The HCEU Competence Matrix – promotion of mobility, transparency and recognition of prior learning in the healthcare system

The ERASMUS+ project “HealthCareEurope” (HCEU) investigates the issue of how recognition processes can be supported across borders. At the heart of the European Union-funded project is a competence matrix for healthcare, nursing and geriatric nursing which has been developed on the basis of the Vocational Qualification Transfer System (VQTS) approach. This enables occupationally-relevant competencies to be mapped in a development and learning outcomes-oriented manner across countries. The present article explains the backgrounds to and structure of the matrix, and illustrates opportunities for its use in the recognition procedure.