The European Union promotes two major frameworks to guide education across Europe

1. Key Competences for Lifelong Learning
These are the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes that every person should develop to succeed in education, work, and life:
1. Literacy competence
2. Multilingual competence
3. Mathematical, scientific, and engineering competence
4. Digital competence
5. Personal, social, and learning-to-learn competence
6. Citizenship competence
7. Entrepreneurship competence
8. Cultural awareness and expression competence

2. LifeComp Framework
LifeComp focuses specifically on personal, social, and lifelong learning skills. It is organized into three areas:

Personal
• Self-awareness
• Self-regulation
• Wellbeing

Social
• Empathy
• Communication
• Collaboration

Learning to Learn
• Growth mindset
• Critical thinking
• Managing learning

Overall Goal
Together, these frameworks aim to help children and young people become:
• confident and resilient
• socially responsible and empathetic
• effective communicators and collaborators
• critical and independent thinkers
• adaptable lifelong learners
• active citizens capable of thriving in a changing world.