The following is one of the possible definitions for e-portfolio: a life-long learning passport. It is difficult to find real and practical evidence of life long learning passports apart from Europass.
Europass is a dossier of documents that help citizens to communicate in a clear and easy way their aptitudes, qualifications and certifications adquired along their lifes, not only among countries but also among sectors. The principal aim of Europass is to facilitate the mobility of students and workers through the UE member states.
Europass includes a set of five documents, being the Curriculum Vitae its main element and alowing to complete it with the rest of documents depending on the records of each one:
- Europass curriculum vitae
- Europass lenguage passport
- Europass mobility document
- Europass supplement to qualification/certification
- Europass supplement to higher qualification
The Europass curriculum vitae is a model to present abilities, competences, qualfications and certifications in a systematic, chronological and flexible way.
The Europass lenguages passport allows to present the linguistic knowledge adquired or not along the formal education.
The Europass mobility document is a personal document that contains the learning periods of the titular in a european foreign country, in order to communicate its experiences and aquired competences.
The Europass supplement to qualification/certification is a informative and institutional document to promote the transparency of qualifications and professional certifications, extending information about a qualification and facilitating the comprehension of a certification to other countries’ institutions.
The Europass supplement to higher qualification is an informative and personalized document attached to the university qualification or the occupational training higher qualification. It extends the information about obtained results and about the national higher education system.
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