Transparency and description of qualifications
Europass documents, ECTS and qualifications frameworks describe qualifications and make them easier to understand across borders
Several tools are available in order to describe the qualifications and make them transparent:
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Europass provides a European framework for transparency and description of qualifications, encompassing CV, Language Passport, Certificate Supplement, Diploma Supplement and Europass Mobility.
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Certificate Supplement are used for vocational qualifications.
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Diploma Supplement are used for higher education qualifications.
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ECTS – European Credit Transfer System
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Qualifications frameworks describe the qualification levels based on learning outcomes.
Increasing transparency is crucial to facilitating international mobility in education and on the labour market. Transparency is a main objective of:
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The Bologna Process – European Higher Education Area
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The Copenhagen Process – enhanced European cooperation in vocational education and training
