# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1398/2014 of 24 October 2014 laying down standards regarding candidate volunteers and EU Aid Volunteers (Text with EEA relevance), Article 2: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 375/2014 and the definitions provided for in the Commission Implementing Regulation to be adopted on the basis of Article 9(3) of Regulation (EU) No 375/2014 shall apply. The following definitions shall also apply:
(a) ‘Competences’ mean according to the definition laid out in the European Reference Framework on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate to the context, allowing EU Aid Volunteers to contribute to the provision of needs-based humanitarian aid;
(b) ‘Transversal competences’ mean competences required in many sectors of volunteering and employment and which are not specific to humanitarian aid;
(c) ‘Specific competences’ mean competences required for the EU Aid Volunteers initiative and humanitarian aid more widely;
(d) ‘Technical competences’ mean competences resulting from specialized knowledge relevant in the context of humanitarian aid;
(e) ‘Learning outcomes’ mean according to the definition laid out in the European Qualifications Framework statements of what a learner knows, understands and is able to do on completion of a learning process. They are expressed in terms of knowledge, skills and competences.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1398/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1398/article-2
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