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- The European e-Competences Framework (e-CF) is a reference framework of 32 ICT competences that can be used and understood by ICT user and supply companies, the public sector, educational and social partners across Europe.
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- The European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (EQF) provides a common reference framework which assists in comparing the national qualifications systems, frameworks and their levels. At "Compare Qualifications Frameworks" page, it is possible to compare how national qualifications levels of countries that have already finalised their referencing process are been linked to the EQF.
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- The European e-Skills Association aims at leading the ICT sector’s contribution to the development and implementation of a long term e-skills and digital literacy agenda in Europe. It works in partnership with public authorities across Europe, other industry sectors, SMEs and all relevant stakeholders, building upon the European Commission recommendations and other reference initiatives on e-skills. The EeSA issued a first newsletter in spring 2010.
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- CEDEFOP is the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training. Cedefop’s mission is to support development of European VET policies and contribute to their implementation
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- The European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training (EVBB) is a European umbrella association whose members are state associations, associations, coordinating institutes of education and educational providers at a national, regional and local level. The objective of EVBB is the qualitative improvement of vocational education and training in European countries and an increase in the efforts being carried out in education at a European level.
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- The European Forum of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (EFVET) is a unique European-wide professional association which has been created by and for providers of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in all European countries. Its mission is to champion and enrich technical and vocational education and training through transnational co-operation by building a pan-European network of institution
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- New skills for new jobs initiative is sets out by the European Commission to:
-Promote better anticipation of future skills needs
-Develop better matching between skills and labour market needs
-Bridge the gap between the worlds of education and work
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- The pilot e-Skills Career Portal purports to lay the foundations for the medium to long term development of market-relevant e-Skills capacities.
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- European e-Skills Week highlights the growing demand for skilled ICT users and professionals to drive a competitive and innovative Europe. This exciting campaign seeks to inform students, young professionals and SMEs about the vast range of opportunities that ICT-related jobs present.
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- European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET) is a community of practice bringing together Member States, Social Partners and the European Commission to promote European collaboration in developing and improving quality assurance in VET by using the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework.
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- e-skills and ICT profesionalism. The project research: The need for, and structure of, an ICT Professionalism framework, the impact of certification programmes on job mobility and career development, how competence frameworks are and can be used to develop ICT professionalism, what training and education is best suited to developing the CIO / ICT Manager of the future, the ethical considerations for an ICT profession and the Bodies of Knowledge (BoK) currently being used by ICT practitioners.
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- ICT Certification in Europe aimed to:
-Deploy its proven methodology to maintain and extend the series of country maps showing the main certification stakeholders in each market in Europe
-Provide updated metrics on the current state of play of the main certifications in those major markets, with a methodology for annual updates
-Trial a methodology for positioning ICT certifications onto the e-Competence Framework and European Qualifications Framework, and to redevelop a navigation chart positioning the major certifications
-Pilot test the proposed European model for ICT certification schemes
-Co-operate with ISO and other CEN initiatives in this field
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- COMPTRAIN -Competence Needs for Formation and Training in Multimedia Jobs. CompTrain defined competences and skills required in multimedia jobs and professions through:
1. a catalogue of multimedia/new technologies professiona, tasks & skills
2. a set of training modules recomendations
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- ProInternet (PIN) - Network of key players in the area of Internet-related job. The project objectives are to improve the employability of job seekers, reduce the e-skills shortages on the EU labour market, improve the quality of Vocational Education & Training (VET) in the field of e-Jobs and make VET more transparent and comparable at European level.
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- EQF-Code - Transferring and applying the instruments European Qualification Framework and e-Competence Framework to Multimedia professions in the field of Content Development. The main project results are:
-European Specialist profiles in eContent development professions
-Reference material with regard to methodological aspects of mapping skills and competences to learning outcomes in a European context
-Guidelines for training institutions to provide market-near training curricula
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- EQF-iServe -Linking Internet-services related qualifications to eCF, EQF and ECVET. The main outcomes and results of EQF-iServe will be: National qualification profiles in the field of internet-related services described by learning outcomes; Linking of these qualifications to the eCF and EQF (according the EQF Code approach); Comprehensive European qualification profiles for jobs in the field of internet-related services; Guidelines for training institutions so that they can adapt their training offer in the field of internet-related services accordingly.
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- GRIN-CH / Green IT node - project aims at identifying competences and skills for Green Jobs and mapping them with EQF/eCF in accordance with market needs. As a result, GRIN-CH will develop European specialist profiles that are in compliance with the principles of the European metaframeworks EQF/e-CF and ECVET as well as guidelines for developing/setting-up further vocational training measures for Green Jobs
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- CompAAL - Identifying competences and skills for Ambient Assisted Living jobs.
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- Towards e-Jobs Profiles (The project website is not available)
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- Introducing eCF into SMEs (The project website is not available)
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- Euromediterranean digital jobs profiles (The project website is not available)
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- Developing an eCF end-user framework (The project website is not available)
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