Building on the impact of the CEFR (2001) and the excitement around the CEFR CV (2020), this first edition of the Handbook is ready to support alignment projects across the language education community. 

Educators, institutions, and other stakeholders are encouraged to not only use the Handbook but also share their experiences and feedback on how it works in practice. Insights from these and other community contributions will help shape a revised edition of the Handbook – making it even more practical, useful, and grounded in the realities of language teaching and learning.

The Supplement to the Handbook

The Supplement to the Handbook, published in March 2026, provides an update to the Handbook for aligning language education to the CEFR. The Supplement draws on recent research and user feedback to clarify key issues and includes additional information focussing on plurilingual education, EDI, and AI/EdTech.

As with the Handbook, users are encouraged to consider the Supplement as an evolving document, which will be updated periodically so the Handbook Steering Group encourages you to reflect on the documents and, if you have any feedback or suggestions for updates, please send them to armin.berger@univie.ac.at so that they may be incorporated into future revisions.