Explaining the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning. European Qualifications Framework Series: Note 1 (2008)
This EQF note – by answering 12 frequently asked questions – concentrates on explaining the basic principles and logic of the European Qualifications Framework. The note addresses those policy makers and experts who are involved in the implementation of the EQF (and corresponding frameworks and solutions) at national, sectoral or regional level.

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Added Value of National Qualifications Frameworks in Implementing the EQF. European Qualifications Framework Series: Note 2 (2010)
This EQF note is focusing on the challenges involved in taking forward the objectives of the EQF at national level. An important purpose of the note is to support the design and implementation of national qualifcations frameworks (NQFs) as tools for implementing the EQF at national level.

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Referencing National Qualifications Levels to the EQF. European Qualifications Framework Series: Note 3 (2011)
The particular purpose of this Note is to support discussions and decisions on the process and methodologies of referencing national qualifications levels to the levels of the EQF and on the presentation of the results of this referencing process. The considerations included in this Note are based on the debates in the EQF Advisory Group and National Coordination Points on the 10 Referencing criteria and experiences of countries that have presented their referencing reports until today. It is probable that the Note will need to be further elaborated as information on forthcoming referencing processes becomes available.

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Using Learning Outcomes. European Qualifications Framework Series: Note 4 (2011)

This note is the fourth in the European Qualification Framework Series which is written for policy makers and experts who are involved at national and European level in the implementation of the EQF for lifelong learning. It was written in response to the high level of interest in sharing experiences at European level regarding how the ‘learning outcomes’ approach is used in the implementation of the EQF. This note is a step towards offering European-level support for learning outcome development and addresses the following issues:

- What are learning outcomes?
- Use of learning outcomes in different settings
- Shifting towards a policy to introduce learning outcomes

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Criteria and procedures for referencing national qualifications levels to the EQF
The EQF Advisory Group has agreed on a set of criteria and procedures to guide the EQF referencing process. In addition to listing the 10 criteria/procedures agreed by the EQF Advisory Group, this note contains a brief explanatory part clarifying context and intentions.

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The referencing document of the Dutch National Qualification Framework to the European Qualification Framework (2012)

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Referencing the Danish Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning to the European Qualifications Framework (2011)
This report provides the analysis, documentation and conclusions of the national referencing committee regarding the referencing of the Danish National Qualifications Framework for Lifelong learning (NQF) to the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF).  
This report is the official Danish assertion of the Danish National Qualifications Framework for Lifelong learning (NQF) referencing to the EQF and is the Danish response to the EQF recommendation which invites countries to refer their national qualifications levels to the EQF by 2010. The report also asserts the value of the of the Danish National Qualifications Framework for Lifelong learning (NQF) as a tool for promoting transparency with regard to the Danish qualification system and for comparing and clarifying Danish qualifications abroad. On national level the report is a reference document for Danish authorities regarding the implementation of the NQF.

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Report on the Referencing of the Portuguese Qualifications Framework to the European Qualifications Framework (June 2011)

The present report establishes the referencing of levels 1 to 5 of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). As such, this report together with the report of the referencing of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in Portugal (FHEQ-Portugal) constitutes the referencing the NQF to the EQF. This referencing resulted from a broad consultation process that was coordinated by the National Agency for Qualifications, designated as the National Coordination Point for the EQF referencing process, in coordination with the General Directorate for Higher Education, in what levels 5-8 are concerned.
The preparation of two separate reports, a procedural option based on the autonomy afforded to
institutions in the higher education system, was, nevertheless, carefully coordinated and harmonised by the Steering Committee and the Technical Group set up for this purpose. These bodies were supervised by the National Agency for Qualifications in articulation with the General Directorate for Higher Education.
As a result, the present report concerns levels 1 to 5 of the NQF for the Education and Training System and has been prepared in compliance with the criteria and procedures established by the EQF Advisory Group.

