EQF Based Curriculum - EN

EQF based curriculum for VET training of professionals

1. Definitions
- “qualification” means a formal outcome of an assessment and validation process
which is obtained when a competent body determines that an individual has
achieved learning outcomes to given standards;
- “national qualifications system” means all aspects of a Member State’s activity
related to the recognition of learning and other mechanisms that link education and
training to the labour market and civil society. This includes the development and
implementation of institutional arrangements and processes relating to quality
assurance, assessment and the award of qualifications. A national qualifications
system may be composed of several subsystems and may include a national
qualifications framework;
- “national qualifications framework” means an instrument for the classification of
qualifications according to a set of criteria for specified levels of learning achieved,
which aims to integrate and coordinate national qualifications subsystems and
improve the transparency, access, progression and quality of qualifications in relation
to the labour market and civil society;
- “sector” means a grouping of professional activities on the basis of their main
economic function, product, service or technology;
- “international sectorial organisation” means an association of national
organisations, including, for example, employers and professional bodies, which
represents the interests of national sectors;

- “learning outcomes” means statements of what a learner knows, understands and is

able to do on completion of a learning process, which are defined in terms of
knowledge, skills and competence;
- “knowledge” means the outcome of the assimilation of information through
learning. Knowledge is the body of facts, principles, theories and practices that is
related to a field of work or study. In the context of the European Qualifications
Framework, knowledge is described as theoretical and/or factual;
- “skills” means the ability to apply knowledge and use know-how to complete tasks
and solve problems. In the context of the European Qualifications Framework, skills
are described as cognitive (involving the use of logical, intuitive and creative thinking)
or practical (involving manual dexterity and the use of methods, materials, tools and
instruments);
- “competence” means the proven ability to use knowledge, skills and personal, social
and/ or methodological abilities, in work or study situations and in professional and
personal development. In the context of the European Qualifications Framework,
competence is described in terms of responsibility and autonomy;
- “The European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (EQF)” is a common
European reference framework which links countries’ qualifications systems
together, acting as a translation device to make qualifications more readable and
understandable across different countries and systems in Europe. It has two principal
aims: to promote citizens’ mobility between countries and to facilitate their lifelong
learning. 

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