<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“UTF-8”?> <xsd:schema

xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
xmlns="http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/Europass" 
targetNamespace="http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/Europass"
elementFormDefault="qualified">

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<xsd:include schemaLocation="CommonTypes.xsd"/>
<xsd:include schemaLocation="Experience.xsd"/>
<xsd:include schemaLocation="Certificate.xsd"/>

<xsd:complexType name="SkillType" abstract="true">
    <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation xml:lang="en">
            Defines a skill. A Skill has a description and may be accompanied by sutiable documentation.
            Morever a Skill may be acquired during one or more experience periods, and be verified by one or more certificates
        </xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:sequence>
        <xsd:element name="Description" type="xsd:anyType" minOccurs="0"/>
        <xsd:element name="ProficiencyLevel" type="xsd:anyType" minOccurs="0"/>
        <xsd:element name="AcquiredDuring" type="AbstractExperienceListType" minOccurs="0"/>
        <xsd:element name="VerifiedBy" type="CertificateListType" minOccurs="0"/>
        <xsd:element name="Documentation" type="IntraDocumentDocumentationType" minOccurs="0"/>
    </xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>

<xsd:complexType name="GenericSkillType">
    <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation xml:lang="en">
            Defines a generic skill, which is modelled with one unstructured (free text) Description element.
            It may also accept Documentation information.
        </xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:complexContent>
        <xsd:restriction base="SkillType">
            <xsd:sequence>
                <xsd:element name="Description" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
                <xsd:element name="Documentation" type="IntraDocumentDocumentationType" minOccurs="0"/>
            </xsd:sequence>
        </xsd:restriction>
    </xsd:complexContent>
</xsd:complexType>

</xsd:schema>