9 Amendments of Jean-Luc BENNAHMIAS related to 2013/2041(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. In order to create a strong and innovative Europe and to promote social inclusion, calls on Member States to increase the level of investment in quality education and training to prepare students for the ever-changing needs of the labour market;Points out that the crisis is hitting young people particularly hard, with some going as far as to talk about a ‘lost generation’, that the youth unemployment rate in the European Union stood at 23.6% in January 2013, and that, even more worryingly, 8 million people in the 18-25 age group are not in employment, education or training1; calls on Member States, in the light of the urgent social problems facing the EU, to increase the level of investment in quality education and training to prepare students for the process of social and professional integration and, in particular, for the ever-changing needs of the labour market; __________________ 1 EU employment and social situation quarterly review, published by the Commission (March 2013).
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to develop a strategy based on growth and employment; emphasises that investment in human capital is fundamental to the efforts to achieve the objectives of the EU2020 strategy, build a strong and innovative Europe, strengthen social cohesion and foster active citizenship;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CallsStresses that better knowledge and skills are essential; calls, therefore, on Member States to provide more efficient education, with a focus on active citizenship, transversal, entrepreneurial and STEM-related skills, digital literacy and foreign languages skills, to tackle mismatches between skills and labour market demand;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds Member States of the need to promote learning outcomes with the aim of ensuring that young people have the knowledge and competences they need to integrate successfully into society and the labour market;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to safeguard an inclusive and integrated education system with a lifelong learning approach, providing equal access to all at all levels and offering tailor-made arrangements to meet the different needs of students, especially those from vulnerable social groups, such as Roma, migrants and disabled persons; emphasises the need for the Member States to strengthen their lifelong-learning strategies by making vocational training attractive and by ensuring that everyone can exercise their right to training;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that priority must be given to the acquisition of key skills – every young person must possess the basic knowledge and competences they need for their personal and professional lives as adults; stresses that the focus must be on disadvantaged areas and young people with problems; takes the view that every pupil must be given help with the task of developing their own learning plan by ensuring that everyone receives educational and careers guidance and that, at the start of secondary school, a module is offered which gives pupils an insight into the career paths available;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to facilitate transition between the different educational and training pathways, assist transition between education, professional training and employment, provide traineeships, work-based learning, apprenticeships and dual learning models and recognize and award credit for competences based on non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes the view that more apprenticeships, which are still often underutilised in the EU, and courses combining training and work experience should be made available; takes the view that all school curricula should include a period of work experience; emphasises, at the same time, the need to increase the number of people in higher education, and calls for guarantees that students undertaking continuous training, students undertaking work experience and apprentices will enjoy the same status;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to regularly monitor and evaluate whether they have managed to provide equal access to inclusive and quality education at all levels and if skills resulting from education and training have increased students’ employability and social integration.