Polish Vocational Competence Standards for the Needs of Adult Continuing Education and the European Labour Market

摘要

The article presents the research on the development of Polish vocational competence standards. The author pays attention to the possibility of the use of standards for the needs of adult continuing education. After the consideration of the European and national qualification frameworks, the standards can be used as a tool for the design of vocational qualification courses. The designed programmes will contribute to the vocational mobility of employees, the flexibility of the educational offers and they will strengthen the European labour market.