The EUROPASS Portfolio Patrick Meuwissen Head of the Europass BE Centre (FR)

1.Introduction of the scheme; 2.Presentation of the documents; 3.A few figures; 4.Outlook for the future and links with EQF, ECVET Europass: yesterday, today, tomorrow …

The Europass Training booklet was launched at the end of 1999 as a document encouraging students to do part of their training in a European country other than their own. The Europass Training booklet was launched at the end of 1999 as a document encouraging students to do part of their training in a European country other than their own. Training periods spent abroad were recorded in a booklet recognised throughout the EU. Issued between 2000 and 2004, it was replaced by the Europass Portfolio

The aim of the Europass Decision (No. 2241/2004/EC) of 15 December 2004 There are now five documents, certain of which are available online The aim of the Europass Decision (No. 2241/2004/EC) of 15 December 2004 To establish a single framework for achieving the transparency of qualifications and competences by means of a portfolio of documents There are now five documents, certain of which are available online

The Decision provides for a single institution in each country responsible for everything to do with the Europass: The National Europass Centre (NEC)

EUROPASS: A portfolio consisting of five documents Two documents are filled out by the citizen himself:  The Europass CV  The ELP: Europass Language Passport

The self-assessment grid

Examples of the B1 level  Understanding  Speaking  Writing  I can understand the main points of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest.  I can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, family, hobbies, work, travel and current events....  I can write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. I can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.

EUROPASS : a portfolio consisting of five documents Three documents issued by the training or mobility partners:  The Certificate Supplement  The Diploma Supplement  The Europass Mobility

  An instrument providing transparency in vocational training (VET)   Issues by public training institutions, it supplements the certificate, describing in greater detail the qualifications gained and skills acquired. The Certificate Supplement

  An instrument providing transparency in Higher Education   Based on a standardised template of eight categories (European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO / CEPES)   Issuance regulated at national level: E.g. various decrees in Belgium's French- speaking Community: ( 18 June 2003, 2 June 2004, 20 July 2005, 13 June 2008) The Diploma Supplement

  is issued to any person having experienced mobility in the context of an apprenticeship, a training course or work placement in Europe, whatever his age or his level of training. The Europass Mobility

A few figures: More than 10 million CV's since 2005

A few figures: Europass Mobility

Links with other tools: EQF, ECVET, etc. The link between Europass and the other future tool for transparency – EQF - was already being proposed in 2008 : In the future, all relevant Europass documents, in particular the Europass diploma supplement and the Europass certificate supplement, should contain a clear reference to the appropriate EQF level. The European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning,

Links with other tools: EQF, ECVET, etc. In 2009 Cedefop initiated a study to investigate “how the Europass Certificate Supplement and Europass Mobility need to be adjusted to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by ECVET and EQF.” Calls for tenders (2009), us/public-procurements/4529.aspx

A future European Skill Passport   In practice, a European Skill Passport can be seen as an extension of the current Europass Mobility, which is - due to its competence-based approach - a good tool to record skills developed through a working experience abroad. « Draft working note for discussion within the Commission services »

Europass in five years … A European skills passport for all citizens ECVET implementation Qualification template – EQF portal by 2012 ECTS learning outcomes A competence based common language for lifelong learning and labour

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