13 Amendments of Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA related to 2015/2088(INI)
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. StressesPoints out that regardless of 2 million unfilled vacancies in the EU there are many over-qualified youth unemployed whose skills do not match demand of the labour market, stresses therefore, the need to build up partnerships between local authorities, education and employment services and the business community to support the creation, implementation and monitoring of employment strategies and action plans; calls for closer and structural co-operation between education, public administration, business and civil society, especially youth organisations;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of administrative capacity; calls thereforefor the strengthening of the partnership principle as well as for the provision of appropriate training for local and regional authorities as well as other relevant stakeholders in order to use European funds more effectively and strategically;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Underlines that entrepreneurial skills can be acquired also through skills development programmes organised outside of the general education system and that these programmes may include coaching and mentoring activities supplied by experienced trainers, entrepreneurs and business experts that facilitate not only valuable business know-how, advice and feedback to potential entrepreneurs but also allow them to develop valuable network of contacts with existing enterprises and entrepreneurs that could otherwise take very long time to achieve;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that employers and entrepreneurs play a great role in training in the workplace as well as providing apprenticeships and that this should be further supported and developed;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that good quality educational guidancetailor-made guidance and support at all stages of education is necessary and can lower the risk of early school-leaving as well as help to overcome difficulties in accessing the labour market;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the importance of regular monitoring of the future skills needs' and encourages therefore Member States and all relevant stakeholders to share good practice in this regards and further develop monitoring and forecasting tools;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the need to develop measures to encourage girls to engage in STEM subjects and establish quality careers guidance to support them in continuing their professional careers in this field since women remain largely underrepresented in STEM-related professions, accounting for just 24% of science and engineering professionals and since STEM occupations are among the top 20 bottleneck vacancies in the EU Member States;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for enhanced cooperation between education institutions (both on vocational and higher level) and entrepreneurs in developing curricula adjusted to the labour market needs;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines the importance of developing digital skills and media literacy from the earliest stage at school and going through the whole education cycle;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the recent decision by EU co-legislators on increasing pre-financing for the Youth Employment Initiative, which aims to smooth the implementation of this important initiative for regions and states facing financial difficulties; calls Member States and local and regional authorities to use the available funds for bringing forward the necessary structural reforms and creating sustainable instead of only ad hoc solutions;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points out that, despite high youth unemployment rates in some Member States and unfilled job vacancies in others, intra-EU labour mobility remains low; recalls therefore the importance of the mobility of workers for a competitive labour market, and stresses the need to reduce the linguistic and cultural barriers that are liable to restrain it by providing sector-specific language courses and trainings on intercultural communication for the unemployed;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that skills development should also be considered as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for people from disadvantaged groups, in particular for children and young people from families affected by poverty, the long-term unemployed, including second-generation unemployed, immigrants and people with disabilities; stresses that prevention as well as life-long support and counselling at anfrom the earlyiest stage possible are of the outmost importance, because although enabling people who are at a disadvantage to develop skills and to enter the labour market requires time and resources it is also socially and economically profitable; also stresses the need to provide support and skills development via training for employers, recruiters and human resources managers to support the inclusion of disadvantaged groups into the labour markets;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Points out that while women represent the majority (60%) of university graduates in the European Union, their employment rate and promotion trajectories do not reflect their full potential; stresses that the achievement of inclusive and long-term economic growth depends on closing the gap between women's educational attainment and their position in the labour market, primarily through overcoming horizontal and vertical segregation;