Activities of Malika BENARAB-ATTOU related to 2010/2234(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy
Amendments (7)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Points out that in the new digital economy, creativity and ICTs are building a new business culture closely linked toICTs can facilitate cooperation and exchanges of good practice among Member States with a view to improving the quality of VET and that it is therefore time to put VET at the centre of the agenda, especially in order to face the challenges posed by the 2020 strategy;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that investing in education and training is essential for Europe’sa better future for Europeans; considers that key competences and new skills provide people with new opportunities and, moreover, that they lay the basis for long-term sustainable economic and social development;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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3. Points out that the link between education and training, particularly the pathway from vocational training, whether formal, non-formal or informal, to higher education, demands changes from learning institutions to cope with the difficulties linked to the differences in teaching and learning styles, and that more suitable teacher training more suited to the new challenges is therefore necessary;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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5. Recommends boosting creativity and the capacity for innovation at all levels of education including vocational, non-formal and informal learning, by giving students an interest in culture, the arts and the sciences;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to give students a status which fosters their professional and social integration and their mobility;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to give students a status which fosters their professional and social integration and their mobility;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
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8. Considers that the challenges posed by the Bologna process and the 2020 strategy create a need to provide adequate financial resources as well as increasing VET prestige; considers, in this respect, that giving visibility to student success stories innd to invest in high-quality VET, for example by encouraging participation in the Leonardo da Vinci programme; suggests that students should be told about possible pathways and that the pathways taken by students who have successfully entered the labour market wshould be of great value.highlighted;