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Multistakeholder platform for the European ICT sector
The CEN Workshop on ICT Skills is a European work group consisting of both national and international representatives from the ICT industry, vocational training organisations, social partners and other institutions. The workshop aims to create long-term human resources (HR) and competence development solutions for the European Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.
In 2005 the workshop members concluded that national ICT framework stakeholders, as well as European ICT industry representatives - both HR and ICT managers - should develop a European e-Competence Reference Framework.
The Workshop is currently working on the following 4 subjects:
- European e-Competence Framework (e-CF) in action (2009-10)
read more - End-user e-Skills Framework requirements (2009-10)
Download project overview: executive summary - European e-Certification in action
- The e-CF applied into SME's
As project results since 2006, the following CEN Workshop Agreements have been published:
- CWA 15893-1:2008
European e-Competence Framework - Part 1: The Framework - CWA 15893-2:2008
European e-Competence Framework - Part 2: User Guidelines - CWA 16052 :2009
ICT Certification in Europe - CWA 16053 :2009
Interoperability of European e-Career Services
All CWAs published by the CEN ICT Skills Workshop from 2004 to 2009 can be downloaded here.
The CEN ICT Skills Workshop is a Pan-European Stakeholder of the first European e-Skills Week taking place in March 2010.
Join the workshop - get registered
Interested parties can register for participation in this activity by contacting the CEN Workshop Secretariat.
European multistakeholder activities since 2003
In its 1st phase of operation (April - December 2003), the CEN/ISSS Workshop on ICT Skills and Curricula, proposed by Cedefop, Cepis and the ICT industry represented by the Career Space consortium had validated in an open consensus process the ICT profiles and ICT Curriculum development guidelines published by Career Space and Cedefop in 2001 and 2002. As a result CWA 14925 and 15005 have been published.
In its 2nd phase (February - November 2005), the Workshop worked towards an ICT Skills (Meta/ Reference) Framework. As a result CWA 15515 has been published.
