10 Amendments of Eleftherios SYNADINOS related to 2016/0257(COD)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Since its establishment Cedefop has played an important role incontributed to supporting the development of a common vocational education and training policy. At the same time the concept and significance of vocational training has evolved under the influence of changing labour markets, technological developments, particularly in the digital area, and increasing labour mobility. Vocational training policies have evolved accordingly and encompass a variety of instruments and initiatives, some of which, namely related to skills and qualifications, including validation of learning, necessarily go beyond the traditional boundaries of vocational education and training. Therefore the character of Cedefop activities should be clearly spelled out and relevant terminology should be adjusted whilst staying within the remit of the Treaty provisions for vocational education and training.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Implementation of a vocational education and training policy will require a focus on the positive interface between education and training and the world of work, making sure that the knowledge, skills and competences acquired lifelong are kept up-to-date, support employability in changing labour markets and are relevant to the neereal needs and trends of citizens and society.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) As the three so-called tripartite Agencies - Cedefop, the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound) and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) - address issues related to the labour market, working environment and vocational education and training and skills, close coordination among the three Agencies is required and the ways to enhance efficiency and synergies should be exploited. Within the framework of synergies and the coordination of efforts, steps should be taken for further gradual convergence with the future objective of unifying the related tripartite bodies. In addition, where relevant, the Agency should seek to engage in efficient cooperation with the European Commission's in-house research capacities.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) It is necessary to provide for transitional budgetary provisions and transitional provisions on the Management Board and Cedefop staff to ensure continuation of activities of the Agency pending the entry into force of this Regulation, with a neutral fiscal orientation during the adjustment period, without resulting in any budgetary cost going beyond what was originally planned.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The objective of the Agency shall be to assist the Commission in shaping and optimally implementing vocational education and training and skills and qualifications policies. To this end the Agency shall provide evidence and services for policy making and knowledge sharingsharing know-how and specialised expertise amongst and between Union and national actors, in particular governments and social partners.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) disseminate information as a contribution to policies and to raise awareness and understanding of the potential of vocational education and training in promoting and supporting the employability of people, productivity in companies and lifelong learning, by ensuring that the information provided is customised and targeted to the needs of the users for whom it is intended;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) manage databases and make available appropriate tools, datasets and services for skills, occupations and qualifications to citizens, companies, policy makers, social partners and other stakeholdnon-profit making players with a sufficient stake in the matters.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. In carrying out its tasks, the Agency shall maintain a close dialoguetwo-way communication particularly with specialised bodies, whether public or private, national or international, public and local authorities and educational institutions and with workers' and employers’ organisations. The Agency, without prejudice to its own aims, shall ensure cooperation with other European Union Agencies aimed at avoiding overlaps and promoting synergy and complementarity in their activities, in particular with the European Training Foundation, Eurofound and EU-OSHA.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) one observer-member representing the European Parliament.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The seat of the Agency shall be Thessaloniki, Greece. In the context of achieving synergies and convergence, the aim remains that the three so-called tripartite bodies - the EU-OSHA, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) - should together be relocated to the seat of CEDEFOP, with 2025 as the target date for relocation.