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The Government of the Republika Srpska adopted the Strategy for Adult Education in the Republika Srpska for 2021-2031. Adult education is, among other things, a manifestation of lifelong learning and an integral part of a complete and uniform system of education in the Republika Srpska. The mission of adult education is to provide adult citizens with the right to lifelong education and learning and thus contribute to their personal and professional development, better employment and social participation of citizens in the Republika Srpska. The basic way to support personal development and the ability of an individual is to remain healthy and active. The Training Programme and three specialization Programme have been declared publicly valid.

The Strategy for Improving the Position of the Elderly is prepared by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with financial and technical assistance from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the Embassy of Switzerland in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Strategy refers to the period 2018–2027, and it is done through a multisectoral engagement in which the Public Health Institute of the Federation of BiH participated, and the coordinator and holder of the activities was the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. As a general objective, the Strategy aims at improving the quality of life of older persons, with specific objectives, namely: reducing poverty in the elderly; improving social protection of older persons; improving access to public services to meet the basic living needs of older persons, with particular reference to rural areas; improving volunteering activities for older persons in local communities; increasing the awareness of the population about the needs of older persons; improving the health of older persons; improving access to lifelong learning Programme, sports and recreational and cultural content for the older persons; prevention of abuse against older persons, and protection and rescue of older persons in emergency situations.

In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the framework of the reform of social protection in 2017, the Law on Foster Care in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted and its application began in March 2018. The main goal of this Law is the systemic regulation of housing and support for children without parental care, adults without family care, and older persons, infirm and persons with disabilities by housing and protecting them in a family environment. A new system has been created to monitor the work of the foster caregivers in the countries.

The Law on Labour stipulates that the employment relationship with the worker terminates by force of law once an employee reaches 65 years of age with at least 15 years of insurance (general condition for termination of employment). However, those persons who have exercised the right to an old-age pension before reaching the age of 65 have the opportunity to re-establish employment on the basis of an employment contract and to work until they reach the age of 65. Beneficiaries of an old-age pension over the age of 65 have the possibility to be employed and to continue working on the basis of a temporary and occasional employment contract and an employment contract.