Employers, education institutes, organizations and stakeholders can support recognition of competence and international education, issue Europass attachments and advice in using of Europass. European tools and services help recognition of competence. They are beneficial when applying for school or work positions and when one needs to consider their skills and goals for studying or working.

Information about Europass

Europass is a service where people of all ages, nationalities and education backgrounds can recognize and show their competence. Study institutions can support students and graduates in recognizing competence, learning, and international studies with the help of Europass.

Study institutions issue certificates and certificate attachments to students and graduates. These will help the person when applying for a job or study position in Europe. In the perspective of education institutions certificate attachments and mobility certificates are especially important and the institution is partially responsible in the delivery of attachments to students and graduates.

The Finnish National Agency for Education is the National Europass Centre in Finland and will support student, institutions and stakeholders in questions related to Europass.

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Frameworks of Qualifications

Frameworks of qualifications help comparing degrees and their levels in different countries. They describe what a graduate of a degree, qualification or a competence module knows, understands and is capable of. It helps employers to estimate the suitability of a degree for a task. Competence is described in a manner agreed in European cooperation.

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Competence acquired abroad

If a person has studied abroad and applies for studies or a job in Finland, their competence or qualification needs to be recognized. The decisions to recognize competence acquired abroad will be made by different operators depending on where the qualifications will be utilized.

Europass can be used to ease the recognition of qualifications. Europass Mobility and attachments of qualifications, for example, are useful tools in the recognition process.

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Europass Mobility

Europass Mobility is a document that shows the dates a person has spent on a particular mobility experience in Europe. Both the sending and receiving partners (e.g., school, organization, workplace) fill the necessary documents together to provide an official mobility certificate for the applicant.

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Europass Certificate Supplement

Europass Certificate Supplement is a document provided by a vocational institution. It contains additional information about the certificate and the content of the studies. The supplement contains information about the certificate in a standard form and helps the employer or the educational institution abroad to evaluate the professional competence and skills of the qualification holder.

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Europass Diploma Supplement

Europass Diploma Supplement is a document which provides information on the qualification and the method of completing it. It may contain information about the level of the degree, the institution, and the content of the studies. The supplement is provided by the higher education institution.

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  • Euroguidance supports the internationalization of guidance practitioners. The service is directed to education, training, and guidance systems in the EU and EEA member states and candidate countries. 

 

  • Eurodesk is a European youth information network which raises awareness on European opportunities and encourages young people to become active citizens.

More information about recognition of qualifications in Finland

 

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