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In its common position, the Council approved the Commission's proposal in principle, while making certain amendments which it thought desirable. It equally considers that its common position constitutes a balanced text, providing a good basis for launching this instrument , thereby facilitating mobility throughout Europe for lifelong learning purposes.
It notes that the 14 amendments by the European Parliament incorporated in full or in substance in the common position do not alter the content of the Commission's initial proposal. The Council introduced other changes, in particular amending the procedure and defining the criteria for introducing new documents in the Europass structure. The names of the documents included in the framework and of the implementation bodies are also slightly amended. These changes do not alter the content of the Commission's initial proposal.
More specifically, as regards the amendments made by the Council to the Commission's proposal, these concern the following :
- Future inclusion of other documents : the Council considers that provision should be made for the inclusion of other documents in the future (e.g. in the field of IT) in accordance with the criteria laid down in the new Annex I and the procedure;
- Committee Procedure : in view of the future introduction of other documents, the Council is of the view that the Commission should be assisted in this task by the relevant existing Committees (Socrates and Leonardo) in accordance with a management procedure;
- Social Partners : provision has been made for the consultation by the Commission of the social partners and other relevant stakeholders at European level;
- Designation of the documents : with a view to enhancing the Europass logo, the Council proposes that \"Europass\" be part of the designation of all the documents in the portfolio (i.e. Europass-Curriculum Vitae; Europass-Mobility; Europass-Diploma Supplement; Europass-Language Portfolio; Europass-Certificate Supplement);
- National Europass Centres : the Council is of the view that the bodies responsible for the implementation of the decision should be called \"National Europass Centres\" (NEC) rather than \"Europass National Agencies\", since the term agency could be taken to imply a specifically created body, whereas the NECs are intended to replace or develop, where appropriate, existing bodies carrying out similar activities;
- Information Systems : the Council has clarified the scope of citizens' access to information systems as far as Europass documents are concerned.
\nThe committee adopted the report by Ljudmila NOVAK (EPP-ED, SI) approving the Council's common position unamended under the 2nd reading of the codecision procedure.
\nThe European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Ljudmila NOVAK (EPP-ED, SI) and approved the common position.
\nPURPOSE : to establish a single framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences known as \"Europass\".
LEGISLATIVE ACT : Decision 2241/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
CONTENT : this Decision establishes a single Community framework for achieving the transparency of qualifications and competences by means of the creation of a personal, coordinated portfolio of documents, to be known as ‘Europass', which citizens can use on a voluntary basis better to communicate and present their qualifications and competences throughout Europe. The use of Europass or of any of the Europass documents does not impose any obligations or confer any rights other than those defined in the Decision. This framework created by this Decision consists in a portfolio of documents with a common brand name and a common logo, supported by information systems and
promoted through sustained promotional action at European and national level.
The Europass documents will be:
- the Europass-curriculum vitae ( ‘the Europass-CV');
- Europass-Mobility, which will record periods of learning attended by its holders in countries other than their own;
- Europass-Diploma Supplement, which will provide information on its holder's educational achievements at higher education level;
- Europass-Language Portfolio, which provides citizens with the opportunity to present their language skills;
- Europass-Certificate Supplement, which will describe the competences and qualifications corresponding to a vocational training certificate.
The templates for these documents are set out in the Annexes.
- any other documents approved as Europass documents by the Commission, in accordance with the prescribed criteria and procedure;
Each Member State must designate a National Europass Centre (NEC), which will be responsible for the coordination at national level of all activities referred to in the Decision and which will replace or develop existing bodies currently carrying out similar activities.
The tasks and responsibilities of the NECs are set out in the Decision.
The Commission shall secure the expertise of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) in implementing the Decision, in accordance with Regulation 337/75/EEC. Subject to the same conditions and in the relevant areas, coordination will be established under the auspices of the Commission with the European Training Foundation as set out by Regulation 1360/90/EEC.
By 1 January 2008 and then every four years, the Commission will submit to the European Parliament and the Council an evaluation report on the implementation of the Decision.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 1 January 2005.
