Activities of Krystyna ŁYBACKA related to 2015/2257(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Erasmus+ and other tools to foster mobility in VET – a lifelong learning approach PDF (449 KB) DOC (167 KB)
Amendments (38)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)
Citation 13 c (new)
- having regard to the Declaration of the Ministers in charge of Vocational education and training of 22 June 2015 on a new set of medium-term deliverables in the field of VET for the period 2015- 2020,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas continuous financial support for mobility measures and activities in lifelong learning and in VET knowledge is crucial, especially in this period of economic crisis;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, involving EU agencies such as CEDEFOP to improve the VET mobility programmes so that they deliver added value for all participants as regards qualification, recognition and content, and to ensure that quality standards on apprenticeships are introduced;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the significance and importance of recognisability concerning brand names and logos connected with Erasmus + and its subprogrammes; notes that these brand names should be used in particular for the purpose of Erasmus+ publications and brochures;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the economic and social advantages of international mobility in VET which can at a later stage facilitate workers' mobility as well as contribute to increasing European competitiveness by helping to develop a highly skilled workforce and knowledge-based society;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Singles out certain problems inInsists on the necessity to ease up the implementation of mobility actions in Erasmus+, such as reduced funding, problems with the in taking action to raise funding, simplifying the design and use of electronic tools for mobility management, and insufficientproviding a better targeted information and training targeted ato school and colleges staff;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Asks the Commission to reduce the high amount of administrative burden for applicants as well as for sending and hosting companies and institutions involved in Erasmus + projects to facilitate both the registration process and projects;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that early school leaving is one of the most distinct problems faced by mobility target groups, and that betterdiverse and flexible vocational options lead to fewer dropouts from education and training;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the role of educational systems in better equipping students with both academic and transversal skills, and thereby enhancing their aptitude to match labour market needs as well as increasing their participation in transnational mobility programmes;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the numerous benefits of transnational placement opportunities for VET institutions including making them more attractive for students, giving the possibility to increase cooperation among partners from different EU countries as well as helping to improve linguistic and intercultural skills of their staff and students;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages a holistic approach to VET and apprenticeships, leading to enhanced personal development, and gaining employability skills and occupational competences, as well as encouraging the promotion of vocational education as an equivalent and valid option to academic education;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Encourages flexible pathways between VET, general education and higher education, as well as strengthening tertiary VET as a means to address social inclusion, increase participation in higher education, and promote student success;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Encourages a more complete and effective integration of practical skills and knowledge with traditional academic programmes of higher learning;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Notes that improving the quality in VET, in cooperation with social partners and public employment services, through enhanced practical education and apprenticeships, is necessary to meet the labour market needs and societal demands and should facilitate mobility in the lifelong learning process;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Underlines the benefits of a dual system of vocational education and training as an important part of general education, and aimed at reducing youth unemployment and linking vocational training to current and future labour market needs;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 g (new)
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8g. Supports the development of modern technologies and infrastructures in strengthening and modernising national vocational education systems to improve the access and quality of mobility;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls to improve the access to high quality information on VET possibilities for young people and businesses via available and targeted specialised guidance and counselling services;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Advocates allowing mobile students to combine studies abroad with a study- related placement, thereby providing additional financial assistance abroad and enhancing the connections between higher education and the work environment;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Asks the European Commission and the Member States to put in place schemes that reduce linguistic and cultural barriers in the organisation of mobility programmes; considers that those schemes should be able to assess implementation progress; stresses that action schemes should, in particular, support the learning of basic elements of the language of the host country, design a basic training model that informs about the key features of the business and working culture of the destination country, and promote and provide specific programmes for the training of teaching staff, concerning mobility management by the training centres;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Promotes the exchange of best practices and political guidelines involving the improvement and benefits of international mobility in VET and apprenticeships, which also contribute to advancing educational research for practical vocational application, as well as improving