What is ESCO and how is it used in Europass?

ESCO (European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations) is the European multilingual classification of Skills, Competences and Occupations. ESCO works as a dictionary, describing, identifying and classifying professional occupations and skills relevant for the EU labour market and education and training.                       

ESCO provides descriptions of 2942 occupations and 13.485 skills linked to these occupations, translated into 27 languages (all official EU languages plus Icelandic, Norwegian and Arabic).  

Europass uses ESCO in three ways: 
1) Europass users have a pre-defined list of occupations which they can choose from in their Work Experience section of their profile or CV. 
2) ESCO also provides full descriptions of occupations when you choose to click on the "eye" icon. You can then click on the "Learn more" button, which will redirect you to the full information about the specific occupation.

Is there a record of all the times that Europass had technical issues?

Yes, if you were not able to use Europass due to instability, you can refer to the Error Log Page for reference. It lists the dates and times when Europass had full or partial inaccessibility, due to planned technical maintenance or unexpected technical problems.

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Below you can find a list of confirmed times when such incidents have occurred. This list is compiled and verified by the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EMPL) and can be provided as proof of inability to access some functionalities of the Europass platform.

In case of further questions or missing information, do not hesitate to contact the Europass helpdesk.

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