\nIn its common position, the Council approved the Commission's proposal in principle, while making certain amendments which it thought desirable. It equally considers that its common position constitutes a balanced text, providing a good basis for launching this instrument , thereby facilitating mobility throughout Europe for lifelong learning purposes.
It notes that the 14 amendments by the European Parliament incorporated in full or in substance in the common position do not alter the content of the Commission's initial proposal. The Council introduced other changes, in particular amending the procedure and defining the criteria for introducing new documents in the Europass structure. The names of the documents included in the framework and of the implementation bodies are also slightly amended. These changes do not alter the content of the Commission's initial proposal.
More specifically, as regards the amendments made by the Council to the Commission's proposal, these concern the following :
- Future inclusion of other documents : the Council considers that provision should be made for the inclusion of other documents in the future (e.g. in the field of IT) in accordance with the criteria laid down in the new Annex I and the procedure;
- Committee Procedure : in view of the future introduction of other documents, the Council is of the view that the Commission should be assisted in this task by the relevant existing Committees (Socrates and Leonardo) in accordance with a management procedure;
- Social Partners : provision has been made for the consultation by the Commission of the social partners and other relevant stakeholders at European level;
- Designation of the documents : with a view to enhancing the Europass logo, the Council proposes that \"Europass\" be part of the designation of all the documents in the portfolio (i.e. Europass-Curriculum Vitae; Europass-Mobility; Europass-Diploma Supplement; Europass-Language Portfolio; Europass-Certificate Supplement);
- National Europass Centres : the Council is of the view that the bodies responsible for the implementation of the decision should be called \"National Europass Centres\" (NEC) rather than \"Europass National Agencies\", since the term agency could be taken to imply a specifically created body, whereas the NECs are intended to replace or develop, where appropriate, existing bodies carrying out similar activities;
- Information Systems : the Council has clarified the scope of citizens' access to information systems as far as Europass documents are concerned.
\nThe committee adopted the report by Ljudmila NOVAK (EPP-ED, SI) approving the Council's common position unamended under the 2nd reading of the codecision procedure.
\nThe European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Ljudmila NOVAK (EPP-ED, SI) and approved the common position.
\nPURPOSE : to establish a single framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences known as \"Europass\".
LEGISLATIVE ACT : Decision 2241/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
CONTENT : this Decision establishes a single Community framework for achieving the transparency of qualifications and competences by means of the creation of a personal, coordinated portfolio of documents, to be known as ‘Europass', which citizens can use on a voluntary basis better to communicate and present their qualifications and competences throughout Europe. The use of Europass or of any of the Europass documents does not impose any obligations or confer any rights other than those defined in the Decision. This framework created by this Decision consists in a portfolio of documents with a common brand name and a common logo, supported by information systems and
promoted through sustained promotional action at European and national level.
The Europass documents will be:
- the Europass-curriculum vitae ( ‘the Europass-CV');
- Europass-Mobility, which will record periods of learning attended by its holders in countries other than their own;
- Europass-Diploma Supplement, which will provide information on its holder's educational achievements at higher education level;
- Europass-Language Portfolio, which provides citizens with the opportunity to present their language skills;
- Europass-Certificate Supplement, which will describe the competences and qualifications corresponding to a vocational training certificate.
The templates for these documents are set out in the Annexes.
- any other documents approved as Europass documents by the Commission, in accordance with the prescribed criteria and procedure;
Each Member State must designate a National Europass Centre (NEC), which will be responsible for the coordination at national level of all activities referred to in the Decision and which will replace or develop existing bodies currently carrying out similar activities.
The tasks and responsibilities of the NECs are set out in the Decision.
The Commission shall secure the expertise of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) in implementing the Decision, in accordance with Regulation 337/75/EEC. Subject to the same conditions and in the relevant areas, coordination will be established under the auspices of the Commission with the European Training Foundation as set out by Regulation 1360/90/EEC.
By 1 January 2008 and then every four years, the Commission will submit to the European Parliament and the Council an evaluation report on the implementation of the Decision.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 1 January 2005.
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