A general description of the requirements relating to knowledge, skills or social competence corresponding to a given qualification level.

A set of descriptors constitutes a general characteristic of a given level of the qualifications framework. The descriptors are defined in such a way as to embrace the whole spectrum of learning outcomes.

In the EQF and PQF each of the 8 levels is defined by a set of level descriptors formulated in terms of learning outcomes.

Each of the 8 sets of level descriptors consists of short general statements related to knowledge, skills and social competence required for a qualification at a given level.

In PQF there are two levels of genericness of descriptors. Consistently individual qualification level descriptors in the PQF are worded slightly differently.