The HealthCareEurope (HCEU) project as a support for the transparency and the recognition of qualifications in the health sector in Europe

The HealthCareEurope (HCEU) project funded by the European Commission (co-funded by Erasmus +) implemented from September 2015 to August 2018 involved 10 institutions from five European countries. The leader of the project was DEKRA Akademie GmbH (DE). The aim of the project was to develop tools to facilitate the transparency and recognition of migrant workers’ qualifications within the health care sector in Europe. As a part of the project, the Competence Matrix – Nursing was developed with additional tools to facilitate their transfer to European countries and combined with the Competence Matrix – Elderly Care creating the “Competence Matrix – Professional Care”. In the matrix the VQTS model was used, based on professional tasks in a specific area of work, progress of competence development and competence profiles. The results of the project could facilitate the nurses and elderly caregivers to move freely around the European labor market in terms of their qualifications. In the current process of qualifications recognition – diplomas/certificates confirming formal qualifications have been taken into account, but not qualifications obtained in non-formal and informal learning. The developed Competence Matrix – Professional Care complements these elements.

The HealthCareEurope (HCEU) project funded by the European Commission (co-funded by Erasmus +) implemented from September 2015 to August 2018 involved 10 institutions from five European countries. The leader of the project was DEKRA Akademie GmbH (DE). The aim of the project was to develop tools to facilitate the transparency and recognition of migrant workers’ qualifications within the health care sector in Europe. As a part of the project, the Competence Matrix – Nursing was developed with additional tools to facilitate their transfer to European countries and combined with the Competence Matrix – Elderly Care creating the “Competence Matrix – Professional Care”. In the matrix the VQTS model was used, based on professional tasks in a specific area of work, progress of competence development and competence profiles. The results of the project could facilitate the nurses and elderly caregivers to move freely around the European labor market in terms of their qualifications. In the current process of qualifications recognition – diplomas/certificates confirming formal qualifications have been taken into account, but not qualifications obtained in non-formal and informal learning. The developed Competence Matrix – Professional Care complements these elements.