19 Amendments of Isabella ADINOLFI related to 2015/2257(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas learning mobility and training mobility have repeatedly provshould be further stren gtheir potential toned to better contribute to high-quality education and employability, particularly in the context of both current and successive European Union programmes in the field of education and training, employment and cohesion policy;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas on 2002 the European Ministers of Vocational Education and Training launched the so-called "Copenhagen process" to enhance European cooperation in this field with the aim to improve the performance, quality and attractiveness of VET in Europe;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Copenhagen process is based on mutually agreed priorities that are periodically revised seeking, amongst its goals, to facilitate mobility and promote the use of various vocational training opportunities within the lifelong learning context;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas recent socio-economic developments accentuate the need to make lifelong learning and vocational education and training (VET) systems not only more efficient and effective, but also more accessible and inclusive with respect to disadvantaged groups and people with special needs;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the regional and local level is pivotal to exploring new paths for mobility and is crucial to establishing contact with entrepreneurs, all types of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the relevant trade unions, and engaging them in promoting the mobility of young people and apprenticepivotal to ensure the effectiveness, transparency and quality of funds and programmes devoted to vocational education and training and to exploring new paths for mobility; whereas mobility in VET of young people and apprentices promoted at regional and local level should be coordinated in a broad process of democratic and participatory governance aimed at addressing the most relevant socio-economic and environmental issues, involving micro, small and medium enterprises, local communities and social partners;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Believes that education is a fundamental human right and a public good that should be equally accessible to all; stresses that vocational education and training should enable learners to become both fully aware citizens in democratic societies and competent and skilled professionals; calls on the EU and Member States to address all socio- economic limitations that prevent from an equal access for all to vocational educational and training opportunities, including mobility;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importantat the role and the results of existing programmes and initiatives for mobility in VET should be enhanced in terms of accessibility, transparency and quality, mutual recognition and validation of competences and qualifications;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the existing mobility initiatives haveshould contributed to improving not onlye learners’ civic values and sense of belonging to Europe, but also their academic skills and job prospects, more specifically those competences linked to responsibility towards the others and the society as a whole and those skills linked to problem- solving capacity, planning and structuring, capacity to act and adapt in face of new situations, decision making, knowledge of foreign languages, and communication, as well as those related to personal skills that impact employability such as confidence, motivation, curiosity, critical thinking and assertiveness;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the key aspects that need to be taken into account when assessplanning thea success of theful implementation of mobility actions: learners’ economic capacity to engage in mobility; recognition of studies, competences and qualifications between countries, whether via credits or certificates; level of language knowledge; information, guidance and counselling activities throughout the mobility period, organisation of the curricula or studies;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the European Union to define a statute of the ‘European Apprentice’; calls on the EU and Member States to make sure that both apprenticeships and traineeships are not used as a source of precarious and cheap labour;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that a number of factors that impact the expectations of young people being trained inproblems impact the young people equal access to VET systems and they can be identified, in particular socioeconomic factors, family typologylimitations, family members' precarious working conditions and a lack of information, guidance (and tutorial) tools once compulsory secondary education has been completed or during vocational training courseand counselling activities and tools;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the role of educational systems in better equipping students with both academic and transversal skills, and thereby enhancing their aptitude to match labour market needsEU and Member States in developing a high quality and well organised VET system, implementing a holistic approach based on the equilibrium between professional theoretical education, professional practical training and general education;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the EU and Member States to adopt all necessary measures to ensure a successful implementation of circular economy with a view to extensively widen job opportunities in zero waste cycle, zero carbon energy, fair trade and digital infrastructures; calls in this regard to adapt plans, programmes and policies in VET systems;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the need to compensate for the obstacles that derive from the lower socioeconomic status of studentlearners in VET through measures such as the introduction of a guaranteed minimum income, a possible increase in the amounts of individual grants from the Commission, or an increase in the contributions made by Member States and regional and local administrations, intermediate institutions or NGOs, whether funded from their own budgets or via partnership schemes involving businesses, foundations and organisations that collaborate in the system of qualification and vocational training in their region or territory;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that current and future measures to tackle skills mismatches should both facilitate the involvement of employers, businesses and local communities, and be better connected with forecasts concerning labour market developmprioritise strategic areas such as zero carbon energy, sustainable mobility, life technologies, innovative technologies for the enhancement of cultural heritage and information and communication technologies; strongly believes that the EU and Member States should deliver an effective strategy aimed at matching currents and future skill needcircular economy job opportunities and VET systems;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges to translate in all official languages of the European Union the EU Skills Panorama website in order to make it a source of information accessible for all on skills needed throughout Europe;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls for a targeted approach aimed at improving the effectiveness and knowledge of tools developed by the Commission which offer information about VET and mobility, such as Ploteus and Eures, given the fact that they are little known and little used;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages further measures to facilitateCalls for the adoption of adequate measures to guarantee equal access byof disadvantaged groups and people with special needs to Erasmus+ mobility actions;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports allIs convinced that in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme measures in line with Erasmus+ objectives taken by entrepreneurs to develop mobility schemes for young employees or apprentices either by branch of activity or in interaction with bodies representing the industries, such as chambers of commerce and industry and the relevant trade unionteraction with bodies representing the industries, such as chambers of commerce and industry and the relevant trade unions should be primarily focused to develop mobility schemes for young employees or apprentices on zero carbon energy, sustainable mobility, life technologies, innovative technologies for the enhancement of cultural heritage and information and communication technologies;