10 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2020/2243(INI)
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a qualified mobile workforce is key for a globally competitive economy that provides stable, quality jobs; whereas the recognition of qualifications and learning periods is a crucial prerequisite for the free movement of learners, educators and the workforce within the EU;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas investing in education, lifelong training and the effective use of skills will be crucial for the EU’s economic and social prosperity, particularly in the light of the green and digital transitions, demographic change and, globalisation and the COVID-19 pandemic, which are changing the nature of work, the content of jobs and the skills and qualifications required;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that boosting existing education and training programmes along the lines of the Erasmus+ programme, which promotes learning mobility throughout Europe and beyond, is key to making the idea of a European Education Area a reality; therefore welcomes the increased Erasmus+ budget for 2021- 2027 and the new measures aimed in particular at making access to the programme fairer and more inclusive, reducing inequalities based on disability, boosting professional training and reducing territorial disparities by simplifying administrative procedures; welcomes in particular the programme's Key Action 1, which supports learner mobility, among other things, with the aim of ensuring learners' improved employability and a greater feeling of entrepreneurship;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the new professional mobility action, Erasmus Pro, which gives learners and apprentices the opportunity to spend 3 to 12 months abroad to develop their professional and linguistic competences; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support learners and businesses in their participation in this cross-border qualification action; stresses the need to launch a massive communication campaign to promote this opportunity to the public;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Welcomes the creation of transnational centres of excellence which aim primarily to develop platforms for European and national-level cooperation, with the objective of strengthening professional training initiatives;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Amendment 137 #
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and promote transparent mobility through the full implementation of the Professional Qualifications Directive1, and better use of tools such as the European Employment Services (EURES) job mobility portal, the Europass online platform, which will be interoperable with the databases of job offers available at EURES, and the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) classification system; highlights, in this context, the need to improve the recognition of third-country nationals’ competences on the Union’s labour market; _________________ 1Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications, (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22).
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In addition, deplores the persistence of the digital divide in the Union, as some Europeans have insufficient IT equipment or an internet network which is inadequate for the new opportunities offered by digital working; therefore calls on the Commission to reduce this disparity in access to technology and the internet by reinforcing, for example, the synergies of European funds such as FSE+, FEDER or the Recovery and Resilience facility;
Amendment 174 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Warmly welcomes the objectives of the EU's new strategic framework for lifelong learning and training, which was the subject of a Council Resolution of 19 February 2021; welcomes the five strategic priorities identified in the resolution, which includes in particular specific proposals to make lifelong apprenticeships and mobility a reality for all;
Amendment 178 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the commitment of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council to launching an online platform aimed at facilitating data sharing among the Member States concerning the challenges linked to unemployment faced by young people as a result of the pandemic;