The ESSENCE-ERASMUS project, funded by the European Union and led by the VDT, is working on a common, European live sound qualification with a qualification at EQF Level 5. The challenge is to adapt this new curriculum throughout Europe for all European vocational training systems so that the qualification works well and is recognized in the European Union in the medium term. In three working groups, we analysed the various education and training systems in the participating countries, systematized the teaching content and developed a scheme that is suitable for all countries. Together with our partners from Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands, we will be presenting the status of the project, which aims to create a transnationally recognized professional qualification and certification for live sound specialists similar to the SQQ7 in Germany.