4 Amendments of Nadja HIRSCH related to 2013/2176(INI)
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. Is concerned that Europe’s education and training systems are not adapted to businesses’ skills needs; notes with concern that in 2015 the estimated shortage of qualified ICT personnel in the EU will rise to between 384 000 and 700 000 and that the supply of science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills will not match the increasing demands of businesses in the coming years; advocates, therefore, that Member States be encouraged to establish dual education and training systems focusing on the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), fields in which the need for people with professional qualifications is particularly great;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
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7. Is concerned that the number of EU citizens who want to be self-employed has dropped from 45 % to 37 % in the last 3three years, almost one half being afraid of going bankrupt and more than 50 % saying it is difficult to obtain sufficient information on how to start a business; advocates that Member States be encouraged to put in place business start- up advice in universities and vocational training colleges and to regard investment in entrepreneurial learning at school level as a resource;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
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14. Welcomes initiatives to make it easier for businesses to access EU support via a single portal offering information on the Structural Funds, including the ESF; believes that more must be done to disseminate information to existing and potential entrepreneurs through ‘one-stop- shops’, and that the single portal should direct them to the relevant contact points in their areas;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
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16. Believes Member States must be more responsive to labour market needs, notably by fostering work-based learning and apprenticeships; welcomes initiatives in the Member States to expand the provision of educational and career guidance for school and college students with a view to reducing drop-out rates;