Developing a European professional record of achievement in engineering: towards portable qualifications.

This paper describes a Leonardo da Vinci pilot project the aim of which is to establish a Professional Record of Achievement within the engineering industry for developing and recording career development plans and the resulting requirements for learning and for personal and professional development. recording learning achievements and professional development, and the accumulation of credit towards relevant qualifications. The project will draw upon recent experiences and developments in different countries. A survey of some previous work in the area of portfolios or records of achievement in Europe is presented.