Activities of Nadja HIRSCH related to 2010/2307(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Youth on the Move: a framework for improving Europe’s education and training systems
Amendments (25)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 9 June 2010 on 'A new impetus for European cooperation in Vocational Education and Training to support the Europe 2020 strategy (COM(2010)296),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas YoM, a flagship initiative of the EU2020 strategy, aims to reinforce the attractiveness of Europe’s higher education and the overall quality of all levels of education and training and the quality of study and work mobility through a better use of the existing European programmes in their present form,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas mobility programmes can increase labour market opportunities for well trained young people, but are often not accessible to those with a low level of qualifications,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas mobility programmes should be accessible to all young people, regardless of the type of education they have chosen,
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the youth unemployment – the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – israte is currently 21% in the EU, making this one of the most pressing challenges facing the Union; notes that, since some 35% of all jobs which will become available between now and 2020 will require high qualifications combined with the ability to adapt and innovate, intensive efforts must be made to achieve the target laid down as problem that must be overcome and that all employment contracts must provide for unrestricted social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviatart of the EU 2020 strategy of increasing the proportion of people aged between 30 and 34 with a university degree or equivalent qualification to at least 40%; emphasises that at the same time early school leavers must be offered innovative from this principleutes back into the education system;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the very transition from education and training to work presents young people with a major challenge,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas youth unemployment of close to 21% is one of the most pressing challenges in Europe,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the success of the YoM initiative depends mostly on the implementation of its key actions by the Member States; therefore asks the European Commission to closely monitor and analyse crucial elements during implementation, on the basis of progress indicators, with a view to helping Member States in the process;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to continue investing in the mobility and youth programmes such as Lifelong Learning (Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius, Grundtvig), Marie Curie, Erasmus Mundus and Youth in Action in their present form;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that voluntary mobility in the framework of schooling and vocational training, further training and higher education and for the purposes of employment should be promoted for all young people, irrespective of their financial situation, with each individual being able to determine the degree of his or her own mobility;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites Member States to ensure greater investment in education and training systems at all levels and to financially support the implementation of the EU mobility programmes at national level, as well as secure or raise the quality of education in general;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the EURES project, since it can offer young people the chance to find a job; points out, however, that this must not lead to a brain drain away from certain parts of the EU;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that Parliament is kept regularly informed, by means of the ‘mobility indicators’, of the stage Member States have reached in their efforts to eliminate obstacles in this area, and calls for measures such as ECVET, EQR and ECTS to be implemented properly in order to guarantee recognition of qualifications and diplomas;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the transition from school, vocational training or higher education to employment must be better prepared and must follow on directly from education or training, and welcomes the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative; believes that social partners and youth organisations should be involved in the development of a sustainable strategy to reduce youth unemployment, in which there must be formal recognition ofEU- wide recognition of both formal and informal qualifications obtained must be guaranteed;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to collect data at national and regional levels on the practical barriers to mobility, and/or make existing data available and prompt exchanges thereof, and to take steps to remove them to ensure high- quality mobility that is accessible to all;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out the importance of taking measures to ensure that studentsyoung people in education or training are mobile and have an effective social and health security system and full portability of grants when they are abroad and that their interim results and qualifications are recognised in all Member States;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that disabled students, as well as students with children,young people, young adults and young parents in higher or continuing education or training should be afforded additional support to participate in mobility;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that occupational choices must be less strongly influenced by gender, that measures must be taken to present a comprehensive overview of possible career choices and that the attempt must be made from an early age to interest and support girls, in particular, in mMINT (Mathematical ands, Informatics, Natural sciences, Technology) professions and boys in teachnicing, caring and social professions;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Would welcome a contribution from the Member States to the efforts to foster multilingualism and urges them to offer children and young people from families from migrant backgrounds the opportunity to learn to write and speak the languages of their families;
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that training places are an appropriate aid in making the right career choice at all stages of the process of choosing an occupation, but must not be allowed to replace regular jobs and must provide sufficient income and social protection; stresses that and making the transition to working life and that, in the light of the current situation, young people should also be given the opportunity to gain a foothold in the labour market by means of fixed-term, paid or unpaid training places or fixed- term employment contracts, although training places must not be allowed to replace regular jobs; stresses that, as a matter of principle, training places must confer social rights and a European quality framework for traineeships must be introduced;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Suggests that, instead of the addition to a global university ranking system, the Commission introduces an information-based system on European universities’ programmes which would, among other things, regularly report to the public on the employability of students on each programme;
Amendment 170 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that young people must be given access to vocational training during working time and that lifelong learning must be supported from the very first job. and that the Member States must be called upon to establish independent systems for the provision of advice on further training with a view to guaranteeing that further training becomes the norm;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Points out that Parliament is kept regularly informed, by means of the 'mobility indicators', of the stage Member States have reached in their efforts to eliminate obstacles in this area and calls for measures such as ECVET, EQR and ECTS to be properly implemented in order to guarantee recognition of qualifications and diplomas;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the importance of guidance instruments for young people to help them in their educational and professional choices from primary schools to higher levels of education and training in order to better prepare them for a smooth transition to active life; stresses also, in this connection, the importance of support measures, such as mentoring or coaching, for familiarising young people with, and preparing them for, the process of making job applications;