‘joint degree’ means a single diploma issued by at least two of the higher education institutions offering an integrated programme and recognised officially in the countries where the degree-awarding institutions are located.

We believe that acting on the following recommendations will make a positive impact on the licensing process and on the successful practice integration of international pharmacy graduates in Canada: first, to allocate funds for cultural adjustment programs, so that IPGs can better integrate into our health care system; second, to allocate funds to develop a national language benchmark for pharmacy practice to ensure national consistency and increase the coordination of fluency requirements with other health professions; third, to ex ...[+++]plore remediation opportunities and work with unsuccessful IPG candidates who are already residing in Canada but are not able to obtain licensure to help them meet the core competency and licensing requirements; fourth, to consider strategies to more effectively integrate IPGs into leadership and mentorship positions; and last, to support HRSDC funding for the proposed sector study of pharmacy human resources in Canada.

17. Calls on the Member States to promote the access of young women immigrants to education and training systems in the host countries, and to promote their participation in the integrated action programme in the field of lifelong learning 2007-2013, which includes the Erasmus, Leonardo Da Vinci, Comenius and Grundtvig programmes, and in the Socrates, Culture 2007-2013 and Youth in action 2007-2013 programmes; considers that it is particularly important to recognise the professional qualifications and skills of women (particularly scientific diplomas) and to ensure that they have access to language training, which will enable them to in ...[+++]tegrate better.

IV. INVITES THE COMMISSION AND THE MEMBER STATES to: 1. improve the contribution of Community programmes and measures to the maintenance and creation of jobs by SMEs and craft enterprises; 2. consult one another and, where necessary, coordinate their action in favour of SMEs, in particular in the framework of concerted action initiated under the Integrated Programme in favour of SMEs and the craft sector, in order to promote the exchange of experience and good practices, including in the sphere of local initiatives; 3. ensure that organizations representing SMEs and the craft sector at European and national level are consulted when po ...[+++]licies concerning them are framed, implemented and monitored; 4. coordinate the various Community, national and local information networks more effectively, by recognizing, inter alia, the role of Euro-Info- Centres in providing enterprises, in particular SMEs, with Community information; 5. facilitate access to measures in favour of SMEs and the craft sector, in particular by keeping SMEs and craft enterprises apprised of the opportunities offered by Community, national or regional programmes and by simplifying the relevant procedures in order to facilitate their participation; 6. improve the operation of the internal market in order to enable small and medium-sized enterprises and craft enterprises to exploit all the opportunities offered by it, including in the public contracts sector, and to overcome any obstacles to internal trade; 7. encourage, where appropriate, the establishment of mutual guarantee arrangements among SMEs on a commercial basis.

This is phase II of a project to promote the development of innovation and technology in the small business sector by facilitating the integration of future graduates into small and medium size businesses in these two regions.

I N T E G R A T E D P R O G R A M M E F O R S M E s Concerted actions Actions under other Multiannual SME Community policies Programme1 I. SIMPLIFY AND IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGULATORY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT * Committee on * Guidelines for * New approach Improving and regulatory policy to Business Simplifying (including better Impact the Business consultation) Assessment Environment * Pilot action for System(includi simplifying Internal ng methods for Market legislation cost/benefit (SLIM) evaluation) * Follow-up to Molitor * Transfer of report businesses * Common VAT system for * Dispute the Single Market settlement procedures * ...[+++] Appropriate legal instruments II. IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL AND FISCAL ENVIRONMENT FOR SMEs * Better access * Better targeting of * Late payment to finance and Community support for * Round Table capital SMEs (including EIF Bankers and markets loan guarantees for SMEs employment at reduced * SME capital rates (ELISE)2, EIF markets equity support for * Mutual SMEs and reorientation Guarantee of Structural Funds' Schemes support3, EIB loans) * Factoring and * Fiscal environment of credit businesses insurance * Introduction of the EURO III. HELP SMEs TO EUROPEANISE AND INTERNATIONALISE THEIR STRATEGIES, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH BETTER INFORMATION AND COOPERATION SERVICES * Administrative * Access to the Single * Partner search cooperation - Market networks Single Market * . More competition * Direct and encourage partnerships reduction State * Promotion of aid European . Cross-border Economic public Interest procurement Groupings . Standards and (REGIE) certification * EICs as first .