15 Amendments of Anthea McINTYRE related to 2014/2235(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the drive towards a higher skilled economy means that over the next five years, many more businesses expect to increase the number of jobs requiring leadership, management and higher skills;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the European economyies and labour markets face considerable difficulties in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and the consequent economic slowdown;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Believes that an internationally competitive skills base will enable member states to capture high value segments of the global market;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Believes that member states have an important role to play in ensuring there is an adequate supply of both science and maths teachers in order to equip young people with knowledge and enthusiasm for STEM subjects;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recognises the importance of fostering work-based learning apprenticeships as an alternative route to employment;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Notes that a variety of pathways must be available to young people, and that the definitions of such pathways (internships, traineeships) vary across Europe; strongly believes that applying a single definition across all member states will create greater confusion;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the important role businesses can play by engaging with the educational systems in their member states; Underlines the importance of fostering better synergies between education systems, universities and the labour market, including exposure to the workplace and cooperation with businesses in the creation of innovative 'clusters';
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of career orientation through individual assessment and career advice provided by highly qualified employment counsellors in order to ensure that young people are equipped with the right information, advice and guidance to make sound career choices;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that teachingere is a need to improve leadership, financial management, self- responsibility and fostering entrepreneurial education from an early age further improves links between school and the labour market, and can contribute to lowering unemployment levelto realise young people's potential so that they are equipped to become employers, not only employees, and enabled to start new businesses and take advantage of new markets;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Welcomes schemes such as Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs aimed at helping new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for managing a business and believes that such programmes should be further promoted in order to help more young entrepreneurs establish and success;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Believes that the development of employer networks can help SMEs and micro-enterprises access the training provision and support they need;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Stresses the need to identify a broad range of emerging industries and key growth sectors on which member states should focus on developing their skills base;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28 b. Believes that education and training opportunities should be directed to fill the growing skills gaps in new emerging areas such plant and agricultural sciences; Notes that shortages in plant science skills currently exist in the areas of general plant science as well as in plant pathology, plant physiology, taxonomy, crop science and horticulture science; Stresses that opportunities could be created through apprenticeships, employer-led training, industrial studentships and further education in these areas;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Highlights the recent trend of companies returning production and services to the EU and the opportunities this brings for job creation, particularly for young people; believes that the economies of the EU have a unique opportunity ti accelerate this trend of re- shoring jobs by ensuring that the skills of our workforce matches the needs of businesses;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on member states to develop collective approaches such as employers networks in order to help to break through the barriers that prevent employers from pursuing more ambitious plans for workforce development;