What does the National Contact Point for England do?

The NCP for England provides information and guidance, via its website, email and telephone to parties involved in the implementation of ECVET in England.

We offer expertise to help awarding bodies understand how the ECVET can work with existing vocational qualifications, or how the ECVET process can be considered in the design of new awards.

We also provide information to students in vocational education and training (VET) on how ECVET can help to validate learning and facilitate mobility.

Learn more about ECVET.

Network of Contact Points

The NCP for England is part of a wider network of contact points in the UK, the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA).

Other National Contact Points in the UK

Links to the National Contact Points for ECVET in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be featured here as soon as they are available.

The Role of the National Coordinator

The role of the national coordinator is:

• to implement the action lines of the Recommendation of the European Parliament and the Council on the establishment of ECVET
• to promote the development and use of ECVET as part of a lifelong learning strategy, which is an element of the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs and remains an important component of Europe 2020

The National Coordinator for ECVET in the UK has yet to be confirmed.

The ECVET Contact Point for England is part of Ecctis Limited. Ecctis Ltd was awarded the contract to manage the Contact Point functions to aid the implementation of ECVET throughout Europe from 2010.