In relations between states, the problem exists today that there are at present hardly any opportunities for reciprocal recognition and acknowledgement of training content and qualifications within the occupational group of medical assistants in Europe. Apart from isolated bilateral agreements between individual European countries, those who belong to this occupational group have no opportunity at present of practising their vocation in another European country and of acquiring the relevant authorisation to work, and this reduces the mobility of labour to a minimum.

The objective of the Project MAP:ECVET therefor is to develop a model for the comparability of training for the occupations of medical assistants in the EU, to implement this nationally and to disseminate it. A list of skills will be drawn up together with an assessment model for people working as medical assistants. The intention is to enhance the quality of training and to facilitate the recognition of national training schemes in other EU Member States. Therefore 12 partner organisations (for more information klick the flag buttons on the right) from different European countries work together and create a MAP:ECVET Certificate as supplement to educational degrees to guarantee free professionalism within the European Countries.