The structure of the EQF

The EQF contains eight reference levels. Each level is described in terms of the learning outcome based on these concepts:

1. Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Responsibility and autonomy

The descriptions of the learning outcomes at the different EQF levels are expressed in more general terms than the level descriptors in the national qualifications frameworks so that the EQF can accommodate the different education and qualification systems of all the Member States.

See the levels of the EQF: 

• Description of the eight EQF levels - European Commission

See also

• The European Qualifications Framework – European Commission
• Referencing report: the Danish Qualifications Framework and the EQF