The European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET)

What is it?
The aim of the European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) is to:

• make it easier for people to get validation and recognition of work-related skills and knowledge acquired in different systems and countries – so that they can count towards vocational qualifications;
• make it more attractive to move between different countries and learning environments;
• increase the compatibility between the different vocational education and training (VET) systems in place across Europe, and the qualifications they offer;
• increase the employability of VET graduates and the confidence of employers that each VET qualification requires specific skills and knowledge.

Find out more

• • ECVET – questions and answers
  • ECVET Toolkit – developed by the NetECVET network of National Agencies supporting ECVET in practice
  • ECVET projects
  • Necessary conditions for ECVET implementation May 2012
• EU legislation/initiatives
  • EU recommendation establishing the European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET)
  • Key competences for lifelong learning . See more...