Language passport

The Language Passport is a personal Europass document that enables you to describe your language skills, skills that are vital for learning and working in Europe.

The Language passport was developed by the Council of Europe as one of the three parts of the European Language Portfolio (www.coe.int/portfolio).

The Europass Language Passport is a document in which you can record your skills and competences in Languages, after you make a self-assessment of your language skills in understanding (listening and reading), speaking (spoken interaction and spoken production), and writing. This self-assessment is made according to the Common European Framework of Reference, which is a six-level grid developed by the Council of Europe. The grid consists of three broad levels as follows:

• Basic user (levels A1 and A2)
• Independent user (levels B1 and B2)
• Proficient user (levels C1 and C2)