What is ECVET?

ECVET is a European system of accumulation (capitalisation) and transfer of credits designed for vocational education and training in Europe. It enables the attesting and recording of the learning achievement/learning outcomes of an individual engaged in a learning pathway leading to a qualification, a vocational diploma or certificate.

It enables the documentation, validation and recognition of achieved learning outcomes acquired abroad, in both formal VET or in non-formal contexts. It is centred on the individual, based on the validation and the accumulation of his/her learning outcomes, defined in terms of the knowledge, skills and competences necessary for achieving a qualification. ECVET is a system designed to operate at the European level, interfacing with national systems and arrangements for credit accumulation and transfer.

(Brussel, 28/06/2005, EAC/A3/MAR, EUROPEAN CREDIT SYSTEM FOR VET (ECVET): TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. REPORT OF THE CREDIT TRANSFER TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP, 1.3)