A lack of common criteria for comparing education and training systems makes it difficult to recognise qualifications and competences acquired in different environments and levels of training. A valid basis for defining a framework for evaluating professional performance in European educational and training contexts must therefore be established. In this context, the TEVAL project presents a proposal for an evaluation model applied to teaching and training competences. The model is based on a common competence framework and on a holistic concept of the theoretical principles that justify the evaluation process, bearing in mind professional development and system regulation--the Close Evaluation Model. (Contains 2 tables, 1 figure, 5 footnotes, and a bibliography.)