11 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2016/2242(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the Youth Guarantee (YG) hais an importantble to play a role in supporting measures to provide unemployed young people with the skills and experience needed to engage in employment and to become entrepreneurs, and can also provides an opportunity to address skills mismatch; points in this regard to the absolute necessity of a return to basic literacy, as 70 million Europeans nowadays lack basic reading or writing skills;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates however that measures of this kind never lead to jobs being created and are based on an approach in which individuals shoulder full responsibility for their employment situation; insists on initiatives such as the Youth Guarantee being accompanied by a genuine discussion of the economic model prevailing in societies in the EU and on the consequences of ordo-liberalism and austerity policies;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points in this regard to Report No 5/2017 of the European Court of Auditors1a, which found that when the number of 'positive exits', i.e. a young person in the scheme taking up an offer of employment, was compared with the number of young people registered on the scheme, the number of positive exits in the seven Member States examined was only around half the number on the scheme; _________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR17_5/SR_YOUTH_GUARANTE E_EN.pdf
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the important role of education, apprenticeship, vocational training and career guidance in preparing young people with the work ethics and skills needed by theon national job markets;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Indicates that measures supported by the YG also need to address structural challenges which young people not in education, employment or training (NEETS) face so as to ensure that they have a long-term impact; points to the results of the audit conducted by the European Court of Auditors, which suggests in its Report No 5/2017 suggests that the relative reduction in the NEET population is not due to an increase in the number of young people employed but rather to the fact that during a period of low economic growth, young people tend to stay in education longer and defer their entry into the labour market;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that NEETs are a diverse group and that schemes are more cost- effective when they are targeted to address identified challenges; points out, with this in mind, that, according once again to the European Court of Auditors, the proportion of young NEETs registered at the end of 2015 did not rise substantially after the introduction of the Youth Guarantee; states in view of this fact that further progress needs to be made in targeting NEETs and their specific needs;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that measures under the YG are most likely to be effective when young people are assisted in entering the labour market in a way that can provide them with sustainable employment opportunities and salary progression; reiterates however the need to ensure that these measures do not amount to a series of insecure jobs and no decent pay;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that financial support schemes are also needed to address young people at risk of becoming NEETfurthermore that most Member States already have financial support schemes for NEETs; suggests that the national authorities concerned take specific situations into account in these systems, those for instance of young people in rural or outlying areas or young people with disabilities;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the manner in which Member States implement schemes approved under the YG andMember States to put in place a comprehensive system monitoring system that covers cost efficiency, structural reformthe cost efficiency of this initiative, backed up by policies leading to the creation of real jobs and measures targeting individuals;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for a strong partnership approach in which the national authorities concerned, social partners, youth organisations, schools and training institutions, private employment providerchambers of skilled trades and crafts, chambers of commerce and industry, VSEs/SMEs and third sector organisations get involved in the design, implementation, delivering and monitoring of the YG scheme;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. points out, in this regard, that in France alone there are already almost 700 000 jobs available in the digital sector, and that 80 % of the economy relies on these tools; suggests, with this in mind, that Member States view investment in training in this sector as a long-term investment in jobs and growth, but as an investment too in the strategic independence of our industries in the face of international competition in this field;