EU moves to show value of qualifications

The EU is launching a new initiative to help jobseekers present their qualifications to employers across Europe.

Europass brings together five elements:

• the Europass CV, Language Passport, Europass Mobility – a record of any experience abroad
  
• Diploma Supplement – for graduates of higher education
  
• Certificate Supplement – for holders of any vocational certificates.

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Education commissioner Jan Figel told the EUobserver website: “Europass is a very concrete and important step towards a common European higher education area and a truly united European labour market”.

Altogether, the tools are supposed to make it easier for job-seekers to explain their qualifications to employers across Europe.