The Council of the European Union, on their recommendation from the 22 May 2018 on Key competences for lifelong learning, established a framework of eight key competences to be developed in all citizens of the EU. This recommendation defines Digital competence as the competence that “involves the confident, critical and responsible use of, and engagement with, digital technologies for learning, at work, and for participation in society. It includes information and data literacy, communication and collaboration, media literacy, digital content creation (including programming), safety (including digital well-being and competences related to cybersecurity), intellectual property related questions, problem solving and critical thinking.” According to the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) report from 2018; in 2017, 43% of the EU population had an insufficient level of digital skills, and 17% had not at all. There are proportionally more men than women with at least basic digital skills (respectively, 60 % and 55 %). In addition, only about 31 % of people with low education levels or no education have at least basic digital skills. This figure is also significantly lower among those living in rural areas (49 %), who tend to be relatively older, than for their city-dwelling counterparts (63 %). The EC paper Digital Education Plan states that 51% of European Citizens don’t feel informed about how to deal with cyberthreats. The lack of digital skills also puts adult people at risk of marginalization, 42% of citizens with no computer skills are inactive in the labour market (Source: The European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens). Results during the project: - Project management procedures and project plans (work plan, Monitoring and Reporting (M&R), communication and dissemination activities, quality plan) agreed and monitoring. - 4 transnational meetings realized. - O1. Digital skills for adults. Course 1: Safety. DigComp level 2. - O2. Digital skills for adults. Course 2: Information and data literacy. DigComp level 2. - O3. Digital skills for adults. Course 3: Communication and collaboration. DigComp level 2. - 14 adult educators and trainers participating in a 5 days international intensive study program (C1) - 14 adult educators and trainers participating in a 5 days international intensive study program (C2) - Minimum of 350 people enrolled on the online courses.
The Council of the European Union, on their recommendation from the 22 May 2018 on Key competences for lifelong learning, established a framework of eight key competencies to be developed in all citizens of the EU. This recommendation defines Digital competence as the competence that “involves the confident, critical and responsible use of, and engagement with, digital technologies for learning, at work, and for participation in society. It includes information and data literacy, communication and collaboration, media literacy, digital content creation (including programming), safety (including digital well-being and competences related to cybersecurity), intellectual property-related questions, problem-solving, and critical thinking.” The aim of this project was not only to develop digital competencies in adult learners but also to provide a reliable assessment of the competencies gained during their participation in the online courses that are based on the DigComp Structure and learning outcomes.
The data available from the DSJC says that, while 90% of jobs require basic digital competencies, 35% of the labor force lacks them. The lack of those skills puts people at risk of marginalization, 42% of citizens with no ICT skills are inactive in the labor market. In 2008 the Council of the EU established a framework of 8 key competencies to be developed in all citizens of the EU, and defined that Digital competence involves confident, critical and responsible use of, and engagement with, digital technologies for learning, work, and participation in society. The framework of DigComp has 5 sub-areas of competence and 8 levels of proficiency. The main objective of the IOs is to provide adult learners with the basic digital competencies, to be able to advance in their learning path in the future and move forward in gaining more advanced digital skills or proficiency levels. Taking into account the target group’s specific needs, partners have decided to develop one transversal area “Safety” and 2 specific areas “Information and data literacy”and “Communication and Collaboration”. Even though Europass CV offers a self-evaluative tool, this project also provides validation for the skills gained during the online courses.