Europass launches new e-portfolio website

Europass has launched its new, completely redesigned website to reflect significant new developments and progress in the Europass service offer. The free Europass resources now offer people the chance to create their own online portfolio, known as the e-portfolio, to show their education and employment history as well as other achievements in a format which will be widely recognised and accepted across Europe. Users will also be able to receive alerts of potential jobs and courses from across Europe.

This represents a considerable step forward in the Europass concept, moving from a static, physical CV, to a more dynamic online representation of an individual’s lifelong learning. The new platform will ensure that resumés and cover letters are more accessible for employers, education and training providers, and other support services, as well as giving them the chance to authenticate qualifications and compare them to the relevant national framework. It is also hoped that the new website and platform will be more streamlined in practical use.

The New Europass is

The new Europass is a free set of online tools and information that help you to manage your career throughout your life. The new platform includes:

Europass for individual end-users

• Search for jobs and courses across Europe
• Create your free Europass profile to manage your learning and working in Europe
• Register to create a profile and receive suggestions of courses based on your skills and interests
• Highlight your skills, qualifications and experiences so they are understood across  the EU
• Find trusted national information and contact points on working and learning
• Safely manage and store all your career-related information in one EU tool
• Design and store your CVs and cover letter
• Receive and share digital degrees, diplomas and certificates from education and training institutions safely and free of charge with Europass Digital Credentials
• All Europass tools and information are available in 29 European languages

Europass for employers

• Support your recruitment and staff development needs
• Receive structured data and information directly from candidates/applicants
• You can use the free Europass profile and tools to support staff to record their professional development and reflect on their skills/needs
• You can receive and authenticate trustworthy Europass Digital Credentials, eg. degrees, diplomas and certificates from education and training institutions
• You can access trustworthy information on skills and qualifications in Europe, including comparing and understanding qualifications frameworks and systems

Europass for education and training providers

• The new Europass supports your learners and helps you understand skills and qualifications in Europe
• You can receive structured data and information directly from applicants
• You can use the free Europass profile to support students to record their formal, non-formal and informal learning during their studies, to reflect on their learning, and to store their files and diplomas
• You can issue, receive and authenticate trustworthy Europass Digital Credentials, degrees, diplomas and certificates from education and training institutions
• You can access trustworthy information on skills and qualifications in Europe, including comparing and understanding qualifications frameworks and systems
• You can issue Europass documents such as Qualification Supplements and Europass Mobility to help people to communicate their skills, qualifications and experiences

Europass for guidance and support services

• The new Europass supports transparency and understanding of skills and qualifications in Europe
• Europass tools communicate skills and qualifications to support lifelong leaning or the transitions between work and learning
• You are an essential part of building and implementing Europass
• You can guide and support clients to manage their learning and careers
  

You can create your Europass e-portfolio by visiting the Europass website.

To find out more, you can contact info@europass.org.uk