​Central

Central government’s functions are:

Youth
There is no national youth policy. However, there are a number of labour market measures for youth, among other targeted measures including:

• Drug prevention programmes;
• Dropout prevention (from education);
• National Student and Youth Council (an elected body);
• Youth measures for at-risk groups organised by the Israeli Defence Force.

Sport

• To increase the number of people who participate in physical activity, including children and teens
• To increase the number of those participating in physical activity, with emphasis on those in the geographic and social periphery.
• To increase the number of women participating in physical activity.
• To create an informational database regarding participation in physical activity, at the national and municipal level.
• To establish and promote of activities in the field of recreational diving.
• Advancement of women and girls in sport
• To increase the number of women and girls above the age of 13 who participate in competitive sports.
• To develop and promote women's leadership in sport.
• To improve the achievements of competitive athletes at the international level
• To establish and operate the National Sports Council.
• To increase the number of athletes participating in competitive sports in Israel.
• To improve training conditions for competitive athletes.
• To improve the quality of Israel’s coaches.
• To establish motor sports in Israel.
• To expand Israel’s international activity in various sports spheres
• Israel should be involved and participate in international organizations at the highest levels.
• To sign international sports agreements.
• To increase the number of major international events hosted by Israel, in cooperation with the Sports Administration.
• To increase the number of internationally ranked athletes hosted by Israel in international sporting events.
• In the field of service to the public:
• To improve the Ministry’s quality of service with an emphasis on promoting equality and transparency
• To improve service provided to subsidized bodies.
• To enhance equality in the distribution of subsidies
• To improve Ministry transparency and on-line information for the public
• To constantly improve quality and professionalism in the Ministry’s work.
• To implement planning, follow-up and control procedures.

Local

Local government units are responsible for:

Youth

Youth centres run by local authorities provide young people aged 18-30 with various municipal services in education, training, employment and leisure. Since 2001, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), together with some government agencies and several local authorities, has been promoting a youth employment programme within the local youth centres. The goal of the programme is to bring unemployed young people with no higher education into employment.[1] The Afikim programme, established in 2007 aims to integrate NEETs (aged 18-27) into employment. The programme guides youth along an 18-month entry-level integration path that helps them to acquire a vocation and find a job in their chosen profession. Each participant gets a personal employment-coaching programme delivered by a staff member (op. cit.). The programme includes components such as: one-on-one coaching, group work, professional skill building and assistance with job placement. In 2013, there were 18 local authorities operating the programme.[2]


Sport
Local authorities have voluntary powers ins supporting local sports sector bodies and clubs and supporting infrastructure efforts including local facilities. No other mandatory powers could be identified.

[1] Extracted from p.13, Labour Market and Employment Policy in Israel, ETF, 2015
[2] Id.