The European Qualification Framework (EQF) is intended to transform European national
qualification frameworks (NQFs) by moulding them into a learning outcomes framework …

Launched in 2008 as a 'Common Reference Framework'including eight levels of learning
and three descriptors that aimed at providing a 'translation grid'between national …

The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) was introduced in 2008 as a 'meta-
framework'or common reference point for national qualifications frameworks in Europe, a …

The EQF is a meta-framework that forms a translation device between different national
qualification systems. Each qualification system needs to link to the EQF levels if the …

This article describes the origins of learning outcomes-based qualifications in England in the
1980s. It describes the design philosophy and evolution of National Vocational …

The pace of qualification framework development in European countries has accelerated in
the last two years. The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) should be ready for …

The development of the European Qualification Framework (EQF) as a means of assessing
the relative status of qualifications across the EU is described, together with its fundamental …

The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) table, with descriptors for the reference
levels, is by far the most comprehensively annotated table in Europe. Criticism of the table …

This article examines the influence of the European qualifications framework–a key
European lifelong learning policy instrument for improving employability, comparability and …

In European Union policy documents, the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) is
described as a neutral tool embedded in an evidence-based policy process. Its purpose is to …