The Copenhagen Declaration Launched at the e-Skills Week final event

The European e-Skills Week 2012 – a pan-European campaign backed by the European Commission - came to its conclusion last Friday, 30 March 2012, after hundreds of exciting events and activities delivered across thirty-six countries.

As a result, the partners and stakeholders in European e-Skills Week have produced the e-Skills Copenhagen Declaration, which supports the objectives of the 2007 Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and is a complement to the e-Skills Manifesto.

The Copenhagen Declaration has received the endorsement of thirty eight organisations, and many more will join in supporting the implementation of a grass roots activities to deliver competiveness, productivity and growth to Europe, through a strong commitment to ensuring that all European citizens are equipped to work and participate in the digital economy of the 21st century.

The Declaration is a complement to the latest version of e-Skills Manifesto, which will be published in fully in June 2012 – an interactive version of the Manifesto may be found on line for comment.

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Roundtable - "Bridging the Gap between Market Needs and Training Outcomes: Seizing the Opportunity of e-Jobs", 17 April 2012, London

The e-Jobs Observatory organises a rountable in London to explore the gap between market needs and training outcomes in Internet-related jobs. The meeting will take place on 17 April 2012 at e-Skills UK, 1 Castle Lane, London SW1E 6DR.

The roundtable aims at fostering better interaction between key stakeholders, improving the quality of Vocational Education & Training (VET) in the field of e-Jobs, improving the employability of job seekers and reducing the e-skills shortages on the EU labour market.

In addition, a proposal for a Label of Excellence and Seal of Market Compliance for e-Jobs training courses and modules will be presented to key stakeholders to obtain their valuable feedback.

The Roundtable is one of a series organised by the e-Jobs Observatory in different EU countries during the Spring of 2012.

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e-Jobs Observatory launches Label of Excellence for training organisations and Certification of Internet-related training courses corresponding to market needs

The e-Jobs Observatory, is a central point of reference for all activities related to research, training, qualifications, standards, norms, certificates and employment in the field of e-Jobs in Europe. The Observatory fosters better interaction between key stakeholders to improve the quality of Vocational Education & Training (VET) in the field of e-Jobs, improve the employability of job seekers and reduce the e-skills shortages on the EU labour market.
 

As an important milestone in reaching these goals, the e-Jobs Observatory launches a Label of Excellence and a Seal of Market Compliance and Certificate.

-The e-Jobs Observatory Label of Excellence distinguishes training organisations proposing Internet-related training courses corresponding to market needs. More

-The Seal of Market Compliance and Certificate will be issued to training providers to have their training courses certified in accordance with labour market-oriented job profiles. More

More information
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High-level policy discussion: In a Cloud world – How do IT skills matter for Europe’s competitiveness?

EMF will participate the 27 February in the High-level policy discussion: In a Cloud world – How do IT skills matter for Europe’s competitiveness? organized by the Danish Technological Institute, Fraunhofer and DG Enterprise & Industry.

The event aims to invigorate the eSkills debate to ensure that Europe remains competitive in the cloud future and it is organised in three sessions:

-Cloud Visions: Why we need to be talking about skills?
-Developing tomorrows eSkills, training tomorrows IT professionals
-Policy approaches for the future: a call for action

The event will also serve to launch the report: "Cloud computing - Cyber security and green IT - e-Skills for ICT practitioners and entrepreneurs", which was commissioned by the DG Enterprise & Industry. 

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More information on the report will be soon added to this Blog.