7 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2010/2307(INI)
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that measures must be taken to reinforce the role of the family and social environment of young people and of their school in guiding them in their career choices and towards finding an occupation; calls on the Member States to incorporate career guidance seminars into secondary education, the content thereof being based on employment market requirements and also taking account of regional factors, as well as the individual profile (aptitudes) of each pupil; the seminars should be planned by the national education and employment authorities in cooperation with the social partners;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance in terms of corporate social responsibility of helping young people make sound career choices, taking account of the needs of both the national and the European employment market. Such initiatives could be accompanied by work experience placements;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States, in cooperation with the social partners, to incorporate vocational training more effectively into secondary education, given the major disparities between the Member States regarding the level of participation and organisation in this field; notes that this could contribute significantly to achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy by reducing school dropout rates and unemployment levels; stresses the need to encourage exchanges of good practice by means of open-ended coordination;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the importance of flexible training arrangements such as open universities and greater use of online further education facilities, thereby giving all young people access to a high standard of education to an advanced level and ensuring that they are not deprived of this opportunity for reasons of distance or scheduling; given the delayed entry of young people on the employment market and problems of ensuring the sustainability of social security schemes, it is extremely important to create suitable conditions for combining study and work;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of improving public placement services for jobs and vocational training in order to combat youth unemployment on the one hand and extend to the unemployed access to training schemes tailored to the needs of the employment market on the other;
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need for measures to clarify fully the situation at national and European level regarding young people who are unemployed and not taking part in education or training; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to identify the reasons for the marginalisation of young people and recommend ways of reintegrating them, as well as taking action to remedy the problem through achievement of the relevant objectives over the next ten years with regard to the employability and competitiveness of the European workforce and a reduction in school dropout rates;
Amendment 161 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
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 and social security arrangements; stresses that a European quality framework for traineeships must be introduced;