Activities of Emilie TURUNEN related to 2010/2234(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy (short presentation)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament’s report of14 June 2010 "on promoting youth access to the labour market, strengthening trainee, internship and apprenticeship status",
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that a highly skilled and educated labour force is one of the mostdriving forces of innovation and brings a significant of competitive advantages, and that high-quality vocational education and training contributes fundamentally to sustainable development and to the creation of a functioning single internal market;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on Member States and the Commission to further improve the recognition of informal and non-formal learning; points to best practices in this field, especially via ESF funding, which prove that the recognition of skills, wherever those are acquired, leads to more successful integration into the labour market;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas youth unemployment is above 20 % making it one of the most pressing challenges in Europe and whereas one goal being pursued is to reduce the school drop- out rate below 10%,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the transition from education to work and between jobs is a structural challenge for workers all over the EU; whereas therefore transition security is an essential element to motivate workers for training outside the workplace; whereas quality apprenticeships have a largely positive impact on young people’s access to employment,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Emphasises that enabling young people to spend abroad a period of education or training is essential for them to acquire new skills, including language skills, and hence increases their opportunities of integration into the labour market; welcomes therefore the Commission's intention to develop a "Youth on the move card" helping all young people to move to another Member State to study, as well as to create European student mobility loans to give more young Europeans, in particular the most disadvantaged among them, the opportunity to experience a period of study, training or job placement in another country;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas demography is such that working lives will, as a matter of course, be longer and more varied and whereas lifelong learning is the onlyone of the ways to secure a place on the labour market,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points to the obstacles to integration which third-country nationals are facing when their qualifications are not recognised; calls on the Commission to assess the impact of the European Qualifications Framework on the recognition of qualifications of third- country nationals;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the importance of vocational education and training and maintains that their success hinges on the participation and cooperation of all stakeholders; refers to the positive experiences with the dual system within Vocational Educational and Training (VET) in countries such as Germany, Austria and Denmark where the system has led to longer term integration of young workers into the labour market and to higher employment rates for young workers as well as higher levels of competence which then increase employment prospects at later age;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for support to be given to cross- border links and communication platforms between educational institutions and employers for the purpose of exchanging best practices in the context of the Services Directive;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to further improve the recognition of informal and non-formal learning; points to best practices in this field, especially with ESF-funding, which prove that recognition of skills, wherever they are learned, lead to more successful integration into the labour market;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for greater balance in girls‘ and boys’ career choices; asks Member States and the Commission to actively work towards a less gender segregated labour market by putting forward initiatives that will help women to choose careers that traditionally have been male dominated and vice versa;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for all stakeholders, especially educational institutions, employers, employees and unions, to engage in formal dialogue with a view to ensuring that vocational education is of high quality and geared to the labour market;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls the goals set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy earlier this year which emphasises the need for a high skilled and educated European labour force in order to achieve a strong and sustainable growth and reach the employment goals set out in the Strategy; highlights the important role that affordable and accessible VET plays in the process of educating and upskilling the European labour force;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises the need for the VET to provide workers with the skills needed to take up new, green jobs that will arise in the future sustainable economy;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States to allow for the growing need for upskilling by setting up advice centres to help workers plan the necessary vocational training; calls on employers to offer opportunities for upskilling; asks the Member States to secure workers the right to upskilling if employers do not voluntarily do so and make sure that the financial burden of upskilling is not placed on the employee;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that readily accessible, flexible, and individually tailored vocational training is important to people at different times of lifeand should be available, accessible and affordable to people at different times of life and regardless of their status on the labour market;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Maintains that vocational secondary and post-secondary education institutions should also become involved in the training sphere, a point which applies particularly to post-secondary institutions offering courses to upgrade specialist skills, especially for MINT professions (mathematics, informatics, natural sciences, and technology); points out, however, that competition with private providers must not be distorted;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Points to the obstacles to integration which 3rd country nationals are facing when their qualifications are not recognized; calls the Commission to assess the impact of the European Qualifications Framework on recognition of qualifications of 3rd country nationals;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the idea of making cross- border mobility an optional component of vocational education and training as it is being done with the Leonardo da Vinci programme; strongly urges employees to make more use of the Leonardo da Vinci programme;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States to financeconsider as one option a training voucher scheme under the ESF, so as enable people to make use of training offerings even when they have a low incometo secure people with a low income the possibility to participate in training; if necessary, invites Member States to apply for funding for such training voucher schemes under the ESF;