Action 9 of the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 is to develop a European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC).

The EDSC will address the digital competence of all citizens, involving the confident, critical and responsible use of, and engagement with, digital technologies for learning, at work, and for participation in society, as described by the European Digital Competence Framework (DigComp); it will therefore not deal with the skills of IT professionals. 

The European Commission is carrying out a Feasibility Study as an EU-level certificate will be useful only if it is trusted and used. Already many certification schemes exist. Understanding of the current offer, the needs and the gaps existing in digital skills certification by multiple actors, including employers’, is required.

The last survey has been launched and will be open until April 7.  You can participate in this open consultation by registering at https://edsc-consultation.eu/register/ 

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