Subject matter and scope
Article 1
1. This Decision establishes a European framework to support the transparency and understanding of skills and qualifications acquired in formal, non-formal and informal settings, including through practical experiences, mobility and volunteering (‘Europass’). 2. Europass shall consist of web-based tools and relevant available information, including information to support the European dimension of guidance provided through an online platform and supported by national services intended to help users to better communicate and present skills and qualifications and to compare qualifications. 3. Europass shall be targeted at: (a) individual end-users, such as learners, job seekers, workers and volunteers, and (b) relevant stakeholders, such as education and training providers, guidance practitioners, employers, public employment services, social partners, youth work providers, youth organisations and policy makers. 4. The use of Europass shall be voluntary and shall not impose any obligations or confer any rights other than those defined in this Decision.