The new Europass
Europass Network Meeting
Budapest June, 2019
New EuropassOverview
Europasse-portfolio
InteroperabilityInformation on
Skills and Qualifications
Digitally Signed Credentials
New Europass
Online Platform
Building Europass online platform – ‘interinstitutional’ Europa site
URL to be confirmed: http://europass.europa.eu
Homepage
Logo
Information Architecture
New EuropassOverview
Information on Skills and
Qualifications
• Information listed in Decision (Article 3 (2))
(1) learning opportunities; (2) qualifications and qualifications frameworks or systems;
(3) for validation; (4) recognition practices and relevant legislation; (4) services offering
guidance for transnational learning mobility and career management; (6) skills intelligence;
(7) third country nationals.
• Navigation, tool-tips
• Guidance-oriented content
• Sign-posting and links
New Europass
Information Architecture - Individuals
New Europass
Information Architecture - Stakeholders
New EuropassOverview
Information on Skills and
Qualifications
Some ‘house-keeping’ for the new platform
Do we need updated language examples for Mobility/Certificate
Supplement/Diploma Supplement?
Should the examples be per country or per language?
Do we keep the password log-in for the new platform (e.g. you need a
password to access the instructions for the DS)
New EuropassOverview
Interoperability
Continuity of existing interoperability relationships: communications
with existing partners of any possible changes
Interoperability with EURES: job search
Interoperability with education and training: outcomes of work on
learning opportunities
New EuropassOverview
Digitally Signed Credentials
Invitation to Pilot EDCI at national level
12 countries: Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovania, Slovakia, Spain
Bilateral meetings (May – June)
Data model and specifications
Progress towards piloting in participating countries, focus on NQF
qualifications
Present at ENIC-NARIC Network in June re: recognition statements
EDCI
European Digital Credentials Infrastructure (EDCI)
Website Authentication
eDelivery
EDCI Accreditation
Standard
EDCI Accreditation
database
EDCI Issuer
eTime-Stamp
eSignature eSeal
eIDAS Standards
EDCI Credentials Standard
EDCI Revocation Standard
EDCI Viewer, Wallet & Verifier
Standard
Services
EDCI Wallet
Software
EDCI
eDelivery
EDCI Viewer
EDCI Renderer
EDCI Verifier
EDCI Exporter
EDCI Data Model
EDCI Revocation
List
EDCI Code
Library
EDCI Awarding
Body Archive Wallet
European Digital Credentials Infrastructure (EDCI)
Europass e-Portfolio
‘first’ release
Europasse-portfolio
• Use an EU Login account to create a Europass account
• Create a new EU Login account to create a Europass account
• Use an existing EU Login account to create a Europass account
• Create a Europass e-Profile from scratch in a step-by-step process
• Update a Europass e-Profile:
• Edit personal information
• Add new personal information (e.g. contact information, nationality, birth date, life moto)
• Add education and training; work-related experience; language and digital skills
• Add new e-Profile sections, e.g. driving licenses, publications, projects, honours and awards,
custom sections
• Hide profile sections
• Upload/remove media attachments
• Export entire (or parts of an) e-Profile as CV in PDF format
• Download a CV and/or store it in the Europass Library (if registered/logged in)
• Upload documents (PDF, PNG and JPG) to their Europass Library
• Manage documents in their Europass Library
• Upload documents
• Remove documents
• Add new/remove Library sections
Europass e-Portfolio
‘first’ release
Europasse-portfolio
• Share link with NECS (and AG) to development site
• Share draft user testing guide
• Webinars at end of June for feedback/clarifications
• Testing for accessibility
• User Testing: after summer
Reminders
• Project Website: https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/europass
• AG contact details
• Europass meetings for remainder of 2019
• Network meeting, Brussels, 8 Nov (TBC)
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Member State Tasks
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Article 7
Each Member State shall be responsible for the
implementation of this Decision at national level through
the relevant national services and without prejudice to
national arrangements in terms of implementation and
organisation.
Member State Tasks
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Article 7
In that regard Member States shall:
a. coordinate the activities related to the implementation of
Europass web-based tools;
b. promote the use and strengthen the awareness and
visibility of Europass;
c. promote and provide information on services offering
guidance for transnational learning mobility and career
management, including, where appropriate, individual
guidance services;
d. make information on learning opportunities,
qualifications and recognition practices available on the
Europass online platform, including through links to relevant
national websites;
e. involve stakeholders from all relevant sectors, and promote
cooperation among public and private stakeholders, in the
activities under their responsibility.
2. The provision of information to the Europass online platform
under Article 3(2) shall not create any additional obligations for
Member States.
Commission Tasks
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The Commission shall manage the Europass
online platform. In that regard the
Commission shall:
(a)ensure the availability and high quality of
Union-level information;
(b)develop, test and, when necessary, update
…in line with user needs and
technological advancements as well as
changes in labour markets and in the
provision of education and training;
(c) improve the accessibility;
(d)supports consistency of information
and demonstrates clear added value;
(e)ensure that any web-based tools are fully
tested and quality assured
(f) ensure the quality and monitor the
effectiveness
The Commission shall ensure the effective
implementation of this Decision. In that
regard the Commission shall:
(a)ensure the active participation and
involvement of Member States;
(b)ensure the active participation and
involvement of Member States in the
development, testing, updating and
evaluation of the Europass online
platform,
(c) ensure that, at Union level, relevant
stakeholders are involved
(d)set up learning activities and best
practice exchanges
(e)ensure that effective and adequate
promotion, guidance and information
activities.
Member States Tasks
Phase 1
Ongoing activities, as per workplan/current
agreement
Support/planning for communications for
Phase 1 launch
1. Testing/Beta testing in Autumn 2019
2. Phase 1 launch in early 2020
3. Communications toolkit
• Slogan
4. ‘Housekeeping’ for transition
• Update language examples of
Diploma Supplement, Certificate
Supplement and Mobility?
• Still require password access?