32 Amendments of Petra KAMMEREVERT related to 2016/0304(COD)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Differences in language, definitions, document formats, as well as assessment and qualification validation methods, all pose considerable challenges for individuals, employers and competent authorities. These challenges arise especially where individuals move between countries, including third countries, but also when looking for a new job or engaging in learning. Clear information and shared understanding isare necessary to address these challenges, while respecting subsidiarity and diversity and providing clarity on responsibilities.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) The new Europass framework adapts the existing Europass services to the needs and expectations of users and providers: learners, job-seekers, workers, employers - in particular small and medium-sized enterprises -, public employment services, guidance practitioners, education and training providers, social partners, volunteers, youth organizations, youth work providers, National Europass Centres and the national authorities responsible. While respecting national structures and administrative arrangements, simplification, effectiveness and efficiency are the main objectives of this Decision. All instruments should be designed and aligned appropriately and without unnecessary overlap in their specific goals and tools and should not overstretch Europass.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Currently, ESCO cannot be considered as basis for a Europass reference terminology. ESCO is an instrument, which is currently a project that has been neither fully developed or tested nor has been approved by the Member States. The use of ESCO as reference terminology is, therefore, conditional on an effort by the Commission to assess its acceptance by and usefulness to users and other stakeholders, as well as on an effort to show the positioning of ESCO within the space of EU instruments, in order to show the value added of its use to labour markets, employers, employees and job- seekers, and the synergies created by the use of ESCO in in a way that is consistent with the EQF in Europass. Once ESCO is recognized to be an acceptable reference terminology for Europass, it is to be regularly updated, in close cooperation with Member States and with stakeholders, such as social partners, professional associations, education and training institutes, research institutes, statistics institutes and employment services.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Regulation (EU) 2016/589 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 establishes European Employment Services (EURES), a network of employment services and a mechanism for an automated matching of people to jobs through the EURES common IT platform. To enable the exchange and the matching of job vacancies with candidates, this mechanism needs a common and multilingual list of skills, competences and occupations. By developing ESCO the Commission is providing a multilingual classification system of occupations, skills and competences and qualifications that is suited to this purpose. _________________ 31might be suitable for this purpose after thorough review. _________________ 31 OJ L 107, 22.4.2016, p. 1. OJ L 107, 22.4.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) There is an acknowledged growing importance of transversal orand 'soft' skills that can be applied in different fields. Individuals require tools and guidance on self-assessing and describing these and other skills, for example digital or language.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) There is an acknowledged growing importance of transversal orand 'soft' skills that can be applied in different fields. Individuals require tools and guidance on self-assessing and describing these and other skills, for example digital or language.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The current focus of the Europass framework on documentation is too limited to respond to current and future needs. To communicate skills and qualifications and make decisions on employment and learning opportunities users need access to relevant information and tools for understanding skills and qualifications as well as tools for documenting their own skills and qualifications in accordance with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The revised Europass framework approach should consider the needs of all potential users, including learners, job seekers, workers, employers, guidance practitioners, public employment services, social partners, education and training providers, youth work organisationvolunteers, youth organisations, youth work providers and policy makers.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Europass framework established by Decision No 2241/2004/EC should therefore be replaced by a new voluntary framework to address evolving needs while preserving national structures and administrative arrangements and clarifying the synergies between existing instruments.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) CV template(s), including the established Europass CV, and Qualification Supplement template(s) should form part of the Framework. Templates should be interactive, changeable and made available online.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Commission will guarantee a platform of cooperation with Member States and relevant stakeholders to ensure the overall coherence of implementation and monitoring of this Decisionshould ensure the coherent implementation and monitoring of this Decision through a Europass expert group composed of representatives of Member States and relevant stakeholders. The expert group should, in particular, advise on the development of web-based tools for documenting information on skills and qualifications and on information provided through the Europass online platform.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Decision establishes a European framework, which is founded on a voluntary personal portfolio of documents with the aim to make qualifications and competences transparent and interoperable within and between the Member States, comprising web- based tools, information and the development of open standards to support the transparency and understanding of skills and qualifications. The framework shall be known as ‘Europass’.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. Europass shall be managed by the Commission and supported by the National Skills Coordination PointEuropass Centers.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) tools to (self-)assess individual skills, including through questionnaires, by reference to established descriptions of skills or through the integration of data from other existing aligned and synchronized EU self-assessment tools such as the Youthpass;
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) tools as necessary to support the presentation and exchange of information by organisations.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Europass Qualification Supplement(s) shall be issued by the competent national authorities in accordance with templates developed by the European Commission and other stakeholders32 such as the Council of Europe and UNESCO. Any changes in this field should take into account the results of the work of the Bologna Follow Up Group's Advisory Group on Revision of Diploma Supplement. _________________ 32 Current supplements are the Certificate Supplement and the Diploma Supplement.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. All Europass Qualification Supplement documents issued by authorised bodies shall be issued automatically and free of charge in electronic form, in the national language and/or in a major European language, in accordance with the procedures agreed between the issuing bodies and the National Skills Coordination Points referred to in Article 8 and in conformity with any procedures agreed between the European Commission and stakeholders.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) develop web-based tools for the operation of Europass. The Europass documents created under Decision No 2241/2004/EC shall be transferred to the reviewed Europass system;
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point g
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision at national level. To this end, Member States shall: (a) coordinate the activities related to the implementation of Europass tools; (b) ensure the timely and effective provision of data and information available at national level for the updating of the Europass framework; (c) promote the awareness and use of Europass; (d) promote and provide information on guidance for transnational learning and career purposes; (e) make information on learning opportunities available on the Europass online platform; (f) provide Europass users with access to the relevant information or data available within the Member State, in particular access to information on learning opportunities, qualifications and qualification systems and to semantic assets on national level; (g) involve all relevant stakeholders in the activities under their responsibility;
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The implementation of this Decision shall be co-financprovided through Union programmes. Annual appropriations shall be authorised by the European Parliament and the Council withmulti-annual operation grants to the National Europass Centres. The Commission shall provide a 5-year perspective comprising the limits of the financial frameworkestimated financial implications for the Member States.