4 Amendments of Sabine VERHEYEN related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in order to contribute efficiently to combating the high levels of youth unemployment, EU cohesion policy needs to be fully in line with the Europe 2020 strategy, and in particular the headline targets for education of reducing school drop-out rates to below 10 % and increasing the share of young people with a third-level degree or diploma, diploma or an equivalent vocational training qualification to at least 40 %, and with the benchmark for an average of at least 15 % of adults to participate in lifelong learning and not less than 95% of children to take part in early childhood education;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the fact that 12% of the 18- 24 year old population are early school leavers and calls on the EU to identify the main factors leading to early school leaving and monitor the characteristics of the phenomenon at national, regional and local level as the foundation for targeted and effective evidence-based policies. Policies to reduce early school leaving must address a range of factors including educational and social challenges that might be possibly leading to such a phenomenon;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that meeting labour market demands and preventing educational mismatches require greater investment into the modernisation of educational systems and the strengthening ofcalls on the Member States to act on education-related country-specific recommendations (CSRs) in the European Semester and other Commission recommendations as soon as possible; also stresses the need to strengthen the links between education, research and employmentbusiness at regional and loc, local, national and supranational level;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Youth Guarantee Scheme as an efficient means of reducing youth unemployment and as a fundamental structural reform in the mid- and longer term; calls on Member States to establish strong partnershipscooperation with stakeholders and, to make full use of the European Social Fund, Youth Employment Initiative and other structural funds when implementing the scheme and creating an infrastructure therefore; emphasizes the need for the development of entrepreneurial skills within the framework of the Youth Guarantee Schemes; nevertheless early intervention and activation and, in many cases, reforms are needed such as improving vocational education and training systems, and exchange of best practices related to the dual education system could contribute to structural changes in the labour market and lead to higher levels of employment;