European eCompetence Framework

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European e-Competence Framework

• Jutta Breyer / Breyer Publico Consulting
• CEN European Committee for Standardisation

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What the e-Competence Framework aims to
providee-Skills key stakeholders vision in 2006

• International HR management and a planning tool
  for ICT Industry (both vendor and user
  companies, large companies and SMEs )
• a common reference point between existing
  national ICT competence frameworks like CIGREF,
  AITTS, SFIA, bringing them added value by a
  European dimension of competence definition
• a neutral, cross-national communication,
  cooperation and benchmarking tool for the ICT
  industry, public sectors, training bodies,
  certification institutions and individuals
• a catalogue of reference competence definitions
  relevant for ICT business on practitioners and
  manager level, related to the European
  Qualifications Framework (EQF, level 3 - 8)

Ability to develop, manage and plan ICT
practitioner and manager competences that will be
needed in a long term perspective across Europe
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Wanted (2006) A framework with real added value
for many kinds of ICT sector players!

• A Europe-wide working tool for
• ICT practitioners and managers with clear
  guidelines for their competence development
• HR managers with inputs to anticipate, plan and
  develop competence needs
• Higher Education, Vocational Training and
  Certification Providers, enabling effective
  planning and design of ICT curricula
• Positioning European ICT business in the global
  market
• Future national frameworks to become in line with
  the forthcoming European e-Competence Framework

Strengthening competitiveness of theEuropean ICT
labour force and business in the global market
The right people on the right place at the right
time!
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Implementing a long-term e-Skills Strategy e-CF
links to other MSP activities in Europe
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A European and open e-CF development process
stakeholders involvement 2006 -2008

• Political level CEN/ ICT Skills Workshop,
  European Commission, ICT stakeholders input,
  feedback and discussions
• Technical level European ICT, HR framework
  experts work towards the e-CF

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).
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The outcome October 2008 European e-Competence
Framework version 1.0

• An ICT competence reference framework structured
  from 4 dimensions
• Dimension 1 5 e-Competence areas, derived from
  the ICT business processes PLAN BUILD RUN
  ENABLE MANAGE
• Dimension 2 A set of reference e-Competences for
  each area, with a generic description for each
  competence ? 32 competences in total
• Dimension 3 Proficiency levels of
  each e-Competence provide European reference
  level specifications on e-Competence levels e-1
  to e-5, related to EQF levels 3-8.
• Dimension 4 Knowledge and skills related to the
  e-Competences, optional framework components
  for inspiration ? not exhaustive.

Accompanied by user guidelines for framework
application by ICT sector players Published as
CEN Workshop Agreement European e-CF in
October 2008
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The e-CF product Framework overview example
competence areas PLAN BUILD - RUN
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The e-CF producte-Competence example in its 4
dimensions
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Application example (1) e-CF 4 dimensions use
in companies/ ICT organisations
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Application example (2) How to build new / to
reflect existing Job profiles in a European
context
Job profiles from Germany (AITTS, dual system)
ICT competences from the EU e-CF
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Summary and outlook Future challenges

• The e-CF a significant step forward for the
  European ICT sector and the labour market
• The European e-Competence Framework provides for
  the first time a common European language to
  communicate about ICT knowledge, skills and
  competences in a national, European and global
  environment
• A high quality product available for ICT sector
  player use multiple applications possible by
  many kinds of stakeholder perpectives
• ? user guidelines for framework application
• Future challenges
• To be relevant and useful in a long-term, the
  e-CF has to be broadly communicated, implemented,
  used and kept updated
• Required development of sustainable structures,
  acting upon solid ICT multistakeholder co
  operation

www.ecompetences.eu