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Référencement du cadre national de certification français vers le cadre européen de certification pour la formation tout au long de la vie (October 2010) - French EQF referencing report  

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Referencing of the Latvian Education System to the EQF for Lifelong Learning and the QF/EHEA (2011)

This Self-Assessment Report focuses on the referencing process of the Latvian qualifications to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area (QF/EHEA). The introducing part consists of three chapters: first, the aim and developments of referencing process are characterised; second, the education reforms of the European scale that influenced the referencing process are outlined; and, third, the referencing criteria according to which national qualifications are linked to the EQF and the QF/EHEA are listed. The 1st part of the Report includes description of the Latvian education system, as well as the Latvian professional qualification levels and the meaning of occupational standards in introducing learning outcomes in education are explained. Furthermore, the inclusion of learning outcomes in higher education, and development of recognition system for prior education is described; at the end of this part the quality assurance system in education is outlined. The 2nd part of the Report focuses on the placement of the Latvian qualifications within the EQF; in the chapter referencing process in Latvia is outlined according to the EQF and Bologna Process criteria, and, finally, further reforms, which will be followed by the 2nd phase of the referencing process, in education are described.

The report is available at the website of the Latvian NCP.

Referencing the Qualifications Frameworks of the United Kingdom to the European Qualifications Framework (March 2010)
The report establishes the referencing to the EQF , in accordance with the Criteria and Procedures agreed by the EQF Advisory Group,of three frameworks that accommodate a wide range of qualifications in the UK countries: the Qualifications and Credit Framework (England and Northern Ireland), the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework and the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales. It also explains how other qualifications frameworks in the UK relate to EQF: these are the National Qualifications Framework, The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the Framework for Qualifications of Higher Education Institutions in Scotland.

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Report on referencing the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) to the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (2009)
The England and Northern Ireland National Coordination Point (ENI NCP) has taken part in the work on the referencing of the QCF to the EQF. The report explains the process they went through and the criteria they used to understand the relationship of the QCF and the EQF. It also specifies their conclusions – the final referencing of QCF levels to ECF levels.

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Stan Lester (2008): Linking the Qualifications and Credit Framework levels to the European Qualifications Framework.
Final Report to the England & Northern Ireland referencing group. Stan Lester Developments, Tauntonfor CA and CCEA. 23 October 2008

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Final Report on the Referencing of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework to the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (2009)
The report on the referencing of the SCQF to the EQF is presented by the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership. It provides details of the activities which they have engaged in to make the relationship between the SCQF and the EQF clearer and specifies the outcome of these activities – how the twelve levels of the SCQF reference against the eight levels of the EQF. This report also outlines the steps which led to the referencing and who was involved as they took each step.

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John Hart (June 2009): Cross-Referencing Qualifications Frameworks
This Briefing examines the process of referencing the levels of qualifications frameworks to the EQF, notes how much the process depends on interpretation of the level descriptors, and argues that additional indicators and benchmarks are required if the referencing is to be meaningful.

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National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (2009)
Referencing of the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) to the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF). National report. Final report, June 2009.

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Annex 2
Establishing the correspondence between the qualifications level in the Irish National Framework of Qualifications and the level descriptors of EQF. June 2009

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Referencing of the Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area (QF/EHEA) (2009)
This report outlines the referencing process of the MQF to the EQF and the QF/EHEA. It provides a conceptual and institutional background that led to the setting up of a EQF and the QF/EHEA and how these two overarching Frameworks can be referenced to the MQF which is also based on an eight-level system.

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Referencing of the Malta Qualifications Framework (MQF) to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the Qualifications Framework of the European Higher Education Area (QF/EHEA) - 2nd Revised Edition  December 2010

Document for further consultation and implementation

The link to the revised version is http://mqc.gov.mt/revisedreferencingreport.

This document establishes the referencing of the Malta Qualifications Framework to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) and the QF/EHEA in accordance with the criteria and procedures agreed by the EQF Advisory Group and the Bologna Follow-Up Group. In this revised edition all new material was prepared by Dr James Calleja, Chief Executive of the Malta Qualifications Council and the National Commission for Higher Education. The text on the Secondary School Certificate was written in collaboration with the Directorate for Quality and Standards in Education (DQSE).

The main changes in the report are:
1. the state-of-play of the consultation process 2010
2. the renaming of chapters in line with developments and finetuning of the text in relation to European developments such as those related to the Bologna and Copenhagen processes
3. An added Part 5 - to illustrate the introduction of (a) the validation of informal learning in compulsory education and (b) the setting up of an awards system referenced to the Malta Qualifications Framework.