European workshop Defining electronic standards and procedures for the exchange of student curriculum data between Higher Education Institutions Rome, 9th November 2007 The Europass Mobility Instrument A standard template for the detailed recording of trans-national learning or working experiences in another country within the European Union and European Economic Area

Page 2 / 9 European Workshop – Defining electronic standards for exchanging student data – Rome, 9th November 2007 Europass Europass = sort of (e)Portfolio collection of documents which describe the skills and competences of an individual. developped by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) comprised of: the European CV as a backbone + europass language passport (language skills) + europass diploma supplement (higher education qualifications) + europass certificate supplement (vocational qualifications) + europass mobility (periods of learning within a Mobility programme) “Europass was meant to be implemented with strong ICT support.” Europass Portal:

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Page 4 / 9 European Workshop – Defining electronic standards for exchanging student data – Rome, 9th November 2007 Europass XML Europass is based on the Europass XML. Europass is rendered to HTML, PDF, Microsoft DOC, OpenOffice via the on-line editor. For filling-in the Europass CV and LP, an on-line editor exists at the portal. For filling-in the Europass Mobility, CEDEFOP is currently developing an electronic system (start of 2008) “It is our general strategy to strive for interoperability with any related systems and initatives, so as to improve the potential for EU citizens to re-use the information they have already entered in one place, without having to re-enter it again.”

Page 5 / 9 European Workshop – Defining electronic standards for exchanging student data – Rome, 9th November 2007 The Europass Mobility The Europass Mobility is a record of any organised period of time that a person spends in another European country for the purpose of learning or training. - a work placement in a company; - an academic term as part of an exchange programme; - a voluntary placement in an NGO. The mobility experience is monitored by two partner organisations, the first in the country of origin and the second in the host country. The partners may be universities, schools, training centres, companies, NGOs, etc. The Europass Mobility is completed by the home and host organisations involved in the mobility project in a language agreed between both organisations and the person concerned.

Page 6 / 9 European Workshop – Defining electronic standards for exchanging student data – Rome, 9th November 2007 The Europass Mobility The Europass Mobility is a record of any organised period of time (called Europass Mobility experience) that a person spends in another European country for the purpose of learning or training. This includes for example: a work placement in a company; an academic term as part of an exchange programme; a voluntary placement in an NGO. The mobility experience is monitored by two partner organisations, the first in the country of origin and the second in the host country. The partners may be universities, schools, training centres, companies, NGOs, etc. The Europass Mobility is completed by the home and host organisations involved in the mobility project in a language agreed between both organisations and the person concerned.

Page 7 / 9 European Workshop – Defining electronic standards for exchanging student data – Rome, 9th November 2007 The Europass Diploma Supplement The Europass Diploma Supplement is issued to graduates of higher education institutions along with their degree or diploma. It helps to ensure that higher education qualifications are more easily understood, especially outside the country where they were awarded. The Europass Diploma Supplement was developed jointly with Unesco and the Council of Europe. The Europass Diploma Supplement is issued by the higher education institution awarding the original diploma or degree.

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Page 9 / 9 European Workshop – Defining electronic standards for exchanging student data – Rome, 9th November 2007 Europass XML