3 Amendments of Theodoros ZAGORAKIS related to 2018/0230(COD)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Particular attention should be given to ensuring the quality of the activities and other opportunities offered under the European Solidarity Corps, in particular by offering training, language support, insurance, administrative and post-activity support to participants as well as the validation of the knowledge, skills and competences acquired through their European Solidarity Corps experience. Security and safety of the volunteers and their intended beneficiaries, in particular where this concerns persons in vulnerable situations and children, remain of paramount importance and volunteers should not be deployed to operations conducted in the theatre of international and non-international armed conflicts.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In the case of placements involving children, only volunteers who have directly relevant qualifications and skills should ever have direct contact with children, and they should complete child protection training and vetting procedures in advance of their placement. During their placement, appropriate safeguarding policies and procedures should be in place to protect children and volunteers, and the latter should be the subject of on-going supervision to ensure that child protection policies are being effectively implemented.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) measures aimed at ensuring the quality of volunteering, traineeships or jobs, including training, language support, child protection and safeguarding training and background checks for volunteers working with children, complementary insurance, support before or after the solidarity activity as well as the further use of Youthpass that identifies and documents the competences acquired during the solidarity activities for participants, and capacity building and, administrative support for participating organisations;