Activities of Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ related to 2017/2224(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on modernisation of education in the EU
Amendments (17)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in the field of education the EU Member States are responsible for their own education and training systems and the EU's competence is to help set joint goals and share good practices;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas entrepreneurship is a key competence for all which should be promoted at all levels of education as well as through lifelong learning;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas entrepreneurship is often associated with skills relating to proactive project management, negotiation and pro- activeness, whereas these skills should be encouraged and fostered;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that EU Member States bear the responsibility for their education and training systems and the EU helps them set joint goals and share good practices;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that improved education at all its levels can help minimise intergenerational socioeconomic inequalities;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas disproportionate overrepresentation of women in certain professions, such as teaching, can potentially have effect on the reduced prestige of the profession and lower wages;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that access to school, sometimes physical and geographical, is an effective way of addressing gender inequalities in education; insists on wider social factors to be taken in the account to improve the situation of marginalised girls in the EU;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that a large population of pupils from marginalised populations leave school before completing their studies and are educated in segregated schools; takes the view that education is the only way out of poverty and exclusion for marginalised children, such as parts of the Roma population;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages Member States to equip degree programmes with more practical experiences in vocational and non-vocational education to decrease the probability of job mismatches;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that entrepreneurship is a driver for growth and job creation and also way to make economies more competitive and innovative, which helps the empowerment of women;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites the Member States and educational institutions to ensure balancincreased representation of women and men on the boards of schools, universities and research institutes, where they are largely underrepresented, as well as on any task forces working on implementing reforms to educational systems;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States to focus on entrepreneurial and financial education, volunteering, foreign languages proficiency in their education and to also prioritise these capabilities in VET programmes;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that only attractive, demand-led vocational education and training programmes designed with employers input and cooperation can help in making these the first choice for more students;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the concrete employment opportunities associated with VET education and STEM skills and their relevance in the labour market;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reiterates the importance of monitoring the performance and impact assessments of the EU programmes aimed at youth employment; notes the importance of effective and sustainable investments;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Member States to pro- actively promote and spread information about the opportunities for low-qualified adults to improve their skills, including access to guidance and careers advice service; recalls that this information has to be in accessible and user-friendly formats;
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on the Member States to prioritise the up-skilling of adults with low basic skills; calls for improved cooperation with employers so as to take account of labour market needs;