5 Amendments of Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ related to 2016/0176(COD)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The concept of highly skilled worker should replace the concept of highly qualified worker in order to emphasise that both formal educational qualifications and equivalent professional experience should be taken equally into account as criteria for admission. Professional experience should be taken into account as a criterion for admission only in exceptional circumstances laid down in national law provided that the applicant has skills of a level comparable to higher education qualifications attested by at least five years of experience which is relevant to the employment for which the EU Blue Card is being applied for. According to a Council Recommendation of 20 December 201232, the validation of learning outcomes, namely competences (knowledge, skills and attitudes)33 acquired through non-formal and informal learning can play an important role in enhancing employability and mobility. It recommends Member States to have in place, no later than 2018, arrangements for the validation of non-formal and informal learning. As mechanisms and arrangements for the evaluation and validation of professional experience are not readily available in all Member States, an additional transposition period of two years after the entry into force of this Directive should be provided for the provisions related to recognising professional experience in order to enable Member States, where necessary, to develop such mechanisms and arrangements. Member States’ National Contact Points on the EU Blue Card should be involved in effective cooperation with stakeholders and networks in the education, training, employment and youth sectors, as well as other relevant policy areas, for the purpose of recognising professional experience under this Directive. __________________ 32 Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non- formal and informal learning (2012/C 398/01) (OJ C 398, 22.12.2012, p. 1). 33 Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning (OJ L 394, 30.12.2006, p. 10).
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) "higher professional qualifications" means qualifications attested by evidence of higher education qualifications or higher professional skills;in exceptional circumstances laid down in national law skills of a level comparable to higher education qualifications attested by at least five years of professional experience which is relevant to the employment for which the EU Blue Card is being applied for.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Volumes of admission This Directive shall not affect the right of a Member State to determine the volumes of admission of third-country nationals entering its territory for the purposes of highly qualified employment.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where a third-country national fulfils the criteria set out in Article 5 and where no ground for rejection pursuant to Article 6 applies, he or she shall be issued with an EU Blue Card unless the volumes of admission provided for in Article 7a are thereby exceeded.