Guide and empower learners for lifelong learning with Europass
Are you looking to empower learners on their lifelong learning journey?
Europass is here to help. Developed by the European Commission, Europass is a free online tool that supports learners in documenting their skills, qualifications, and experiences, and navigating their lifelong learning and career journeys. The Europass platform is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year. The original platform was created in 2005, and a refreshed platform was unveiled 5 years ago.
Showcasing skills and experiences for life
The Europass Profile is a personal hub for learners to record their skills, experiences, and qualifications. By using the ‘My Skills’ tool, learners can develop an overview of their skills and receive suggestions of skills relevant to their experiences.
With a couple of clicks, the Europass CV builder lets learners easily create professional-looking CVs. Helpfully, CVs can be downloaded or shared by secure link with potential employers or education providers.
A passport to possibilities for learners
Europass can help learners pursue their lifelong learning and career goals. It ensures learners have details of their experiences and achievements to hand, making it easy to communicate their accomplishments in Ireland, Europe, and beyond.
Europass Mobility makes sure learners can easily showcase to employers and education providers the learning and skills developed during a mobility experience. The document is issued to ensure the learning and skills gained during a mobility experience, such as Erasmus+, are captured and recorded in a consistent and understandable way.
The Certificate Supplement and Diploma Supplement documents are issued in a standardised format that can help graduates with further education and higher education qualifications explain to employers and education providers what they have learned.
All these documents can be stored in a free, secure Europass Library, an online space that also provides an option to securely share links to files in your library with others.
For those looking to explore learning, volunteering, or careers outside of Ireland, the Europass Course and Job Search can help identify opportunities across Europe.
Altogether, the tools and resources available on Europass allow learners to build a digital backpack which they can take with them throughout their lives, whether applying for courses, a job, or a volunteer opportunity.
Europass a lifelong resource in the classroom and beyond
Europass gives you access to multiple tools and resources to support learners.
Using Europass in the classroom can assist learners to better understand their growth and help identify how learning and experiences translate into skills and competencies.
With Europass, you can encourage learners to reflect on their experiences and teach them how to communicate their skills in ways easily understood by employers and education providers, equipping them for their lifelong learning and career journeys.
