European Commission
e-Skills Website
e-CF application support and maintenance
To facilitate application of the e-CF from multiple perspectives and to ensure future relevance the CEN ICT Skills Workshop has initiated an update project.
The main aims are as follows:
1. Provision of further e-CF application support including e-CF online tool enhancement;
- develop and publish of a set of case studies based on user experience
- enhance the e-CF website and online service tools
2. e-CF maintenance and update towards e-CF version 3.0;
- implement a structured feedback mechanism for stakeholders
- collect and structure feedback from other CEN project activities related to the e-CF
- update and maintain the framework based on gathered information
Milestones overview
The operational project work commenced in May 2012 and will conclude on December 2013. It will lead to the following outcomes:
| Deliverable | Description | Publication |
| e-CF Case studies | Illustrations from relevant stakeholder perspectives of e-CF application and use in the European ICT business sector (e.g. ICT demand/ supply, Multinationals and SMEs, Qualification and Certification Providers, National and EU Policy Makers) | 04/2013 at www.ecompetences.eu |
| e-CF FAQ section | Identify most relevant and frequent e-CF related questions and provide comprehensive answers | 12/2012 at www.ecompetences.eu |
| e-CF On-line tool enhancement | Incorporate 23 European ICT Professional Profiles and a self-assessment capability matching the Profiles against the e-competences for individual competence gaps identification | 04/2013 at www.ecompetences.eu |
| e-CF structured feedback mechanism | Develop and implement a structured feedback mechanism to be applied in future e-CF updating processes | 12/2013 by CWA (CEN Workshop Agreement) at www.cen.eu and e-CF website |
| e-CF Version 3.0 | Update the e-CF in all four dimensions in close cooperation with the e-CF user community. The update will respect Version 2.0 and only lead to changes that bring real added value. A complementary document will guide current e-CF 2.0 users to ensure smooth adaption to the new version. | 12/2013 by CWA at www.cen.eu and www.ecompetences.eu, print and on-line publications |
| EN, IT, FR, DE | Availability of all project results in four languages | 12/2013 by CWA and www.ecompetences.eu |
All deliverables will be elaborated in close cooperation between the CEN nominated expert team, a voluntary expert supporting work group providing key know-how from European ICT business and HR development, the CEN ICT Skills Workshop community and further interested stakeholders.
Project overview for download
The Interim Report was delivered to CEN and The European Commission on 30 November 2012. download
Contact us
If you are interested in learning more about the e-CF and/ or participating in the ongoing project work please contact the e-CF Project leader Jutta Breyer.
Further contact points:
- Workshop Chair CEN ICT Skills, Dudley Dolan, Mail
- Workshop Secretariat at AFNOR, Philippe Magnabosco, Mail
- Workshop Management at CEN, Alina Iatan, Mail
