20 Amendments of Jutta STEINRUCK related to 2010/2307(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the objective of all initiatives must be to educate young people for the Europe of the future, which means making it possible for all young people to enjoy schooling, vocational training and higher education that lays stress on meeting the technological requirements of a modern and sustainable society in order to make it easier for them to gain access to the labour market; stresses, in that connection, that no young person who has had problems in his or her educational career for whatever reason must be lost to working life, but that such young people must instead receive targeted support; points out that access to education must not be contingent on the social or financial status of a young person’s parents; emphasises the importance of horizontal mobility at all levels of education, both at school and during vocational training;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that youth unemployment – the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – is a problem that must be overcome and that all employment, training and traineeship contracts must provide for unrestricted social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviate from this principle; stresses that periods of notice must not be shortened, arrangements laid down in collective agreements and statutory provisions must apply as they do to regular employees, and participatory rights and freedom of association must be enjoyed without restriction from the first day on;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the crisis must not be used as a reason to cut education costs, since higher-level education for young people is necessary in order to overcome the impact of the crisis; stresses, accordngly, that all young people should have access free of charge to schooling, vocational training and higher education;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the importance of specific, verifiable objectives for the implementation of the EU 2020 Strategy integrated guidelines to reduce youth unemployment; emphasises, therefore, that the Member States must increase the employment rate for young people between the ages of 15 and 25 by 10% by 2014; takes the view that the target groups and indicators proposed by the Commission in the initiative should be monitored and that the progress made during implementation should be measured by means of clear indicators;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that voluntary mobility in the framework of schooling and vocational training and for the purposes of employment should be promoted for all young people, irrespective of their financial situation, with each individual being able to determine the degree of his or her own mobility; emphasises that mobility must not give rise to disadvantages in terms of income and social protection; emphasises the importance for increased mobility of the mutual recognition of school, vocational training and university diplomas and further training qualifications obtained within the EU; makes it clear that this mutual recognition must be granted within 12 months following the date on which the qualification was obtained;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that no young person who has had problems in his or her educational career for whatever reason must be lost to working life, but that such young people must instead receive targeted support; points out that access to education must not be contingent on the social or financial status of a young person’s parents; emphasises the importance of horizontal mobility at all levels of education, both at school and during vocational training;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that measures must be taken to reinforce the role of the family and social environment of young people and of their school in guiding them in their career choices and towards finding an occupation; emphasises that vocationally-based teaching in schools, the transfer of vocationally relevant information through the identification and fostering of aptitudes and skills and the provision of training in making job applications have a particularly important role to play in preparing young people for the labour market; points out that in many cases individually tailored support, in the form of advice for young people choosing a career and starting work, is required in order to achieve that objective;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes the view that the social partners and youth organisations must take measures to enable parents and schools to act as effective careers advisers long before their children or pupils are faced with the transition to vocational training; points out that, in the case of young people with special needs, support measures must be tailored in terms of language and content to their parents and social environment;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises the importance of informal training in peer-to-peer networks, in particular organised youth associations, in helping young people to develop the social skills they need to help them choose a career and cope with the transition to working life, whether through group leisure activities, international meetings or voluntary social work;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that occupational choices must be less strongly influenced by gender, that measures must be taken to present a comprehensive overview of possible career choices and that the attempt must be made from an early age to interest and support girls, in particular, in mathematical and technical professions; emphasises that, in the light of the future shortage of skilled workers, specific measures must be taken to foster the potential of girls and women; in particular, specific support programmes must be implemented to overcome women’s and girls’ own doubts as to their suitability for scientific and technical professions;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the importance of the YoM programme, which is instrumental in involving young people in society, and calls on the Commission to make use of the know-how gained from the Youth in Action programme when implementing YoM;
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that young people whose chances of getting started in life are poorer must be supported individually to increase their employability and that publicly funded training places are annd a standardised system of training assistance are effective instruments for integrating particularly disadvantaged young people;
Amendment 157 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that training places are an appropriate aid in making the right career choice at all stages of the process of choosing an occupation, but must not be allowed to replace regular jobs, must be strictly limited in duration and must provide sufficient income and social protection; stresses that a European quality framework for traineeships must be introducedcovering all forms of education and training must be introduced as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 169 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that young people must be given access to vocational training during working time and that both lifelong learning and professional development must be supported from the very first job.
Amendment 173 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that high-quality initial education and vocational training covering all trades and professions increases young people’s job opportunities and guarantees businesses a supply of skilled employees; calls on the Member States to establish appropriate supervisory bodies in order to ensure that such education and training is provided;
Amendment 174 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Takes the view that the ‘Your first EURES job’ initiative must be closely linked to the European Vacancy Monitor, must be open to as many people as possible and must enable employers and job seekers to draw up a profile containing their relevant data;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises the importance for increased mobility of the mutual recognition of school, vocational training and university diplomas and further training qualifications made possible within the EU; states that recognition procedures must have been completed within 12 months;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the importance of guidance instruments for young people to help them in their educational and professional choices from primary schools to higher levels of education and training in order to better prepare them for a smooth transition to active life; takes the view that measures must be taken to reinforce the role of the family and social environment of young people and of their school in guiding them in their career choices and towards finding an occupation; emphasises that vocationally based teaching in schools, the transfer of vocationally relevant information through the identification and fostering of aptitudes and skills and the provision of training in making job applications have a particularly important role to play in preparing young people for the labour market; points out that in many cases individually tailored support, in the form of advice for young people choosing a career and starting work, is required in order to achieve that objective;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses that the social partners and youth organisations must take measures to enable parents and schools to act as effective careers advisers long before their children or pupils are faced with the transition to vocational training; points out that, in the case of young people with special needs, support measures must be tailored in terms of language and content to their parents and social environment; emphasises the importance of informal training in peer-to-peer networks, in particular organised youth associations, in helping young people to develop the social skills they need to help them choose a career and cope with the transition to working life, whether through group leisure activities, international meetings or voluntary social work;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Takes the view that occupational choices must be less strongly influenced by gender, that measures must be taken to present a comprehensive overview of possible career choices and that the attempt must be made from an early age to interest and support girls, in particular, in mathematical and technical professions; emphasises that, in the light of the future shortage of skilled workers, specific measures must be taken to foster the potential of girls and women; in particular, specific support programmes must be implemented to overcome women’s and girls’ own doubts as to their suitability for scientific and technical professions;