Final Report Pilot Project - Phase 1

Line 1Generic CompetencesOne of the key objectives of the Tuning project is to contribute tothe development of easily readable and comparable degrees as well asto the understanding, «from inside», and in a European joint manner,of the nature of each of the two cycles described by the Bolognaprocess.In searching for perspectives which would facilitate mobility ofprofessionals and degree holders in Europe, the project tried to reachEurope-wide consensus in the understanding of degrees from the pointof view of what these holders would be able to perform. In thisrespect, two choices marked the project from the start:—The choice to reach common points of reference.—The choice to focus on competences and skills (always based onknowledge).The choice to use common points of reference and not degreedefinitions shows a clear positioning along three complementary lines:if professionals are to move and be employed in different countries ofthe European Union, their education needs to have certain levels ofconsensus in relation to some commonly agreed landmarks recognisedwithin each of the subject-specific areas.Besides, the use of reference points makes provision for diversity,freedom and autonomy: These conditions can be maintained byselecting and combining crucial elements in different ways, by takingcomplementary or alternative options, by following different paths etc.Diversity, freedom and autonomy mark European identity and couldnever be left out in a truly European project.27