The importance of the social and health care sector will increase due to demographic developments. At the same time, the lack of qualified workers in this sector will increase in many western European countries. Germany, as an example, already had a lack of 39.0000 workers in 2005, while forecasts assume that 193.000 qualified workers will be missing in the field of health and social care in 2025. (destatis: press release 06.12.2010). Italy and Belgium face the same situation. This is why the sector of health and social care will play a crucial role in the labour market of the future. However, the European systems for achieving vocational qualifications in this field differ significantly. The quality of vocational training concerning transparency and permeability must be improved. Common standards of assessment, description of learning outcomes and personal transcripts would improve professional permeability and mobility within the sector of health and social care.Therefore it was an aim of the project to promote professional permeability and mobility in this sector by supporting the implementation of ECVET instruments and principles. Transparency as well as the recognition of learning outcomes and qualifications, including non-formal and informal learning, were promoted. The main aims of the project were: - the description of units of learning outcomes including ECVET credits for the following professions: Staatlich geprüfter Sozialassistent (DE, Social Assistant), Altenpfleger (DE, geriatric nurse), Aide-soignante (BE, Healthcare Assistant), Aide-familiale (BE, family helper), Aide-ménagère (BE, House keeper), Assistente Familiare (IT, Family helper), Ausilario Socio Assistenziale (IT, Health Care Assistent), Operatore Socio Sanitario (IT, Health Social Operator) und Collaboratore Domestico – Colf (IT, House keeper)- Methodology for the description of activity-oriented and competence-based learning outcomes in the form of units according to the recommendations of ECVET and the EQF- Methodology for the allocation of ECVET credits for units of learning outcomes and qualifications- Common Assessment standards on a competence-oriented basis- Methodology for the definition of common standards for the assessment of learning outcomes of formal, informal and non-formal learning- Model for a personalised transcript of assessed learning outcomes according to the EUROPASS transparency instruments- Comparison of learning outcomes on the basis of the examined professions for national permeability- Methodology for the comparison of learning outcomes which allows mobility and permeability - Development, transfer and implementation of extra qualifications for central professional competences on the basis of modules of other professions