6 Amendments of Marian HARKIN related to 2015/2327(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Erasmus+ is one of the key drivers ofmakes an important contribution to growth, employment, competitiveness and social cohesion in that it contributes to improving European education and training systems and employability, and provides many Europeans with an opportunity to acquire transversal and transferable sets of skills and competences via studies, training and work experience abroad;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that one of the main end results of Erasmus+ should be closing the skills gap and increasing employability; in this context, outlines that, when measuring the programme's efficiency and success, these indicators should be taken into account;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that vocational education and training (VET) and VET mobility play a vital economic and social role in Europe as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for all citizens, including those from socially disadvantaged groups, unemployed young people, migrants and women, who are all under-represented in VET; calls on the Commission and the Member States to position VET as a choice which leads to a promising career, make it accessible to all, including for persons with a disability, to ensure gender balance and non- discrimination, encourage take up among these groups, and guarantee that it is adequately funded;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the National Agencies, besides managing the top-down implementation of the Erasmus+ programme, also to focus on setting up a forum for constructive dialogue between the authorities in charge with education and labour policies in each Member State, in order to enhance the cooperation aiming to close the skills gap; considers that this undertaking and the data it would gather may be essential during the mid-term evaluation of Erasmus+;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, despite clear improvements in recognition and validation systems in education and VET, problems still persist; calls for specific targets such as the implementation of a fully operational credit transfer system and recognition, and for validation of competences acquired through non-formal and informal learning.; outlines that the European Voluntary Service (EVS) aims to increase skills and encourage learning, therefore considers that this experience should be recognised for its value with the aim of raising the employability of the EVS participants;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Taking into account the importance of multilingualism in raising the employability of young people1a , considers that more efforts should be made to promote and support multilingualism in the Erasmus+ programme; __________________ 1aJRC Science and Policy Report on Languages and Employability, 2015