Your research is measured. Your teaching, your mentoring, and your AI collaboration — now they can be too.
Three European certifications that document the full scope of academic excellence: from classroom innovation and professional mentoring to critical AI collaboration. Each recognised by the frameworks that define academic quality across Europe.
Excellence in three dimensions. Proof in none.
You are an academic. You teach because it matters — not because promotion dossiers value it equally with research output. You mentor junior researchers and help them navigate career choices. You work with AI as a research tool and integrate it thoughtfully into your practice.
And yet: when you compile a dossier for promotion, apply for a leadership role, or seek European partnership opportunities, what you submit is a CV with publications. Your mentoring is invisible. Your critical thinking about AI is unrecorded. The complexity of what you actually do remains implicit.
EASEC closes that gap. Not with badges that flatter — with three certifications aligned to the frameworks that define professional standards in higher education across Europe.
What you prove is what you already do — now at a defined level.
The evidence
68% → 23%
Universities reference teaching competency in ESG quality assurance. Only 23% of academic staff can provide structured, EQF-aligned evidence of theirs.
82%
Of mentor relationships in academia and research occur without any framework for documenting the mentor's competency level.
EU AI Act · Art. 4
Legal obligation for organisations deploying AI to ensure staff have AI literacy. Psychometric evidence beats attendance logs.
EASEC closes
this gap
Three certifications. One comprehensive picture of your professional impact.
Each certification stands alone — relevant to different career moments and institutional needs. Together, they create a verified, EQF-aligned profile legible to promotion committees, accreditation bodies, European partners, and your own institution's quality assurance processes.
EASEC · HED · 2024 · v3.1
Portable, Verified, Institutionally RecognisedA credential that means something, across Europe and beyond.
EASEC certifications are not institutional badges. They are European credentials built on the frameworks that define the global standard in higher education — and they move with you.
Every credential carries
Framework
Official framework alignment
Maps precisely to DigCompEdu, EMCC Global, UNESCO, OECD & EQF — not a general endorsement, a precise institutional mapping.
Real-time
Independent verification
Promotion committees, accreditation bodies, and partners can verify instantly — no intermediaries, no waiting.
cert.easec.eu/certificates/verifyEuropass + OB3
Portable format
Recognised across all EU member states and partner institutions worldwide. Shareable on LinkedIn and interoperable with any European HR system.
Valid 3 Years
Three-year validity with growth pathway
Your competencies evolve. Retake assessments after minimum intervals to evidence continuous professional development.
Where these certifications matter
Academic staff across Europe are building verified profiles
Academic staff use these certifications to
Real institutional impact
Universities
Certifying academic staff and presenting results in formal ESG quality assurance submissions across the institution.
Research Institutions
Using AI collaboration certification to satisfy EU AI Act Article 4 compliance requirements at institutional scale.
Academics
Citing certifications in promotion dossiers and Europass profiles across European institutions.
Mentoring Programmes
Certifying mentors and tracking mentoring competency development institutionally over time.
From your practice to your credential. Fast, rigorous, fair.
Step 1
Respond
No prerequisites. No courses. No time commitments. Real professional scenarios in university contexts — 40–44 situational judgement items depending on certification. Completed online, 45–90 minutes, at your own pace. No time pressure. No training required.
Step 2
Receive Your Profile
Automated psychometric scoring. Your competencies mapped to EQF levels (5–8 for teaching; equivalent proficiency levels for mentoring and AI collaboration). Dimension-by-dimension results showing strengths and areas for development. No pass/fail — just an accurate picture of where you stand in your practice today.
Step 3
Certify
Credentials you truly own. Europass Digital Credential + Open Badge 3.0, co-branded with your name and institution. Shareable on LinkedIn. Valid 3 years. The credential belongs to you, not to your university.
"Questions academics ask most."
Every question is a signal. Here are the ones we hear most from academic staff — answered directly, without hedging.
7 questions answeredI already have a PhD in my discipline. What does teaching certification add?
Your PhD certifies you completed doctoral-level study. This certification certifies the level at which you currently demonstrate teaching competence in practice today — independent of your credentials. Many highly qualified academics operate at different competency levels across dimensions. For example, an expert in curriculum design may be developing in digital teaching or assessment. This certification makes that specificity visible — useful for self-awareness, institutional planning, promotion dossiers, and accreditation submissions.
I've been mentoring for 15+ years informally. Why would I need a certificate?
Your experience is real and valuable — but invisible to promotion committees, mentoring programme leaders, and selection processes. Twenty years of excellent mentoring at N5 (expert level) produces the same institutional signal as N3 (competent level) if neither can be demonstrated. This certification converts your practice into a visible, specific, and portable credential — useful in promotion, programme leadership roles, and institutional talent development planning.
My institution already has an AI governance framework. Is this certification necessary?
AI governance is institutional. This certification is individual competency. The EU AI Act's Article 4 requires organisations to evidence that staff have AI literacy — not just that the institution has policies. EASEC-AIC produces the psychometric evidence that satisfies this obligation. It is increasingly required by research funders, research councils, and institutions preparing for accreditation reviews or compliance audits.
Will my institution recognise these certifications?
They align with the frameworks your institution already uses: DigCompEdu (used by EU quality assurance bodies for academic teaching), EMCC Global (the standard for mentoring excellence), and OECD AI Principles (referenced in EU AI Act Article 4 compliance). The credentials are Europass Digital and Open Badge 3.0 — the EU's official standards for professional qualifications, recognised by all 27 member states and partner institutions.
Can I fail?
No. There is no pass/fail threshold. You receive a full competency profile at whatever level your responses demonstrate. The assessment is designed to reveal your practice accurately — not to filter you out or gatekeep credentials.
How do I use the credential once I have it?
Your credential is immediately usable across every dimension of your professional life:
- Share on LinkedIn (Open Badge 3.0)
- Include in promotion dossiers or Europass career profile
- Present to your institution for accreditation or quality assurance records
- Submit to institutional compliance officers (EU AI Act Article 4)
- Use in European partnership applications
- Include in CVs for international positions
What if I want to retake and improve my score?
Retake is available after a minimum interval to allow genuine professional development. The three-year validity gives you time to improve and document growth — particularly useful for academics building comprehensive professional development records or preparing for promotion cycles.
"Your practice is complex. Your credentials should be too."
Three certifications. One framework. The same standards that define academic excellence across Europe. You already have the expertise — these assessments simply make it visible, measurable, and portable. No courses. No prerequisites. Just your practice, assessed against European standards, resulting in credentials your institution and European partners can verify instantly.
Ready to turn what you do into what you can prove?