Activities of Andrew LEWER related to 2015/2257(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Erasmus+ and other tools to foster mobility in vocational education and training (A8-0049/2016 - Ernest Maragall)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas access to and participation in lifelong learning for all, including disadvantaged people, and the use of qualifications should be promoted and improved at regional, national and community level;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the existing mobility initiatives have contributed to improving not only learners’ civic values and sense of belonging to Europe, but also their academic skills and job prospects, more specifically those skills linked to problem- solving capacity, planning and structuring, capacity to act and adapt in face of new situations, decision making, knowledge of foreign languages, and communication, as well as those related to personal skills that impact employability such as confidence, motivation, curiosity, critical thinking and assertiveness;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the European Union to define a statute of the ‘European Apprentice’Commission to analyse the implications of the introduction of a statute of the ‘European Apprentice’, through consultation with all the relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 86 #
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 better vocational options lead to fewer dropouts from education and training, which can solve the emerging problem of early school leaving;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that even short periods of mobility in VET can be profitable for individuals and society and therefore encourages their implementation;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the need to compensate for the obstacles that derive from the lower socioeconomic status of students in VET through measures such as a possible increase in the amounts of individual grants from the Commission, or an increase in the contributions made by Member States and regional and local administrations, intermediate institutions or NGOs, whether funded from their own budgets or via partnership schemes involving businesses, foundations and organisations that collaborate in the system of qualification and vocational training in their region or territoryproblem of participating in mobility programmes for students in VET from lower socioeconomic situations and suggests that measure should be taken, in cooperation with Member States, to tackle this problem;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define and strengthen the role ofanalyse the possibility of introducing intermediary institutions – both territorial and sectoral – involved in the preparation, management and follow- up of mobility, and to assist in the setting-up of such institutions at national, regional and local leveltaking into account the budgetary impact that this may imply and the suggestion that these institutions could guarantee the involvement of the network of vocational training schools;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Asks for the setting up ofEncourages the Commission to assess the value of creating a one-stop- shop mechanism and its implication for pooling data and communication tools in order to provide a convenient and efficient service for those seeking information and support on the various mobility programmes existing at EU, national, regional and local level;