For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 375/2014 and the definitions provided for in the Commission Implementing Regulation to be adopted on the basis of Article 9(3) of Regulation (EU) No 375/2014 shall apply. The following definitions shall also apply:

1. (a)
   ‘Competences’ mean according to the definition laid out in the European Reference Framework on Key Competences for Lifelong Learning5 a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate to the context, allowing EU Aid Volunteers to contribute to the provision of needs-based humanitarian aid;
2. (b)

   ‘Transversal competences’ mean competences required in many sectors of volunteering and employment and which are not specific to humanitarian aid;

3. (c)

   ‘Specific competences’ mean competences required for the EU Aid Volunteers initiative and humanitarian aid more widely;

4. (d)

   ‘Technical competences’ mean competences resulting from specialized knowledge relevant in the context of humanitarian aid;

5. (e)
   ‘Learning outcomes’ mean according to the definition laid out in the European Qualifications Framework6 statements of what a learner knows, understands and is able to do on completion of a learning process. They are expressed in terms of knowledge, skills and competences.