8 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2013/2041(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Given the substantial mismatch between skills and the requirements of the labour market, calls upon Member States to promote cooperation between enterprises and universities in the training of specialities and in curricula and to introduce vocational guidance lessons in schools as a basis for preventing youth unemployment;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasises that in many remote areas there are severe problems in accessing schools, which is leading to a soaring school dropout rate; calls on Member States, given the severe economic distress afflicting the majority of European citizens, to take concrete steps to overcome barriers of this kind;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on Member States, as part of measures to increase the number of students in higher education, to facilitate the access of young people to universities, inter alia through the introduction of student loans on favourable terms, grants and decent student accommodation, since many young people are unable to pursue their studies due to financial problems. Particular attention should be paid to vulnerable social groups such as young people from families with members who are long-term unemployed;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Calls upon Member States to establish or strengthen the Observatories or equivalent structures for diagnosing the needs of national labour markets, integrating their results in each step of the educational process;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Member States, in upgrading technical vocational training, to promote synergies between social partners and educational institutions at local level in order to bring the specialisations provided, professional profiles and the corresponding curricula into line with the specific needs of the local economy and labour market;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recognises the special importance of obtaining initial work experience as a critical element in the transition from education to employment; highlights the need to extend the institution of internship either to secondary and post- secondary level or to tertiary level, notably by submitting and implementing Action Plans financed by the European Structural Funds;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on Member States to take measures to increase the participation of employees and unemployed persons in vocational reorientation and retraining programmes in order to reduce the risk of unemployment and long-term unemployment for that section of the workforce whose professional activities are less and less in demand;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the need for the continuous retraining of teachers so as to develop their horizontal skills in new teaching standards, methods and procedures in keeping with the rapid pace of scientific and technological developments;