7 Amendments of Juozas IMBRASAS related to 2011/2067(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the Agenda for new skills and jobs as part of the 2020 strategy, pointing out that only a workforce that is skilled is of fundamental importance for the development of a competitive, sustainable and innovative economy; underlines that the EU must achieve its employment objective: to ensure a 75% employment rate for its population aged between 20 and 64 by 2020;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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2. Endorses the more effective use of funds for the development of new skills and the creation of new jobs, including in the burgeoning 'green economy’; this involves principally the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD), the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the Lifelong Learning programme and the Progress programme; believes there is also a need to give individuals and enterprises suitable incentives to invest in training to improve staff skills in order to respond to labour market requirements;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses that, in order to have highly qualified and skilled women workers on the labour market, it is necessary to provide women who face structural unemployment and difficulties with returning to work after maternity or parental leave with retraining opportunities and access to vocational training, regardless of the type of work contract, with the aim of improving their qualifications; stresses the importance of orienting vocational training in higher education establishments more towards the needs of the labour market; stresses furthermore that it is necessary to provide women with access to active participation in life-long learning at every stage of their careers, and to promote technical and engineering studies among girls with a view to flexible adaptation of education and training to the needs of the labour market;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recalls that universities can play a key role in the regional economies of Member States and that universities are unique places where innovation, education and research come together and can lead to job creation; points out that cooperation between universities, regions, governments and businesses is fundamental; also notes that the internationalisation of education is of social, cultural and economic significance, and consequently urges the Commission to facilitate international mobility among researchers, students, scientists and lecturers, both within and outside the EU;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
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4. Supports policies designed to promote job creation taking into account the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, which provide two thirds of all jobs in the private sector; believes reform of the labour market should be encouraged in order to improve its flexibility and flexicurity; stresses the need to develop the skills needed for work in today’s and tomorrow’s world, improve job quality, ensure better working conditions and enable the creation of new jobs;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
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6. Calls on the Commission to raise the profile of Leonardo da Vinci, a programme which enables people to acquire new skills, knowledge and qualifications, and which makes vocational education more attractive to everyone; notes that the Erasmus sub- programme has an implementation rate of close to 100 %; recalls the well- documented evidence that Erasmus considerably facilitates study abroad and provides students with a wider range of skills, and that this, in turn, significantly improves subsequent employment prospects for those students participating in Erasmus and thereby contributes substantially to Europe’s competitiveness;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
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6. Stresses that the exchange of experience and the creation of networks between higher education institutions, research establishments and business centres is important for raising skills levels and adapting to the needs of the labour market; believes there is a need to ensure labour market conditions which will facilitate job creation, such as a reduction in the administrative burden or taxes linked to work and mobility, which are particularly important in fast-growing sectors that depend heavily on technological research and development; considers that entrepreneurship should be encouraged, for example by sharing best practices in the development of entrepreneurship and implementing the Erasmus programme for young entrepreneurs;