9 Amendments of Marco VALLI related to 2017/2224(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that in the post- industrial era far-reaching changes to society and the advanced character of the EU economy, as well as digitalisation, automation and robotisation of the EU labour market, has increased demand for high-level qualifications and skills, while demand for low-level qualifications and skills has decreasedith the result that training has to be geared to highly specialised and creative jobs;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that skills mismatch and, widening inequalities brought about by austerity policies and non-expansionary economic policies, the hollowing-out of the European manufacturing sector and skills shortages are responsible for both unemployment and unfilled job vacancies3; considers that these worrying phenomena should be tackled by modernising education systems, making education systems cooperate more closely with labour market actors and focusing more on training in soft and transversal skills to accommodate future skills needs; takes the view that social protection systems which provide a guaranteed minimum income for those lacking sufficient resources and promote social inclusion by encouraging people to participate actively in the labour market and society are also essential if these phenomena are to be addressed; __________________ 3 http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/events- and-projects/projects/assisting-eu- countries-skills-matching
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the skills mismatch can be addressed by means of expansionary economic policies and investments which create large numbers of jobs, for example in the renewables sector and in landscape preservation (hydrogeological instability and earthquake preparedness);
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. In this regard, welcomnotes the Commission communication on ‘A New Skills Agenda for Europe’ (COM(2016)0381), which proposes solutions for skills mismatch and shortages and for finding the right system of skills recognition;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises that so-called traditional jobs are certainly not about to disappear and that not investing in them would betray a lack of strategic vision;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises that poverty and social exclusion are among the main reasons why pupils drop out of school;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make vocational and educational training more visible and enhance its quality and attractiveness, and to promote dual education, work-based learning and reality-based learning at every level and form of education, including universities, in order to ensure stronger ties between the education and labour markets; calls for the policy of apprenticeships and entrepreneurship for young people to be developed, to make their entry into the labour market smoother;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that courses which combine periods of classroom study and practical traineeships must on no account give rise to precarious employment or the exploitation of cheap labour; stresses, in that connection, that the traineeship hours should be reduced, made optional and effected only in reputable craft businesses and workshops which are prepared to offer high-quality training;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls the importance of life-long learning in developing adult skills and qualifications to ensure people’s active participation in the labour market through upskilling and reskilling and reintegrate the long-term unemployed.