
Glossary
ENSURING A COMMON UNDERSTANDING
OF SOME KEY TERMS
Meant to offer you a clear picture of some key terms, this multi-lingual (English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese & Slovak) Glossary has been designed using many official and recognised references. It is meant to ensure all readers could get an easy access to the definition of some key concepts therefore allowing a better common understanding.
Entries are classified by alphabetical order.
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- ACCREDITATION OF AN EDUCATION OR TRAINING PROGRAMME
- ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
- AWARDING BODY
- CERTIFICATE / DIPLOMA / TITLE
- CERTIFICATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
- COMPETENCE
- CREDIT SYSTEM
- CURRICULUM
- DESCRIPTOR
- EDUCATION OR TRAINING PROVIDER
- EMPLOYABILITY
- EUROPEAN CREDIT SYSTEM FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (ECVET)
- EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER AND ACCUMULATION SYSTEM (ECTS)
- EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK FOR LIFELONG LEARNING (EQF)
- EUROPEAN QUALITY ASSURANCE IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (EQAVET)
- FORMAL LEARNING
- FUNCTIONAL MAP
- INFORMAL LEARNING
- KEY SKILLS / KEY COMPETENCES
- KNOW-HOW
- KNOWLEDGE
- LEARNING
- LEARNING MOBILITY
- LEARNING OUTCOMES / LEARNING ATTAINMENTS
- LIFELONG LEARNING
- MOBILITY
- NON-FORMAL LEARNING
- OCCUPATIONAL DESCRIPTION
- OCCUPATIONAL MAP
- QUALIFICATION
- QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK
- QUALITY ASSURANCE IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- RECOGNITION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
- REGISTER
- REGULATED PROFESSION
- SECTOR
- SKILL
- SOCIAL DIALOGUE
- SOCIAL PARTNERS
- SPORT
- STANDARD
- TRANSPARENCY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- UNIT (ECVET)
- VALIDATION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES
- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET)
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