This webinar showcased some recent initiatives and research projects dedicated to understanding how digitalisation and the digital transition are affecting skills needs in the EU and ETF partner countries.
Mircea Badescu and Eva Jansova from the ETF shared the first findings from the 2nd European Skills and Jobs survey carried out in five countries of Western Balkans and Israel at the end of 2022. The survey, already implemented in the EU countries by Cedefop, gathers insights from adult employees on job-skill requirements, skills mismatches and their exposure to digital technologies. The presentation explored evidence on the issues of digitalisation, digital skill-job requirements and digital upskilling.
The webinar then moved on to two rounds of presentations by members of the ETF Skills Lab Network of Experts.
In the first round, Talant Sultanov from the Internet Society Kyrgyzstan Chapter took the floor to present Sanarip Insan, an EU-funded project dedicated to improving digital literacy and building digital skills for rural communities of Kyrgyzstan, especially for youth, women, and vulnerable groups of society.
Branka Andjelkovic from the Public Policy Research Centre (CENTAR) in Serbia then joined us to share some recent research on the various types of digital skills and how technical and soft skills can be combined to help startups promote their products on the international market.
The second round of presentations focused on digital competences and online learning environments.
Natia Andguladze, Associate Professor at Ilia State University in Georgia, shared the first findings of a study on digital competences and attitudes among teachers and students in VET, highlighting challenges and opportunities for effective integration of technology in VET.
Mitchell Peters from the Unit of Skills Forecasting and Labour Market Analysis at the Open University of Catalunya (UOC) then took the floor to present UPAL, an initiative dedicated to providing quality lifelong learning and agile continuous education to meet the needs of individuals and organisations in rapidly changing work environments.
Finally, Ilgar Zarbaliyev, an Excel Workout Leader at Enterprise DNA Co., shared his experience of using innovative learning pathways to develop data literacy, critical thinking, and the ability to actively construct knowledge.
The webinar closed with an informal networking session in which participants were invited to share what they have learned and their own experience of digitalisation.
The agenda, a recording of the webinar, and all the presentations can be found below.
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