Definition

Knowledge, skills and attitudes all individuals need for personal fulfilment and development, employability, social inclusion, sustainable lifestyle, successful life in peaceful societies, health-conscious life management and active citizenship.

Comment:

In its Recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning (2018), the Council of the European Union sets out eight key competences:

• literacy competence;
• multilingual competence;
• mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering;
• digital competence;
• personal, social and learning to learn competence;
• citizenship competence;
• entrepreneurship competence;
• cultural awareness and expression competence.

Source: Cedefop (2023) "Terminology of European education and training policy: A selection of key terms"