European e-Skills Conference 2004

“e-Skills Certification in Europe”

Dudley DolanCEPIS and Trinity College Dublin

EUROPEAN e-SKILLS CONFERENCE 200420 - 21 September 2004, Thessalonica, Greece

European e-Skills Conference 2004

CEPIS

• Council of European Professional Informatics Societies

• 36 Member Societies in 32 Countries

• Representing some 200,000 ICT Professionals

 

European e-Skills Conference 2004

• City Centre The Campanile

Trinity College

European e-Skills Conference 2004

Study

“e-Skills Certification in Europe”Tender: CEDEFOP No: RPB/BS/eSkills/01/04

ByCouncil of European Professional

Informatics Societies (CEPIS)

email: cepis@vde.comweb: http://www.cepis.org

European e-Skills Conference 2004

Questionnaire

• Questionnaire widely distributed

• Some 35 completed questionnaires to-date

• Preliminary Analysis

• Final Report 30th November 2004

 

European e-Skills Conference 2004

Preliminary Analysis

Position in organisation

Director/ Managing Director/ Managing Board 7General Manager/ Secretary 4

2Chairman 2Professor 2Unit Management/Head of Department 5Consultant/ Strategist 5Other 8

Total 35

Project Management

European e-Skills Conference 2004

Preliminary Analysis

• There are a multitude e-Skills Certification Schemes (77%)

• Europe needs fewer Certification schemes (69%)

• On a European level, in short-term compatible and recognised e-skills certificates are strongly needed (77%)

European e-Skills Conference 2004

Preliminary Analysis

• Transparency, portability and compatibility of e-skills certificates can only be achieved by co-operation of stakeholders on basis of public-private partnerships. (71%)

• The current initiatives and current debate are still far away from a European reference framework of promoting e-skills training, recognition and transparency. (63%)

European e-Skills Conference 2004

Preliminary Analysis

• The current marketplace is characterised by a focus on vendor certification and industry-accredited courses. (74%)

• There is an obvious gap between accepted e-skills certification schemes and the current market need (51%)

European e-Skills Conference 2004

Preliminary Analysis

• “An EU standard is needed: this must be vendor-independent and open to the participation of existing entities in the provision of training and in supporting the certification process”

• “Education and Training needs of end-users and practitioners are very different from each other in nature and in scale”

European e-Skills Conference 2004

Preliminary Analysis

• Which problems mainly hamper the transparency and comparability of certificates/diploma for ICT practitioners/ end-users on a European level?

• Lack of Standards• Lack of Definitions

European e-Skills Conference 2004

The Way Forward

• Quality Standards Required• European Approach Required• Multi Stakeholder Partnerships• Frameworks Required• “A unified end user certificate should be

encouraged”

European e-Skills Conference 2004

The Way Forward

• Role of eSCC (eSkills Certifications Consortium)

• European Role• CEN/ISSS Role• Harmonisation• Quality Standards

European e-Skills Conference 2004