vocational training practices in companies;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Acknowledges the importance of European Alliance for Apprenticeships to improve the quality and availability of apprenticeships in the EU, and ask the European Commission to give its financial support and strategic priority to encourage all related stakeholders to improve conditions for apprenticeships;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention to the diversity and uneven development of validation and recognition systems between Member States, despite growing convergence in the last decade; stresses the need to increase the compatibility between the different vocational education and training systems and to facilitate the validation and recognition of skills and competences acquired in companies or training centres in different Member States;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Enhances mobility in employment, education, apprenticeships and traineeships in national European Youth Guarantee Schemes in order to improve the skills of young people, as well as reduce the geographical skills mismatch in the EU;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises the contribution of traineeships and apprenticeships in equipping young people with the necessary skills to obtain and retain employment;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes the progress that have been achieved towards ensuring higher VET´s quality in many Member States, supported by European quality assurance reference framework for Vocational education and training (EQAVET) and encourages those Member States that are currently in the process of developing a national quality assurance approach in accordance to EQAVET; stresses that Member States should put more efforts in order to ensure that quality assurance arrangements take greater account of learning outcomes and that they value and support non-formal learning and work-based learning in either formal or non-formal settings, as appropriate to the national context;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges the Commission to examine Erasmus+ application deadlines and approval periods; calls for particular attention to be given prolonged periods of residence abroad, given their enhanced educational value;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises that mobility actions and/ or services adapted to trainers, tutors and entrepreneurs' needs should be encouraged and highlighted within ERASMUS+;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages further measures to facilitate access by disadvantaged groups and people with special needs to Erasmus+ mobility actions; stresses therefore the need for a diversified and customized range of mobility options in training for people coming from immigrant backgrounds and economically disadvantaged families, or for learners from remote regions;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages further measures to facilitate access by disadvantaged groups and people with special needs to Erasmus+ mobility actions and to create more flexible and individualised training and learning pathways adapted to people with disabilities;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the quality of placements to enable students to acquire desirable professional skills, in addition to highlighting the need, at all levels, for good communication vis-à-vis entrepreneurs to have them on board for further recognition of the experienced acquired by the young people taking advantage of mobility schemes;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the need to simplify Erasmus+ application procedures and ensure that uniform updated application forms are made available promptly and in the language version required;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encourages the Commission to examine existing geographic disparities among countries and regions in the participation of VET institutions in the EU mobility programmes, and to address these disparities by enhancing cooperation and the exchange of best practises among national agencies for Erasmus+, promoting team actions among VET institutions (linking experienced VET institutions with other institutions), providing policy support measures and tailor-made advice to VET institutions, and strengthening the existing support networks for VET institutions;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Encourages Member States, regional and local authorities to examine the specific learning needs of VET teachers and trainers, to encourage and support the improvement of their competences and qualifications and to provide them with more professional development opportunities;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Urges the Commission to resolve technical implementation problems without delay through the creation of a common user-friendly IT system/IT portal useable by all applicants from all Member States with the same systems and functionalities; notes that systems should be reviewed and made to provide easily applicable and standardised database solutions, while remaining sufficiently flexible to accommodate the different agency locations;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Encourages the Commission to promote VET mobility programmes to new bodies and smaller institutions within the VET system, as well as to help them apply for relevant funding by providing more guidance, on- line trainings, and individualised assistance via national agencies for the Erasmus+ programme on the preparation of high quality applications for funding;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Notes that the Commission's IT tools are too complicated and insufficiently user-friendly, as reflected in the need for the combined operation of numerous incompatible systems, thereby the performance of Erasmus+ contracts, particularly for smaller organisations with less experience of support programmes;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Encourages the Commission to boost its efforts to promote the Erasmus+ programme to VET institutions and to increase its effectiveness and accessibility by making it more flexible and simplifying its application process;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Encourages improved promotion and visibility for young people and enterprises of such platforms as Drop'pin EURES the aim of which is to facilitate the mobility of young people for apprenticeships, internships, training programs, and e- learning language courses;