Definition

Education and training attainment of an individual, recognised in a qualifications system or in a qualifications framework.

or

Degree of proficiency acquired by an individual through education and training, work experience or in informal settings.

• The level of qualification is often determined by what is expected in qualifications systems or by level descriptors of qualifications frameworks;
• it can also be determined by an occupational profile (for example, description of the learning outcomes required to perform the tasks attached to a job at a specific level of responsibility and autonomy).