EQF

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EQF is a European reference framework that helps compare and translate qualifications across different countries’ education and training systems.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
EQF canonical 2
EQF level 1 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf education framework ⓘ
qualification framework ⓘ
abbreviation EQF ⓘ
adoptedBy Council of the European Union ⓘ
European Parliament ⓘ
adoptionYear 2008 ⓘ
appliesTo national qualifications frameworks ⓘ
basedOn learning outcomes ⓘ
coordinatedBy Cedefop ⓘ
ETF ⓘ
European Commission ⓘ
country European Union ⓘ
covers general education ⓘ
higher education ⓘ
vocational education and training ⓘ
feature acts as a translation device between national qualifications systems ⓘ
describes knowledge, skills and responsibility/autonomy for each level ⓘ
voluntary implementation by countries ⓘ
fullName European Qualifications Framework ⓘ
hasComponent EQF level descriptors ⓘ
hasLevel EQF level 1 ⓘ
linked to: EQF

EQF level 2 ⓘ
EQF level 3 ⓘ
EQF level 4 ⓘ
EQF level 5 ⓘ
EQF level 6 ⓘ
EQF level 7 ⓘ
EQF level 8 ⓘ
legalInstrument Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 ⓘ
numberOfLevels 8 ⓘ
purpose to facilitate comparison of qualifications ⓘ
to make qualifications more readable and understandable across different countries ⓘ
to promote lifelong learning ⓘ
to support mobility of learners and workers ⓘ
relatedTo Bologna Process ⓘ
European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training ⓘ
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System ⓘ
linked to: ECTS

European Higher Education Area ⓘ
revisedBy Council Recommendation of 22 May 2017 on the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning ⓘ
revisedYear 2017 ⓘ
scope Europe ⓘ
supports recognition of qualifications across borders ⓘ
validation of non-formal and informal learning ⓘ
targetGroup education and training providers ⓘ
employers ⓘ
learners ⓘ
qualification authorities ⓘ
workers ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Qualifications Framework → abbreviation → EQF ⓘ
subject linked to: EQF
European Qualifications Framework → hasLevel → EQF level 1 ⓘ
subject linked to: EQF
linked to: EQF