Preparing ECVET - Added-value of ECVET

Prior to embarking upon the implementation of ECVET, it is important to consider the benefits for your company or institution and the added-value that ECVET might bring to existing programmes and practices.
Systems Level Benefits
From a systems perspective, the use of learning outcomes - a key component of ECVET and many other European tools and instruments - provides greater flexibility in education and training, allowing learners to accumulate learning outcomes with a view to achieving a qualification or part-qualification. Learning outcomes also support increased transparency between countries, systems and qualifications and build on the successes of the European Qualifications Framework - a common European Framework that facilitates the translation of different national qualifications frameworks and their constituent parts. More...