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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

EUROPASS2 CV XML Schema Documentation

Subject EUROPASS CV formats and standards specification
Version 3.0.0
Release Date 17/02/2020
Filename ECV_Schema_Documentation_v3.0.0.docx

<img>europass</img> Europass2 CV XML Schema Documentation

0.2 Abstract

The purpose of this document is to describe in detail the Europass Curriculum Vitae (ECV) Data Standard Specification, which is the format used for the exchanges of CVs in Europass e-portfolio, a free web-based tools that foster mobility and employment in the EU. This document defines the structure, the code lists to be used and the Business Rules that apply for each of the elements in the ECV schema.

0.3 Change log

Version Description Author Creation Date Required review date Reviewed By Approval date
1.0 First draft of the document EVERIS 27/11/2019
2.0 Second draft of the document EVERIS 13/12/2019
3.0 Third draft of the document EVERIS 17/02/2020

0.4 Table of Contents

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I Introduction 7
2 Background 8
2.1 Design Approach 8
2.2 Namespaces 9
3 Europass XML Document elements, their structure and datatypes 12
3.1 /Candidate (level 0) 12
3.2 /Processing Information (level 1) 16
3.3 /CandidateSupplier (level 1) 18
3.4 /CandidateSupplier/PersonContact (level 2) 20
3.5 /CandidatePerson (level 1) 28
3.6 /CandidatePerson/PersonName (level 2) 32
3.7 /CandidatePerson/Communication (level 2) 34
3.8 /CandidatePerson/Disability (level 2) 39
3.9 /CandidateProfile (level 1) 42
3.10 /CandidateProfile/PersonAvailability (level 2) 49
3.11 /CandidateProfile/EducationHistory (level 2) 51
3.12 /CandidateProfile/PersonQualifications (level 2) 62
3.13 /CandidateProfile/ExperienceSummary (level 2) 68
3.14 /CandidateProfile/EmploymentHistory (level 2) 70
3.15 /CandidateProfile/EmploymentReferences (level 2) 78
3.16 /CandidateProfile/Certifications (level 2) 81
3.17 /CandidateProfile/CandidateEmployerPreferences (level 2) 87
3.18 /CandidateProfile/CandidatePositionPreferences (level 2) 89
3.19 /CandidateProfile/Licenses (level 2) 101
3.20 /CandidateProfile/MilitaryHistory (level 2) 104
3.21 /CandidateProfile/PatentHistory (level 2) 108
3.22 /CandidateProfile/PublicationHistory (level 2) 112
3.23 /CandidateProfile/OrganizationAffiliations (level 2) 116
3.24 /CandidateProfile/SpeakingHistory (level 2) 118
3.25 /CandidateProfile/Attachment (level 2) 120
3.26 /CandidateProfile/HobbiesAndInterests 123
3.27 /CandidateProfile/CreativeWorks 123
3.28 /CandidateProfile/Projects 124
3.29 /CandidateProfile/CommunicationAndInterpersonalSkills 124
3.30 /CandidateProfile/ManagementAndLeadershipSkills 125
3.31 /CandidateProfile/OrganisationalSkills 125
3.32 /CandidateProfile/DigitalSkills 126
3.33 /CandidateProfile/NetworksAndMemberships 126
3.34 /CandidateProfile/ConferencesAndSeminars 127
3.35 /CandidateProfile/SocialAndPoliticalActivities 127
3.36 /CandidateProfile/Others 128
3.37 Common DataType Elements with Attributes 129
3.38 Common Attributes 134
3.39 Code Lists 137
Annex 1. Treatment of Unfulfilled Business Rules 156

0.5 Reference and Applicable Documents

The following contents or documents may be relevant for better understanding the project and the contents of this document.

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

Ref. Title Reference Version Release
RD01 EURES Job Vacancy Data Standard description EURES-JV-StandardStaticModel 1.3.1 2018
RD02 EURES ReferenceData EURES-ReferenceData 1.3.1 2018

0.6 Abbreviations and Acronyms

BR Business Rule
Card. Cardinality
CV Curriculum Vitæ
CVO CV Online
ECV Europass CV Schema
EEA European Economic Area
ES Employment Services
ESCO European Skills/Competences, qualifications and Occupations
EURES EUROpean Employment Services
HR-XML Human Resources Open Standards
JV Job Vacancy
N/A Not Applicable (or Not Available)
OAGi Open Applications Group
PES Public Employment Services
PRES Private Employment Services
XML eXtended Markup Language