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by _tk_ 959 days ago
Job applications in Europe typically list a degree that is required, rarely the score that an applicant is expected to have received. Nonetheless, ECTS scoring is nowadays awarded to every degree that is obtained in a country that is a signatory to the Bologna accord. To answer your question, it is an established standard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna_Process#Signatories

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> ECTS scoring is nowadays awarded to every degree that is obtained in a country that is a signatory to the Bologna accord

It seems that ECTS is indeed useful to those who move internationally between institutions during a course of study (Erasmus and similar).

I'm struggling to detect much of a use case once a qualification is achieved and someone's looking for work.

> To answer your question, it is an established standard

OK, but so is Esperanto :)