Activities of Thomas HÄNDEL related to 2012/2045(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Education, Training and Europe 2020
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of investing in learning to meet the Europe 2020 targets and to strengthen European competitiveness, and urges Member States to improve access to lifelong learning (LLL) for all despite budgetary consolidation processes; stresses that education and training policies should not be evaluated purely in terms of competitiveness, but that education is above all a fundamental human right and a public service which should be guaranteed for all without discrimination;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that countercyclical investments in education and training policies can play a key role in overcoming economic crises;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the need to combat increasing unemployment and the growing insecurity facing young people who have been hit hard by the current economic crisis, by guaranteeing them high-quality, stable and secure employment;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to comply with and promote the European Quality Charter on Internships and Apprenticeships; insists that internships should only be used as part of education and training, and not as a means of obtaining cheap labour;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for an intensified policy dialogue and cooperation on education and training between the Union and its international partners to reflect the increasing economic, social and political interdependencies and to contribute to the implementation of the external dimension of Europe 2020; draws attention, however, to the damaging effects of austerity programmes, which lead to a brain drain both within the Union and towards third countries.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member States to involve all stakeholders, particularly the social partners, in the development and implementation of education and training policies.