Towards a recognised, respected and accountable IT workforce
“The European IT workforce needs highly skilled, innovative, as well as responsible and accountable professionals, adhering to common standards.”
Read the new blog post from ITPE’s Secretary General, Austeja Trinkunaite.
CEDEFOP launches analytical tool for jobs and skills demand
CEDEFOP has launched ‘Skill-OVATE’ – an online tool analysing online job advertisements around Europe to better understand the jobs and skills demand.
IT Professionalism Conference 2021 to be held 20-22 April
You can now register to the IT Professionalism Conference 2021 hosted by ITPE, eSkills Malta Foundation and the Irish Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition.
Webinar on Pact for Skills funding held 24 March
In the framework of Pact for Skills, the European Commission is organising a webinar on relevant EU funding opportunities.
Cedefop summary overview of digital skills during the Covid-19 pandemic
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) has published an article summarising the current needs and trends of digital skills in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Digital skills gap threatens UK economic recovery
The UK’s digital skills gap poses a risk to economic recovery, research from Microsoft shows.
I-DESI: EU-27 both outperform and lag behind their global counterparts
EU countries both outperform and lag behind in the I-DESI digital economy comparison report, recently released. In basic Internet User Skills, the EU-27 outperform their global counterparts, while in Advanced Skills Development the EU’s performance is mixed.
McKinsey identifies key tech talent clusters for companies
McKinsey has mapped relevant skills and roles and identified about 4,000 tech skills, separating them into seven key clusters needed in the modern company.
AppCert presents the ‘CareerTracker’ tool
AppCert has presented the CareerTracker tool to ITPE, which offers a software platform that supports organisations and employees in optimising their capabilities.
Commission President Commits to Invest 20% of NextGenerationEU on Digital
Last month, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, gave her annual State of the Union address. She emphasised the importance of digital in the (post)pandemic times and committed to spend 20% of the Next Generation EU budget on digital matters.
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