23 Amendments of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2015/2327(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas, according to Eurostat, unemployment is still at 10.1 % in July 2016; whereas across the EU, youth unemployment stands at 18.8 %;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas the results of the Erasmus Impact Study of 20141a show that those who have studied or trained abroad are twice as likely to find work compared to others who lack similar experience; __________________ 1ahttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_cultur e/repository/education/library/study/2014/ erasmus-impact_en.pdf
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. Whereas the unemployment rate for those have studied or trained abroad is 23% lower after five years of graduating1a; __________________ 1ahttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_cultur e/repository/education/library/study/2014/ erasmus-impact_en.pdf
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas 85% of Erasmus students study or train abroad to enhance their employability abroad1a ; __________________ 1ahttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_cultur e/repository/education/library/study/2014/ erasmus-impact_en.pdf
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas 64% of employers say graduates with an international background are given greater professional responsibility1a ; __________________ 1ahttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_cultur e/repository/education/library/study/2014/ erasmus-impact_en.pdf
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital G
Recital G
G. Whereas one in three Erasmus trainees is offered a job at the enterprise where they did their traineeship1a ; __________________ 1ahttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_cultur e/repository/education/library/study/2014/ erasmus-impact_en.pdf
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital H
Recital H
H. Whereas almost 1 in 10 Erasmus trainees who did work placements have started their own company and 3 out of 4 plan to or can envisage to do so1a ; __________________ 1ahttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_cultur e/repository/education/library/study/2014/ erasmus-impact_en.pdf
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital I
Recital I
I. Whereas the Erasmus+ programme, which runs from 2014 to 2020, aims to modernise education, training and youth work across Europe and is open to education, training, youth and sports organisations across all sectors of lifelong learning; whereas it will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Erasmus+ is one of the key drivers of youth labour mobility and European citizenship, contributes to growth, employment, competitiveness and social cohesion in that it contributeas well as 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 23 #
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 provides Europeans with an opportunity to acquire transversal and transferable sets of skills and competences via studies, training and work experience abroad; reiterates its call for improved opportunities for VET students to do work placements in neighbouring countries, e.g. by funding the travel costs of students who continue to reside in their home country; considers moreover that it is valuable to young people to have opportunities for contact with businesses and labour market organisations even during their studies in order to improve the transition to the labour market;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Member States to fully implement the Erasmus+ programme, thereby fostering further cross-border career and labour mobility; recalls that mobility in training is a key asset for entering the labour market; stresses the importance of the implementation of a European framework for mobility in learning and vocational training;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. HPoints to Erasmus+ as a key instrument for improving the quality of VET across the EU; highlights the fact that vocational education and training (VET) 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, people with a disability, inhabitants of remote areas, migrants and women, who are all under- represented in VET; calls on the Commission and the Member States to position VET as a choice which leads to a promising career, make it accessible to all, ensure gender balance and non- discrimination, and guarantee that it is adequately funded;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that vocational education and training (VET) 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 choice which leads to a promising career, make it accessible to all, ensure gender balance and non- discrimination, and guarantee that it is adequately funded; reiterates its call for a greater focus on neighbouring languages in the field of VET in order to improve the position and increase employability in the cross-border labour market;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, despite clear improvements in recognition and validation systems of diplomas, credits, skills certificates, competency accreditations 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 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Acknowledges that, with regard to the high youth unemployment rates in certain Member States, a primary objective of Erasmus+ should be to prepare young people for employment, with special focus on addressing skills deficits and skills mismatches; highlights the importance of a shift from on-the-job- competencies to soft skills, as job content is under a constant evolution;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the fact that the foreign language skills, especially neighbouring languages, of participants in Erasmus+ projects will be enhanced; however calls on the Commission to reconsider a decentralised approach to organise the intensive courses for incoming mobility participants in cooperation with the educational institutions and the host companies for trainees adapted to their field of study or traineeship;
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;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase efforts to reduce the high administrative burden for institutions as well as for host companies involved in Erasmus+ projects in order to facilitate registration, validation and recognition processes;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Proposes that the Commission maintains entrepreneurship education and training as one of the objectives of a future Erasmus+ programme in the next financial period (post-2020), including mobility, to contain the following elements: (i) careful assessment of the impact of existing measures promoting entrepreneurship through education and training and potentially adapt them, while paying special attention to the impact on under-represented and disadvantaged groups; (ii) promotion of better-defined learning contents and tools for formal and non- formal education targeting all students – both theoretical modules and practical modules, such as student entrepreneurial projects; (iii) promotion of partnerships between educational institutions, enterprises, non- profit organisations and non-formal education providers, in order to devise suitable courses and provide students with the requisite practical experience and models; (iv) development of skills in the areas of entrepreneurial processes, financial literacy, ICT literacy and skills, creative thinking, problem-solving and an innovative mind-set, self-confidence, adaptability, team-building, project management, risk assessment and risk- taking, as well as specific business skills and knowledge; (v) highlighting of non-formal and informal learning as a privileged environment to acquire entrepreneurship competences;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Encourages Member States to take further part in the Erasmus Programme for Young Entrepreneurs and to promote it further among young people who wish to engage in business projects, so that they can gain experience abroad and acquire new skills which will help them to carry out their business projects successfully;