EQF& ECVET

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EQF is a reference tool for the description and comparison of qualification levels in qualifications systems developed at national, international or sectoral level. The EQF’s main components are a set of 8 reference levels described in terms of learning outcomes (a combination of knowledge, skills and/or competences) and mechanisms and principles for voluntary cooperation. The eight levels cover the entire span of qualifications from those recognising basic knowledge, skills and competences to those awarded at the highest level of academic and professional and vocational education and training. EQF is a translation device for qualification systems. more (website of the European Commission)

•	Click here for the final recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning. (23 April 2009)

•	leaflet (ENG), other languages

•	criteria and procedures for referencing national qualifications to the EQF levels;

•	EQF and national frameworks

•	European guidelines for non formal and informal learning

•	Glossary of VET terminology (CEDEFOP)

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CEDEFOP

EQF newsletters:

•	3rd edition: October 2010

•	2nd edition: June 2010

•	1st edition: April 2010

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ECVET is a device in which qualifications are expressed in units of learning outcomes to which credit points are attached, and which is combined with a procedure for validating learning outcomes. The aim of this system is to promote:

▪	mobility of people undertaking training;

▪	accumulation, transfer and validation and recognition of learning outcomes (either formal, non-formal or informal) acquired in different countries;

▪	implementation of lifelong learning;

▪	transparency of qualifications;

▪	mutual trust and cooperation between vocational training;

▪	and education providers in Europe.more

Click here for the final recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Credit system for Vovational Education and Training. (18 June 2009)

Questions and answers on ECVET