The TIPTOE project explors how to overcome interpretation differences in referencing qualifications and occupations to the EQF (from a labour market and educational point of view). The focus in this project is the commerce sector, but the problem of interpretation differences occur in all the sectors. More information about the project: www.eqfcommerce.eu. In the conference the results and observations on the differences in interpretation between education and labour market, the used methods for EQF referencing and mapping of occupations and qualifications will be presented to representatives of education and labour market and to European and national experts on EQF.