Activities of Laura AGEA related to 2015/2327(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on implementation report on Erasmus +
Amendments (6)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Erasmus+ iscould be one of the key drivers of growth, employment, competitiveness and social cohesion in that it contributes to improving European education and training systems and employability, and provides Europeans with an opportunity to acquire transversal and transferable sets of skills and competences via studies, training and work experience abroad;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, despite clear improvements problems still persist in recognition and validation systems in education and VET, problems still persist; calls for specific targets such as the implementation of a fully operational credit transfer system and recognition, and for validation of competences acquired through non-formal and informal learning.;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the requirement to support, either financially or by means of tax incentives, SMEs that offer vocational training under the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the need to increase awareness of the Erasmus+ instrument as a means of improving an individual’s own skills, giving them an added dimension which should ensure the right approach to this instrument for the purpose of guaranteeing its effectiveness, eliminating the risk of turning it merely into a life experience;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Recommends that this instrument should not provide a smoother route to a brain drain, but rather create opportunities to develop and supplement one’s own skills with a view to subsequently deploying them at home; considers that mobility has added value if and only if it is pursued on a voluntary basis and not if it is dictated by a lack of opportunities in the home country;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recalls that at a time of particular crisis of the fundamental values of the EU, the Erasmus+ instrument can provide a fundamental opportunity to promote integration, understanding and solidarity among young people; calls therefore for the integration of young people to be promoted by means of awareness of different cultures and traditions and their mutual and crucial respect;