"SWISS QUALITY COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATIONS (SQCQ)" with main seat in Solothurn is an independent non-profit association since December 2008. The associaton was founded by Swiss experts in the field of competencies and qualifications. They have worked as prime developpers of evidence based competency portfolio systems and researched and developped in Switzerland since 2000 a new framework of competencies and qualifications with portfolio for the primary, secondary, further education, higher education and tertiary level. Additional validation and valorisation work in the field of APL (Accreditation of Prior Learning) / RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) is completing their activities within the last 14 years. SQCQ has the following main aims: 1. The research and development of key and core competencies and qualifications with high quality for a sustainable success 2. Courses and programmes in different languages and on different levels (EQF 1-8) who are supporting competencies and qualifications with high quality 3. The validation / valorisation and certification of high quality competencies and qualifications 4. Accreditation of partner organisations for Swiss Quality Competencies and Qualifications 5. Publications and keynotes in the field of competencies and qualifications and their Quality 6. Symposia and conferences in the field of hight quality competencies and qualifications