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Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on tackling youth unemployment: possible ways out
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2013/2045(INI)
Documents: PDF(129 KB) DOC(216 KB)

Amendments (6)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
A. whereas education and training policies can play a crucial role in combating the high level of youth unemployment; whereas keeping up with a rapidly evolving labour market requires more investment is required in vocational education and training (VET), higher education and research, while taking into account the qualifications required for the creation of green jobs, in line with the Europe 2020 flagship initiative ‘New Skills for New Jobs’;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in 2011, 7.5 million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 and 6.5 million young people between the ages of 25 and 30 were not in education, employment or training (NEET);
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
B. whereas early school leaving seriously hampers the economic and social development of the Union; whereas early school leavers are more often unemployed and at risk of social exclusion and, unless integrated measures are taken, the Europe 2020 strategy objective of reducing early school leaving will not be achieved; whereas early school leavers are more often unemployed and at risk of social exclusion; whereas back-to-school programmes offering early-leavers a second chance should be developed, and should take particular account of vulnerable groups at high risk of social exclusion with a view to encouraging them to play an active part in society;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph C
C. whereas EU mobility programmes in the field of education and youth bofost job prospects and encourage labour market mobilityer social inclusion and help young people to successfully enter employment;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for an increased use of dual education systems which combine theoretical and practical teaching; highlights the importance of VET in striking the right balance between education and labour market demand; considers thatwelcomes the Commission’s proposal to set up a European Alliance for Apprenticeships; calls on the Member States to adopt a quality framework on traineeships and to enhance the promotvision of VET should not be done at the expense of higher education; emphasises the importance of improving quality standards in higadvisory and guidance services to young people at an early stage to increase their ability to make well-informed decisions about their educationfuture careers;
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme but regrets the Member States’ failure to follow the ILO recommendation to provide the scheme with a budget of EUR 21 billion for the 2014-2020 period; calls on Member States to commit themselves to implementing the scheme in an efficient and timely manner; highlights the need for sufficient funding for the initiative through the European Social Fund and other EU structural funds.
2013/05/30
Committee: CULT