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Permeability

Permeability of education and training systems

Capacity of education and training systems to enable learners to:

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- Permeability of systems can be improved by:

  • modularising pathways and defining units of learning outcomes;
  • establishing qualifications frameworks which create links between various qualifications, improving readability of qualifications within and between countries;
  • setting credit systems;
- permeability is characterised by direction (vertical/horizontal), criteria for access (individual or collective), admission or exemption, level of formalisation (at institution or system levels).

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Cedefop, 2014

Source:
Cedefop, Glossary. Terminology of European education and training policy, (accessed 03/2023)


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