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Watch this video to learn more from key stakeholders on the European e-skills strategy, its implementation and the next steps.
A common European framework for ICT Professionals in all industry sectors
The European e-Competence Framework (e-CF) is a reference framework of 32 ICT competences that can be used and understood by ICT user and supply companies, the public sector, educational and social partners across Europe. The framework provides an international tool for:
- ICT practitioners and managers, with clear guidelines for their competence development
- Human resources managers, enabling the anticipation and planning of competence requirements
- Education and training, enabling effective planning and design of ICT curricula
- Policy makers and market researchers, providing a clear and Europe-wide agreed reference for ICT skills and competences in a long-term perspective.
The European e-Competence Framework 1.0 has been developed in the context of the CEN workshop on ICT Skills.
+++ More than 110 e-Skills Stakeholders and ICT Professionals participated in the e-CF on-line consultation from December 09 to February 10 - We would like to thank you for your very valuable contribution +++
European e-Competence Framework for download
The CEN Workshop Agreement "European e-Competence Framework", consisting of the framework as well as the accompanying user guidelines, was approved in October 2008 and has been published in digital brochure format.
- European e-Competence Framework 1.0 - download
- User guidelines for the application of the European e-Competence Framework - download
- Executive overview - download
Internationally efficient ICT personnel planning and development
The framework facilitates the link between national structures; additionally it provides a set of Europe-wide jointly defined ICT practitioner and manager competences as needed and applied on the workplace. The 32 competences are classified according to main ICT business areas and link directly to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). This provides a European basis for internationally efficient personnel planning and development.
How was it achieved?
A European expert working group has been established comprising representatives from the ICT Industry (both vendors and users), social partners, national ICT framework stakeholders, as well as ICT higher education, qualification and research.
The expert working group incorporated six CEN nominated experts (Grant agreement for an action SA/CEN/ENTR/000/2006-37, funded by the European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry) and further interested and experienced representatives from European ICT stakeholders and Industry.
The European e-Competence Framework development is supported by the European Commission and the Council of Ministers (Commission's Communication of 07.09.2007 and Competitiveness Council Conclusions of 23.11.2007 on e-skills).
