11 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2017/2002(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the references made to digital skills in the Commission communication of 18 April 2016 entitled 'Digitising European Industry',
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to European Economic and Social Committee opinion SOC/546 of 22 February 2017,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas according to the latest PIAAC study by the OECD, about 70 million Europeans lack basic skills such as reading, writing and numeracy, which represents an obstacle to those people finding a decent job and living standard; whereas, furthermore, more than 20% do not know how to work on a computer;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas more than 30% of highly qualified young people are in jobs that do not match their skills and aspirations, while 40% of European employers say they are unable to find people with the skills they require in order to grow and innovate;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to address the issue of population ageing by encouraging the development of skills of relevance to health, well-being and sickness prevention;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that coordinated action is required in order to counter the ‘brain drain’ by identifying appropriate means of making use of the skills available, with a view to guarding against the loss of human capital by Member States;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, in order to anticipate future skills needs, social partners, and education and training, providers must be strongly involved at all levels, in particular in designing, implementing and evaluating vocational qualification programmes, which provide an real and effective transition from formal education to work- based learning;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points to the need to identify the skills required for new-technology jobs and promote the acquisition of the digital skills sought by mid-cap, micro, small and medium-sized businesses; draws attention in particular to the fact that, in the digital era, the acquisition of skills takes place in a context of swift change that can destabilise jobs markets and to the consequent need for lifelong learning to help people adjust to change;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the importance of vocational education and training (VET) for enhancing employability and clearing the pathway to professional qualifications for young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that VET is made more relevant and is tailored to labour market needs by making them an integral part of the education system, and to guarantee high qualification standards and quality assurance in this regard and thus avoid the sort of distortions that have occurred in connection with the Youth Guarantee scheme;
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Is of the opinion that the proposed ‘up-skilling pathways’ will make a tangible difference only if lessons - including in some cases negative ones - are learned from the implementation of the Youth Guarantee;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Calls on the Commission to take action to harmonise qualifications and promote uniform recognition in the various Member States of skills that have been acquired;