OPINION (COM(2023)0716 – C90413/2023 – 2023/0404(COD))
On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Establishing an EU Talent Pool
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Committee on Culture and Education · Rapporteur: Nela Riehl
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The Committee on Culture and Education opinion on the EU Talent Pool regulation proposes amendments to improve skills recognition, privacy, gender balance, and inclusion of students, researchers, and people in need of international protection.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Culture and Education proposes amendments to the Commission proposal, focusing on skills recognition, privacy, gender balance, and inclusion of students and researchers.¶¶¶
Key points
- Extends the Talent Pool to third-country nationals studying in the Union and includes sectors like education and agriculture in shortage lists.¶¶¶
- Requires that upskilling and reskilling modules ensure full access to social protection and workers' rights, and strategies to prevent brain drain.¶
- Adds representatives from education and training authorities, CEDEFOP, ETF, IOM, and social partners to the Steering Group.¶¶
- Mandates that matching excludes personal data like name, gender, age, and nationality, using a neutral Europass format.¶¶¶
- Promotes recognition of formal, non-formal, and informal learning, including micro-credentials, and applies the EC Recommendation on recognition of qualifications.¶¶¶
- Calls for pathways for people in need of international protection and disadvantaged backgrounds, and measures against labour exploitation.¶¶
- Requires information in all official languages of participating states and other relevant languages, and support for SMEs and start-ups.¶¶¶
- Introduces a Cultural Ambassadors Programme and encourages universities to promote the Talent Pool, with favourable consideration for Erasmus+ participants.¶¶¶
- Ensures that sharing of qualifications is not misused by third countries and that authorities verify qualifications.¶¶
- Requires public reporting on performance and aggregated data, with attention to gender, disability, and age.¶¶
Who is affected
- Jobseekers from third countries, including students and researchers in the EU, benefit from broader access and privacy protections.¶¶¶
- Employers, especially SMEs and start-ups, face additional conditions for participation and are encouraged to provide language training.¶¶¶
- Member States must appoint additional national contact points and ensure information in all official languages.¶¶