5 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2015/2257(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that Erasmus and other mobility programmes have fostered European integration and strengthened the idea of citizenship; notes that these programmes have had an indirect impact on employment; points out that mobility in the context of vocational education and training (VET) is fundamental to the fight against unemployment, enhances employability and reduces the skills gap; now encourages Member States fully to promote the full range of opportunities offered by the new Erasmus+ programme, which provides young people not only with opportunities to study abroad, but also with opportunities for apprenticeships, work placements and voluntary work abroad.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the Member States to put in place ancillary measures in relation to accommodation and transport, particularly for minors wishing to pursue an apprenticeship abroad or, in the case of school students in vocational secondary education, to study.
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the tools developed by the Commission, such as Ploteus and Eures, which offer information about VET and mobility, but deplores the fact that they are little known and little usfacilitate the mobility of labour within the 28 Member States of the EU, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and which both offer information about VET and mobility, but deplores the fact that they are little known and little used; calls upon the Member States and public employment bodies to publicise their existence and usefulness to a greater degree, so that the goal of mobility may be achieved;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the fact that there are 20 cross-border EURES partnerships, which assist nearly 600,000 workers in border regions who live in their native countries and work in another EU country, helping them overcome administrative, legal and organisational problems with regard to searching for work and cross-border hiring; stresses the importance of these partnerships for encouraging mobility in cross-border regions; encourages Member States to support these partnerships and to promote them more, especially among young people;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Supports the Commission's Erasmus programme for young entrepreneurs, which gives entrepreneurs of the future the chance to learn alongside experienced entrepreneurs running small businesses in participating countries; stresses the 'win-win' nature of such exchanges, which enable new entrepreneurs to acquire the essential skills for successful business management at the same time as giving experienced entrepreneurs the benefit of a new perspective on their business and enabling them to expand their professional networks and penetrate new markets;