7.4 Cases and tools

Cases and tools

COMPETENCES FRAMEWORKS

A Key competences

EU- Key competences for lifelong learning - see here.
UNESCO: transversal competencies
Competences for Democratic Culture: Council of Europe, Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture - see here.

B Digital competences frameworks

Digital skills framework for citizens

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/digcomp
DigComp into Action: Get inspired, make it happen. A user guide to the European Digital Competence Framework
DigComp 2.1: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens with eight proficiency levels and examples of use
Background Review for Developing the Digital Competence Framework for Consumers: A snapshot of hot-button issues and recent literature
The Digital Competence Framework for Consumers
DigComp 2.0: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens. Update Phase 1: the Conceptual Reference Model.

Digital skills framework for educators - see here.
Digital skills framework for organisations - see here.
Digital education policies - see here.
Recommendations to opening up education - see here.
COMPASS - digital skills (new tool and platform) - see here

Dashboard to the digital sell-assessment and learning tool - see here.

C Entrepreneurship competence Framework

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/entrecomp

NQFs and REGISTERS OF QUALIFICATIONS

EU-wide:

ESCO Pillar Qualifications - see here.
Learning opportunities and qualifications in Europe (this portal will be closed once the new Europass platform is launched in 2020) - see here.
Cedefop website: National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs) - see here.
Austria - see here.

The Austrian Qualifications Register is relatively new, and includes not only qualifications, but also the relevant legislation, information for stakeholders and applicants, templates for applicants and the Handbook on aligning qualifications to NQF.

Denmark - see here.

On the website UddannelsesGuiden (the Education Guide) - ug.dk - you can find information about educational programmes, adult education and continuing training, as well as job and labour market conditions in Denmark

England - see here.

Register of Regulated Qualifications. This site shows the qualifications and awarding organisations regulated by Ofqual and CCEA Regulation.

Estonia:

NQF portal - see here.

NQF video for end-users - see here.

France - see here.

The aim of the national register of professional qualifications is to provide persons and companies with constantly up-to-date information on professional and vocational qualifications. It helps to facilitate access to employment, human resources management and professional mobility

Ireland: www.qualifax.ie

Qualifax is Ireland’s National Learners’ Database. It is the "one stop shop" for learners. It provides comprehensive information on further and higher education and training courses in Ireland

NFQ: http://www.nfq-qqi.com/

NFQ Video for end-users:

A new national qualifications database is in development in Ireland. Its initial portal is available at: https://irq.ie/

Poland - see here.

The Integrated Qualifications Register (IQR) is a public register with information on qualifications awarded in Poland. The Register currently includes information about full qualifications, i.e. those obtained in the general, vocational or higher education system. However, the Register will soon include also partial qualifications, primarily market ones, which can be obtained outside the formal education system.

NQF Video for end-users:

Portugal - see here.

The Portuguese Catalogue of Qualifications is managed by ANQEP, and its webportal is rich in information for various users’ groups: on VET qualifications, units of learning outcomes, legislation, novelties and cases. Interactions with stakeholders regarding the need for new and for revised qualifications and units of learning outcomes are possible via the connected portal of the NQF.

Slovenia - see here.

The Slovenian national qualifications database has been developed in the context of EQF cooperation and provides access to information on all qualifications registered in the Slovenian Qualifications Framework.