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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EMF international stakeholder of e-Skills week 2012

EMF is part of the international stakeholder network of e-Skills week 2012, together with other industry partners, education bodies and public authorities. The European e-Skills Week 2012 is a European campaign focused on showing people how to get jobs through e-skills in the digital age. Building on the success of e-Skills Week 2010, the DG for Enterprise and Industry has again teamed up with DIGITAL EUROPE and European Schoolnet, to drive awareness of the need for e-skills and their benefits. The campaign will deliver an exciting programme of events and activities in more than 30 countries; culminating in a dedicated e-Skills Week between 26 and 30 March 2012.

EMF participates in different EU and International initiatives related to e-skills. EMF is member of the CEN ICT and it is currently participating as a core partner in 4 LLP (Lifelong learning programme) projects to develop better matching between labour market needs and training curricula in several areas of Internet related Jobs. Furthermore, EMF matches job profiles with eCF/EQF and suggests ECVET point attributions to learning outcome of training modules.

Running e-skills related projects:

• ProInterNet-LLP Network project to create a network of Key players in the area of Internet Related jobs. Website: www.e-jobs-observatory.eu. This website provides information on job profiles in the e-content and Internet-services sector, that stem from two related projects, EQF Code and EQF iServe.
• EQF-iServe-LLP transfer of Innovation- Identifying competences and skills needed for Internet services jobs (www.eqf-iserve.eu)
• Green IT node-LLP transfer of Innovation-Identifying competences and skills needed for Green IT jobs (www.greenitnode.eu)
• CompAAL-LLP transfer of Innovation- Identifying competences and skills needed for Ambient Assisted Living related jobs (www.compaal.eu)

Multilingualism for jobs mobility, but not only

On November 17, the Council of the European Union issued conclusions on language competences to enhance mobility. In the document the Council not only addresses multilingualism for jobs mobility but also mentions the importance to foster better use of language competences as a mean of increasing the competitiveness of EU business, and especially that of small and medium-sized enterprises. In this context, the Council welcomes the work of the Business Platform for Multilingualism of which EMF is a member of the Steering Committee, and invites the European Commission to further pursue its support and stakeholder initiatives of this kind.

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