Multistakeholder platform for the European ICT sector

cenlogoThe CEN Workshop on ICT Skills is a European work group consisting of both national and international representatives from the ICT industry, vocational training organisations, social partners and other institutions. The workshop aims to create long-term human resources (HR) and competence development solutions for the European Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.

The CEN ICT Skills Workshop has been operational since early 2003.
From its inception the Workshop has contributed to the long-term e-Skills agenda of the European Commission (EC). Information on the EC's e-Skills policy initiatives is available from the e-Skills web page of the European Commission/ DG Enterprise and Industry.

The Workshop is currently working on the following three subjects:

  • Towards European e-Job Profiles
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    Download Interim Report and Annex
  • Towards a European ICT skills end-user Framework
  • Digital Job Repository for the Mediterranean Area 

As project results since 2006, the following CEN Workshop Agreements have been published:

  • CWA 15893-1:2008
    European e-Competence Framework - Part 1: The Framework
  • CWA 15893-2:2008
    European e-Competence Framework - Part 2: User Guidelines
  • CWA 16052 :2009
    ICT Certification in Europe
  • CWA 16053 :2009
    Interoperability of European e-Career Services
  • CWA xxxx :2010
    European e-Competence Framework 2.0
  • CWA xxxx :2010
    e-Skills requirements for end-users

All CWAs published by the CEN ICT Skills Workshop from 2004 to 2011 can be downloaded here.

Join the workshop - get registered

Interested parties can register for participation in this activity by contacting the CEN Workshop Secretariat.