Activities of Dominique MARTIN related to 2015/2088(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Skills policies for fighting youth unemployment (A8-0366/2015 - Marek Plura) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on skills policies for fighting youth unemployment PDF (520 KB) DOC (161 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that skills development through national education, apprenticeships, sandwich courses and vocational training is one of the key elements of integrated employment and social policies;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the involvement of young people, relevant stakeholders and organisationbusinesses and the competent authorities in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of relevant initiatives aimed at supporting youth employment at EU, national and local level is of the highest importance;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to build up partnerships between local authorities, education and employment services and the business community to support the creation, implementation and monitoring of employment strategies and action plans; calls for closer co-operation between education, public administration, business and civil society, especially youth organisations;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the proliferation of intermediary bodies possesses no added value, that stepping up cooperation by local authorities should not increase costs and that encouraging the mobilisation of businesses should make it possible to promote the desired public/private cooperation;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers it a priority to monitor and supervise the use of the funds distributed to training establishments;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that support for students’ initiatives to set up businesses, particularly in university circles, is a tried and tested approach;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that promoting entrepreneurship among a wider public can only be effective in a favourable economic climate;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the removal of administrative and financial barriers to starting and managing businesses through the simplification of procedures, easier access for start-ups to credit and microfinance, tailor-made counselling, introduction of incentive measures for entrepreneurs employing young people; underlines the importance of microfinance and the EU Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme, as well as the Investment Plan for Europe, for achieving these goals;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that training in the workplace, sandwich courses and high-quality apprenticeships are ways of improving youth access to the labour market and a better use of these opportunities could enlarge the pool of potential candidates for vacancies and also improve their preparedness for work;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises the importance of developing sandwich courses and the need to authorise access to apprenticeships from age 14 in order to facilitate the integration of young people into the world of enterprise;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes the importance of anticipating needs for skills in the various sectors with potential, such as new technologies, personal services or the circular economy, in order to establish and promote appropriate training;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Proposes promoting the development of business mentoring;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses the importance of learning one or more foreign languages as part of education and vocational training;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recalls that many young people are compelled to accept a series of traineeships, which in many cases constitute disguised forms of under- employment;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that skills development should also be considered as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for people from disadvantaged groups, in particular for children and young people from families affected by poverty, the long-term unemployed, including second-generation unemployed, immigrants and people with disabilities; stresses that prevention as well as support and counselling at an early stage are of the outmost importance, because although enabling people who are at a disadvantage to develop skills and to enter the labour market requires time and resources it is also socially and economically profitable;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the need to make it possible for young people who are recruited at a low level in a business to progress so as ultimately to reach management posts by means of the promotion of sandwich courses;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Emphasises that the idea of developing skills barely draws a veil over the desire to conceal the failure of European policies and whereas States are being compelled to make substantial cuts in their education budgets, inducing them to withdraw from involvement in vocational training and education;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that young people, raised in an era of rapid technological progress have not only potential, talents and skills but also values and priorities that differ from the previous generation, and therefore it is worthwhile stressing the need for programmes and initiatives that would bridge the gap between generations while helping to understand the younger generation’s assets, which include multitasking, creativity, readiness to change and teamwork; stresses that education and training systems should be flexible enoughadapt to new technologies to allow for the full development of the skills and talents of those people; emphasises moreover that recruitment and employment services staff should be well trained and equipped with skills that would give them a better understanding of Generation Y; stresses that job offers and recruitment strategies should be adjusted with a view to the potential of Generation Y;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that the concept of Generation Y makes no real sense from the sociological point of view, but is merely a marketing concept; notes, on the other hand, that technology and the globalisation of information are revolutionising our relationship with society and work, which is becoming freer and more individualistic, and that the issue is therefore not simply one of generations but of a wider phenomenon which has an impact on society and labour relations in general; emphasises that there is a need to think about new forms of business organisation and allocation of jobs, linked to existing abilities and skills.