the policy of support for young people in the Czech Republic working efficiently, in a coordinated manner and with regard to the latest trends. - Strategic Objective 3 - To develop the system of non-formal and leisure education and youth work
The third strategic objective focuses on an important segment of the youth support policy, namely support for key actors in work with young people. It contributes significantly to addressing the challenges faced by young people. Strategic objective 3 covers in particular activities outside formal education, thus complementing other key strategic documents of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.
Ongoing debates
The policy and structural changes in the Ministry lead to the ‘disappearing’ of the youth policy from the public debate, however, the new government marked the priorities in further development in the governmental statement to maintain and widen the support to youth work and for connecting formal and non-formal education. Since autumn 2021 also public and expert assemblies on the topic took place in cooperation with the NGOs and political level - especially the senate and the new minister of education, youth and sports.
Within the House of Deputies of the Czech Parliament also the Subcommittee for Leisure Time and Youth continue working in the period after the election 2021. Its main focus is a development of a youth-friendly legislation and practical steps to support youth work and its financing within the NGOs and youth organizations sector.