Activities of Roger HELMER related to 2010/2307(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Youth on the Move: a framework for improving Europe’s education and training systems
Amendments (9)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Emphasises that the objective of all initiatives must be to educate young people for the Europe of the futuresuccessful integration into labour market and their career, which means making it possible for all young people to enjoy schooling, vocational training and higher education that lays stress on meeting the technological requirements of a modern and sustainable society;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
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2. Emphasises that youth unemployment – the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – is a problem that must be overcome and that all employment contracts must provide for unrestricted soarraigned in accordance with the principal rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviate from this principlethat both the employee and employer will benefit;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
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2. Emphasises that youth unemployment – the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – is a problem that must be overcome and that all employment contracts must provide for unrestricted social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviate from this principle;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
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4. Takes the view that voluntary mobility in the framework of schooling and vocational training and for the purposes of employment should be promoted for all young people, irrespective of their financial situation, with each individual being able to determine the degree of his or her own mobilitybased upon the training and employment requirements of each Member State;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
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5. Emphasises that the transition from school, vocational training or higher education to employment must be better prepared and must follow on directly from education or training, and welcomes the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative; believes that social partners, business representatives and youth organisations should be involved in the development of a sustainable strategy to reduce youth unemployment, in which there must be formal recognition of qualifications obtained;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that an active labour market policy, based on an entrepreneurship spirit and a business friendly environment, including publicly funded work programmes for young people, and the creation of new, sustainable and good jobs are essential preconditions for successfully tackling youth unemployment, and that the existing funds, such as the European Social Fund, must be targeted more specifically at these objectives;
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that young people whose chances of getting started in life are poorer must be supported individually to increase their employability and that publicly funded training places are an effective instrument for integrating particularly disadvantaged young people; further, no designation between "poor" and "non- poor" European citizens will be made by criteria established by European Institutions but instead will be defined by standards already set by the Member States;
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that new ways of training must be developed especially those based on university-business cooperation that corresponds to the principle of developing right skills for job supply;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that training places are an appropriate aid in making the right career choice at all stages of the process of choosing an occupation, but must not be allowed to replace regular jobs and must provide sufficient income and social protection; stresses that a European quality framework for traineeships must be introducedas currently established by the labour standards of the Member States;