Faculty of Business and
Information Management
European e-competence
framework on ICT:
challenges, pitfalls and
opportunities
Anita Bernard
Dean
Faculty of Business and Information Management
University College Ghent
Faculty of Business and
Information Management
Presentation agenda
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Introduction
e-Competence framework
Challenges
Pitfalls
Opportunities
Conclusions
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Faculty of Business and
Information Management
Introduction
• Bologna process
 QF-EHEA
• International ICT framework
qualifications
 A common European
framework for ICT Professionals
in all industry sectors
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Presentation agenda
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Introduction
e-Competence framework
Challenges
Pitfalls
Opportunities
Conclusions
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Faculty of Business and
Information Management
e-Competence Framework
• Framework = international tool
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ICT practioners and managers
Human resources managers
Education and training
Policy makers and market researchers
Procurement managers
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e-Competence Framework
• European e-Competence
Framework (e-CF): matrix
structure
– 5 competence areas derived from
the ICT business processes:
Plan-Build-Run-Enable-Manage
– 4 dimensions
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e-Competence Framework
• Dimension 1: 5 e-Competence areas
• Dimension 2:
– A set of reference e-Competences
for each area
– 32 competences identified in total
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e-Competence Framework
• Dimension 3:
– proficiency levels of each eCompetence
– e-Competence levels e-1 to e-5
• Dimension 4:
– knowledge and skills examples
– provided to add value and context
– not intended to be exhaustive
• Attitude: embedded in all three
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dimensions
www.ecompetences.eu/profilingtool
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3th dim
e-Competence Framework
2°
dim
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Information Management
e-Competence Framework
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Information Management
e-Competence Framework
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Faculty of Business and
Information Management
e-Competence Framework
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Faculty of Business and
Information Management
e-Competence Framework
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Anita Bernard
Faculty of Business and
Information Management
Presentation agenda
1. Introduction
2. e-Competence framework
3. Challenges
4. Pitfalls
5. Opportunities
6. Conclusions
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Information Management
Challenges
• Convince partners to use the
tool:
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Recruiters
Higher education institutes
Career planners
To secure company competence
needs
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Anita Bernard
Faculty of Business and
Information Management
Presentation agenda
1. Introduction
2. e-Competence framework
3. Challenges
4. Pitfalls
5. Opportunities
6. Conclusions
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Information Management
Pitfalls
• Maintain and keep track of
new evolutions in IT
• Permanent monitoring:
– requests of the industry
– changing programmes in higher
education institutes
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Information Management
Presentation agenda
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Introduction
e-Competence framework
Challenges
Pitfalls
Opportunities
Conclusions
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Information Management
Opportunities
• Education:
– Differentiation between EQF
levels
• example
– Benchmarking of different
institutes in the same level
• example
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Information Management
Opportunities
• Industry:
– Continuous updating of the needed
competences of the employees
– Planning of training and qualification
– Job profiling
• Example EUCIP (CEPIS):
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– a professional entry level qualification
– standardised across Europe
– gives holders an attractive and versatile
certification
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Information Management
Opportunities
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Faculty of Business and
Information Management
Presentation agenda
1. Introduction
2. e-Competence framework
3. Challenges
4. Pitfalls
5. Opportunities
6. Conclusions
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Information Management
Conclusions
• Powerfull tool
• Supports mobility of European
labour and consequent industry
productivity
• 'Highly qualified, made in Europe'
needs to become a trademark
worldwide
• Highly promotes a common way of
working over internal European
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Thank you for your attention !
Spasiba!
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