Activities of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2013/2041(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Rethinking education (short presentation)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. In order to create a strong and innovative Europe and to promote social inclusionachieve goals and headline targets the EU committed itself to in the EU2020 strategy, to realize smart, inclusive and green growth, to create a strong and innovative Europe and to promote social inclusion and a higher level of solidarity while also preparing citizens for a successful and fulfilling life, calls on Member States to increase the level of investment into quality education and training to prepareing students for the ever-changing needs of the labour market needs;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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2. Calls on Member States to provide more efficient education, with a focus on active citizenship, providing transversal, skills – helping students solve problems, be flexible and able to adapt to unpredictable situations and work in teams and intercultural settings -, practical entrepreneurial and STEM-related skills, high digital literacy, and efficient foreign languages skills, to tackle mismatches between skills and labour market demand accessible for all;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
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3. Calls on Member States to safeguard an inclusive and integrated education system with a lifelong learning approach, placing special emphasis on providing equal access to all at all levels, and offering supportive and tailor-made arrangements to meet, and individualized pathways regarding the different needs of students, especially those fromof members of vulnerable social groups, such as the Roma, migrants and, disabled persople - throughout their entry, studies and graduations;
Amendment 41 #
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4. Considers that Member States should reduce drop-out rates by launching early childhood education, development and care programmes, providing extra-curricular activities and engaging parents and providing mentoring to disadvantaged students throughout their studies, helping them access the Erasmus programme and internship, thereby meeting the EU2020 headline targets aiming at going below 10%, by launching high quality, early childhood education, development and care programmes, and guarantee equal access for children to them, also by providing a wide range of extra-curricular activities and engaging parents in the educational process; reminds that all these steps are vital to tackle inequalities based on early childhood disadvantages, to prevent the education of disadvantaged students in special, segregated schools, and to stop the reproduction of poverty and social exclusion through generations;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
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4 a. Calls on Member States to provide tutoring, mentoring and networking assistance to disadvantaged students throughout their studies to prevent their drop-out in secondary and tertiary education, and at tertiary level help them access the Erasmus programme and promote their internships in businesses, public administration and the media in order to enable them to have appropriate work experience and a support network for their future job success, and also to integrate their specific views into the institutional culture;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
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4 b. Shares the Commission's concerns about the alarmingly low participation levels in adult learning in most Member States with an EU average of 8.9%; recommends expanding accessible, high quality adult learning programmes particularly in the workplace;
Amendment 54 #
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5. Calls onUrges Member States to facilitate transitions between the different educational and training pathways, and assist the transition between education, professional training and employment,; to provide Youth Guarantee, quality traineeships, work-based learning, apprenticeships and dual learning models, and to support gaining and recognize competences based on non- formal and informal learning;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
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5 a. Calls on Member States to find a sustainable solution to the problem of mismatches between the acquired skills and the labour market demand, and solve skills shortages especially in sectors with growth potential, such as ICT, health and care, business services etc.;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
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5 b. Calls on Member States to promote vocations and professions requiring STEM-related skills, also for women from an early age, in order to overcome occupation segregation and wage discrimination;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
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6. Stresses the need to prepare teachers to focus on skills and competences, to provide tailor-made teaching methods to learners of vulnerable social groups, get acquainted with different cultures and adapt lessons to the different communication and learning styles ofamiliar to their students, and to focus on learning outcomes rather than educational formalities;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. For the purpose of social solidarity and answering demographic challenges, calls on Member States to promote voluntary activities for all ages; urges them to promote trainings required by the care and support sectors, and offer scholarships for people undertaking relevant studies;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. For a more successful EU-wide employability, calls on Member States to educate their citizens about EU citizenship rights, civic duties and commitments, and how they can benefit from their right to free movement in the EU;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Stresses the role of the European Social Fund (ESF) in supporting investment in education and training, skills and lifelong learning; therefore, strongly calls for safeguarding the minimum overall share for the ESF as 25% of the budget allocated to cohesion policy;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
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7. Calls onUrges the Member States to regularly monitor and evaluate whetherif their education system and programmes have managed to reach out to the members of vulnerable social groups, if they have managed to providesafeguard equal access to inclusive and quality education at all levels, and ifwhether skills resulting fromprovided by their education and training have indeed increased students' employability.
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
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7 a. Calls on the Commission to monitor if Member States have taken the necessary steps to reform their education systems in order to achieve the above-mentioned goals.