Definition

Europass is a unique reference tool which:

• Documents qualifications and skills obtained regardless of when and where they were obtained;
• Helps with job searching by facilitating communication between the jobseeker and the employer;
• Facilitates mobility of those undertaking training and of employees;
• Brings transparency to the transferability and recognition of qualifications at a European level.

Europass comprises five documents:

• Europass-CV: Provides citizens with the option of presenting information on all
  of their qualifications and skills within a single template;
• Europass-Mobility: Records periods of learning undertaken by the holder in a country other than their country of origin;
• Europass-Diploma Supplement: Provides information on the level of education that the holder has reached in higher education;
• Europass-Language Portfolio: Provides citizens with the ability to present their linguistic skills;
• Europass-Certificate Supplement: Describes skills and qualifications corresponding
  to a vocational training certificate.

Decision No. 2241/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council