The Europass Certificate Supplement

What is it?

The Europass Certificate Supplement is delivered to people who hold a vocational education and training certificate; it adds information to that which is already included in the official certificate, making it more easily understood, especially by employers or institutions outside the issuing country. The information in the Europass Certificate Supplement is provided by the relevant certifying authorities.

What it is not

• A substitute for the original certificate;
• An automatic system that guarantees recognition.

Where can it be obtained?

• some countries have set up National inventories of Europass Certificate Supplements;
• otherwise, contact the National Reference Point in your country to find out where you can obtain a Europass Certificate Supplement (in your own language or in another language).