Activities of Nadja HIRSCH related to 2010/2234(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy PDF (291 KB) DOC (195 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on European cooperation in vocational education and training to support the Europe 2020 strategy
Amendments (15)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that lifelong learning will be crucial if unemployment is to be prevented and due account is to be taken of diverse employment biographies; with that aim in view, workers must be made more aware of the need for constant further training;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests that setting up a new language- learning strategy to improve general knowledge in specific skill areas will facilitate the mobility of teachers and students; in addition, the guarantee of a smooth transition from vocational education to higher education will help to make vocational training courses more attractive;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends boosting creativitythat students at all levels of education, including vocational, non- formal and informal learning, should be encouraged to think creatively and entrepreneurially;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to offer a qualitatively high standard of vocational education oriented towards work-based learning and the individual needs of the people concerned;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the role of regional and local authorities in developing a friendly environment for successful cooperation between the labour market and VET students, in particular in connection with the implementation of education programmes and projects, is essential;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to create pathways for young people with no or poor educational qualifications so as to enable them to enter employment; calls, given the explosive nature of the problem, for a pilot project to combat youth unemployment and help Member States establish local networks linking schools, industry, youth services and young people;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to continue to support and consistently implement both quality assurance systems, such as those recommended in the European Quality Assurance in VET Network (EQAVET), and the instruments developed through the Copenhagen process, such as the Europass and the European Qualifications Framework (EQF); calls on the Member States to simplify the procedures for recognising foreign professional qualifications so as to ensure that job skills can be demonstrated not just on the strength of formal qualifications, but also by means of probationary periods, theoretical and practical examinations, and expert assessments;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the aim of the Europe 2020 strategy whereby vocational education systems are to be oriented towards creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking and, self-employment is to be viewed as a career option and students are to be given the necessary preparation to set up their own businesses;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the challenges posed by the 2020 strategy create a need to provide adequate financial resources as well as increasing VET prestige; considers, in this respect, that giving visibility to student success stories in the labour market and encouraging exchanges of experience regarding support programmes and periods spent abroad would be of great value.
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on undertakings to make increased use of joint training schemes so that specific training targets that are in demand on the labour market can be better achieved;
Amendment 68 #
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 life, facilitating and improving professional participation in the labour market, also with a view to demographic change and later retirement;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to create pathways for young people with no educational qualifications or qualified at a low level so as to enable them to enter employment, whereby it should also be possible to continue to promote and recognise partial qualifications; calls, given the explosive nature of the problem, for a pilot project to combat youth unemployment and help Member States establish networks on the ground linking schools, industry, youth services, and young people;
Amendment 103 #
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 and developing the potential of a cross-border labour market for those involved;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to facilitate the recognition of non-formal and informal learning and allow greater leeway for individual learning paths;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is convinced that stakeholder vocational education and training partnerships, as proposed in the Europe 2020 strategy, are a prerequisite for efficiency and relevance to the labour market, and that they should take the form of long-term skills councils geared to the labour market;