The European Framework for Work Experience (EFWE) is a European standard for the assessment of students’ employability skills developed through paid, unpaid and voluntary work experience undertaken whilst studying.
The project was initially funded by the European Commission’s Leonardo da Vinci programme, and co-ordinated by CRAC. CRAC’s partners in the EFWE project come from across the UK, Germany, Finland, Belgium, Spain and Romania.
The framework itself indicates the key stages of work experience, from preparation through to doing and finally to reflection. It is based on the perspectives of the student, the careers practitioner and the employer. Continue reading