Take part in the Feasibility Study for a European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC)

One of the objectives of the Action 9 of the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 (published by the European Commission) is to develop a European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC).

The EDSC will address the digital competence of all citizens, involving the confident, critical and responsible use of, and engagement with, digital technologies for learning, at work, and for participation in society, as described by the European Digital Competence Framework (DigComp); it will therefore not deal with the skills of IT professionals. 

In support of the implementation of the Action 9 of the Digital Education Action Plan, the JRC is carrying out this Feasibility Analysis of a European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC) to help people have their digital skills quickly and easily recognised by employers, training providers and more. The EDSC will be based on the European Digital Competence Framework (DigComp).

The specific objectives of the study and the related consultation process are:

• to map the existing digital skills certification schemes and digital competence development landscape in the EU addressing the digital competence of all citizens;
• to analyse the demand for an EDSC to understand the role and added value of an EU Digital Skills Certificate and how it could support the recognition of digital skills in Europe;
• to identify the minimum requirements for the EDSC;
• to co-design the definition and operational model for the EDSC;
• to carry out a feasibility analysis of the EDSC, taking into account considerations related to demand, strategy, technicalities, finance, governance, operations and implementation while ensuring alignment with other existing European initiatives and tools in the field of skills and employment;
• to develop strategic recommendations for the EDSC implementation and define the purpose and steps of a pilot of the EDSC.

You can find more about the process here.

You can take part in the consultation also on behalf of your organisation. Please, register here to take part.

Deadline: 23rd December!