6 Amendments of Claude ROLIN related to 2015/2327(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Erasmus+ is 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 to forging a European identity, and provides Europeans with an opportunity to acquire transversal and transferable sets of skills and competences via studies, training and work experience abroad;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that vocational education and training (VET), non-formal and informal learning and VET mobility play a vital economic and social role in Europe as a mechanism leading to equal opportunities for all citizens, including those from socially disadvantaged groups, unemployed young people, migrants and women, who are all under-represented in VET; calls on the Commission and the Member States to position VET as a top choice which leads tofor finding a job and starting on a promising career, make it accessible to all, ensure gender balance and non- discrimination, and guarantee that it is adequately funded;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to encourage the integration into the labour market of young people in training by means of work-related training schemes, particularly through supporting the experimental long-term mobility programme for apprentices, involving all actors engaged in promoting learning, and emphasises in this respect the need to allocate sufficient funds to promoting apprentice mobility by opening the Erasmus allocations to apprentices under the same conditions as those offered to students;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Recalls the wide range of actions offered by the Erasmus+ programme, as well as its popularity and recognition by the general public, in particular as regards the mobility of students as part of their studies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness about those parts of the Erasmus+ programme that are less well-known, such as the European Voluntary Service;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to complement the European Voluntary Service by not only achieving a positive impact on the employability of the participants, but also by achieving a positive impact on the local community in terms of fair working conditions;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to prevent that participants of the European Voluntary Service are used as unpaid workers; to make sure that contracts are respected and to monitor the programme and the conditions under which volunteers work and the activities they are required to carry out;