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The Europass Certificate Supplement is a document accompanying vocational education and training (VET) or professional certificates issued by the competent authorities in each country. It aims to help employers, educational and training institutions, recognition bodies and other stakeholders understand the qualification’s purpose, level, learning outcomes, and the corresponding national

In a rapidly evolving and increasingly interconnected learning landscape, understanding and comparing qualifications across countries and systems has become essential. Learners, jobseekers, employers and recognition bodies are often faced with the challenge of interpreting diverse qualification systems, levels and learning outcomes. To support more transparent and informed decision-making

The Qualifications Courses and Credentials GitLab on code.europa.eu offers a rich collection of open-source resources, documentation, and tools designed to support the implementation of the European Learning Model (ELM). It brings together three key projects: European Digital Credentials for Learning (EDC) ELM Support Qualification Dataset Register (QDR) Each project contains useful README files

Europass continues to strengthen its connection with EURES (European Employment Services), making it simpler than ever for jobseekers to share their profiles with employers and access job opportunities across Europe. With the latest platform improvements, sharing a Europass profile with EURES is now faster, easier, and more intuitive. By using a single Europass profile, jobseekers remain visible

In today’s fast-changing labour market, especially with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, employers need reliable tools to verify candidates’ skills and qualifications quickly and securely. European Digital Credentials for Learning (EDC) are designed to support this need. Issued in standardised and structured digital format, these credentials support data transparency and

European Digital Credentials for Learning (EDC) have rapidly become a cornerstone of Europe’s digital education ecosystem. Today, more than 76,000 credentials have been issued to learners’ Europass wallets, with universities, vocational education and training providers, university alliances, Erasmus+ projects, and national initiatives leading the way. As EDC adoption accelerates and digitalisation

The qualifications and learning opportunities data published to the Qualification Dataset Register (QDR), is now available on the European Data portal as open data. Previously, the QDR’s data content was only accessible via the Course Search function in Europass , allowing anyone to find qualifications and learning opportunities in Europe in a single space with a standardised and comparable

Removing barriers to the free movement of workers and making the EU more attractive to talent Portability of qualifications and skills can be challenging when moving between EU countries due to a wide variety of document formats, languages, definitions of applied terminology and assessment methods. Qualifications obtained in one country are not always easily understood and/or acknowledged in

Europass and EURAXESS are joining forces to offer researchers a smoother and smarter experience across both platforms. From 11 December 2025, EURAXESS users can import the information already stored in Europass into their EURAXESS profile with just a few clicks. This update represents an important advance in the effort to modernise and integrate European digital services for careers and mobility

In alignment with the European Commission’s open-source strategy, the Qualification Dataset Register (QDR) is now officially available as an open-source project on code.europa.eu . The QDR is the second application of the European Learning Model that is being made available through code.europa.eu, joining the European Digital Credentials for Learning infrastructure, already available for several