Activities of Jan KELLER related to 2015/2351(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on assessment of the EU Youth Strategy 2013-2015
Amendments (12)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the impact of the second cycle of the Youth Strategy (2013-2015) in providing a flexible framework for cross- sectoral involvement; values the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard, and calls on the Commission and Member States to improve access to high quality education and training and employment of young people; highlights the importance of the structured dialogue with youth organisations in this regard;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the Youth Strategy, given the EU’s alarmingly high youth unemployment and NEET and precarious job rates; stresses that the next cycle (2016-2018) should contribute to the two objectives of the Youth Strategy by focusing on identifying the causes of youth unemployment, as well as on education, training and the transition to the labour market with regard to the measures ensuring better coordination of education programmes and labour market demands;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines the importance of addressing geographical mismatches between job supply and demand both within and between Member States, in particular through changes to the European Job Mobility Portal (EURES), in order to improve youth employment opportunities;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to combat early school-leaving by adequately informing students about future labour market opportunities and qualitative apprenticeships; points out the necessity to analyse social, economic and other causes of lower utilization of possibility to continue education from side of certain groups of schoolchildren and students, particularly in the specific localities as well as the a real situation in the labour market, with respect to the regional specific. Believes that in order to tackle youth unemployment the involvement of regional and local authorities in the design and implementation of the correct policy mix is fundamental;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underscores the importance of recognising competenciinformal and non-formal learning for the development of values, acquired in non-formal environptitudes and skills for young people, as well as for learning about citizenship and democratic involvements; calls on the Member States to ensure the coherent validation of formal, non-formal and informal learning with a view to bridging the gap between the skills shortages observed in the European labour market and the many young job seekersCommission and the Member States to develop systems and recognise competences acquired through non-formal and informal learning, voluntary work, internships and social work, and to provide support for such activities in the framework of the new programs for educations, youth and citizenship;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that employment and entrepreneurship constitute one of the eight priorities identified in the EU Youth Report (2010-2018); stresses that youth work and non-formal learning play a vital role in developing young people’s potential, including entrepreneurial and civic skills;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that early intervention and proactive labour market policies represent a shift from dealing with symptoms of multi-generation deprivation toward identifying and managing risks early in life in order to prevent unemployment and facilitate reintegration; draws attention especially to those who are most marginalised and at greatest risk of unemployment;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recommends the Member States to stress support of the apprenticeship with regards to the demand of labour markets. Stresses the Member States and businesses should invest more in the right skills and diversify the types of training for jobs in demand by creating more flexible curricula, integrating entrepreneurship and transversal skills, in order to better adapt to future labour market developments;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the Member States to issue knowledge- and evidence-based reports on the social situation and living conditions of young people, and draw up national action plans and implement them consistently;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Stresses that promotion of more and equal opportunities for all young people, promoting social inclusion, gender equality and solidarity for all young people, as well as fighting against all forms of discrimination among young people, namely based on gender, racial or ethnic origin and disability, should be at core of achieving the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Calls on the Member States to encourage women to take up training and careers in sectors where they have been underrepresented such as STEM and IT.