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Steps towards the framework
The European e-Competence Framework is the outcome of two-years e-Skills multistakeholder, ICT and human resources experts' work from multiple organisation levels.
Work programme 01/2007 - 10/2008
Date | Activity | WIP |
| 01/07- 02/07 | Agreement and acceptance of the common European language for competence definition (provisional, to be optimised step by step during the WIP) | ok |
| 03/07 | Development and agreement project plan, work programme and structure | ok |
| 03/07 - 06/07 | How to identify ICT competence areas, further decisions about methods (granularity, how to identify competences) | |
| 03/07 - 07/08 | Development of a structure of future up-keeping and updating of the framework | WIP |
| 04/07 - 05/07 | Definition of competence levels, readjustment of definitions: ICT knowledge areas and ICT processes, start elaboration of pilot competence descriptions | ok |
Expert Meeting in Milan in May 2007 | ||
| 06/07 - 07/07 | Continuing Milano expert meeting teamwork (ICT knowledge areas - ICT processes - levels - example of fully defined competence area) | ok |
| 09/07 | Elaboration of the guidelines for European e-Competence Framework development | ok |
Expert Meeting in Paris in October 2007 | ||
10/07 | Interim report to CEN/ISSS and after internal discussion process to the European Commission | ok |
| 11/07 - 02/08 | Agreement on the overall face and structure of the framework | ok |
Expert Meeting in London in February 2008 | ||
| 02/08 - 04/08 | Europe-wide experts work on competence descriptions according to the rules defined | ok |
| 04/08 - 05/08 | Consolidation phase: ensuring coherence of competence descriptions | ok |
| 05/08 | Draft user guideline for ICT sector players across Europe | ok |
| 05/08 | Competences description test | ok |
Expert Meeting in Berlin in May 2008 | ||
| 06/08 | EU e-Competence Framework version 1.0 Validation, adjustment of the user guideline | ok |
| 07/08 | Draft final report CWA to CEN/ISSS for CEN public discussion process | ok |
| 09/08 | Final report to CEN/ISSS / European Commission - CWA „European e-Competence Framework" | ok |
| 10/08 | CWA voting process and publication | ok |
| 10/08 | Presentation of the European e-Competence Framework v.1.0 and accompanying user guidelines on the | ok |
