The 2008 EQF recommendation defines learning outcomes as ‘…statements of what an individual should know, understand and/or be able to do at the end of a learning process’. The learning outcomes perspective is used for a number of different purposes, the most important being:

• Qualifications frameworks and their level descriptors

• Qualification standards

• Curriculum development

• Assessment and validation

• Quality assurance

• Teaching and training

For all these purposes the learning outcomes approach strengthens the focus on the individual learner and the level of knowledge, skills and competence s/he is expected to achieve. This balances a traditional focus on education and training input, notably on duration and location of learning.

Source: https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/events-and-projects/projects/learning-outcomes