This document discusses the challenges facing the ICT profession in Europe, including a poor public perception of ICT careers, an insufficient number of people entering ICT education and careers, and a disturbing rate of ICT project failures. It notes that if steps are not taken to mature the ICT profession, the risks of these failures could grow to unacceptable levels. The document then provides data on ICT employment trends in Europe between 2000-2013, ICT graduates, and the potential ICT jobs and demand gap between 2013-2020. It outlines Europe's framework for ICT professionalism, including the European e-Competence Framework, ICT job profiles, and quality labels for ICT training.

1. e-Skills for the 21st Century
Fostering Competitiveness, Growth and Jobs
Madrid, 20 April 2015

2. The Challenge
• Contributing to the availability of an adequate e-skills supply is the
immaturity of the ICT profession compared to other professions.
• This is evident with respect to agreed bodies of knowledge, standards
of education and training, competences, and ethical conduct.
• Poor public perception of ICT education, jobs and careers
• Insufficient number of people entering ICT education and careers
• Disturbing rate of ICT project failures
• Traditionally, professions have formed when failure to apply domain-
specific knowledge successfully had the potential to adversely impact
on society. As we enter a new wave of pervasive computing the
extent to which ICT is embedded in society will inevitably grow.
• If we fail to take steps to mature the ICT profession, the risks may
grow to unacceptable levels – as such, the call for action is clear.

3. ICT workforce today and
since 2000

4. Management,
architecture and
analysis
ICT managers
Management and organization analysts (partly)
Systems analysts
Core ICT
practitioners -
professional level
Software developers
Web and multimedia developers
Applications programmers
Other software and app developers and analysts
Database designers and administrators
Systems administrators
Computer network professionals
Other database and network professionals
Other ICT
practitioners -
professional level
Electronics engineers
Telecommunications engineers
IT trainers
ICT sales professionals
Core ICT
practitioners -
associate/
technician level
ICT operations technicians
ICT user support technicians
Computer network and systems technicians
Web technicians
Other ICT
practitioners -
associate/
technician level
Electronics engineering technicians
Process control technicians not elsewhere classified
Air traffic safety electronics technicians
Medical imaging and therapeutic equipment technicians
Medical records and health information technicians
Broadcasting and audio-visual technicians
Telecommunications engineering technicians
total
Source: empirica based on Eurostat LFS data
29,4%
4,5%
-20,9%
6,6%
-26,8%
0,6%
Core definition
(previous slide)
Broad definition
(previous slide)
Structural changes of the ICT
workforce - EU27, 2011-2013

5. Management,
architecture and
analysis
Core ICT
practitioners -
professional level
Other ICT
practitioners -
professional level
Core ICT
practitioners -
associate/
technician level
Other ICT
practitioners -
associate/
technician level
< -1SD> +1SD > +0.5SD > Avg. < Avg. < -0.5SD
% of workforce in ICT jobs
50,000 ICT workers
FI
NL
LU
SE
UK
DK
BE
IE
DE
EE
AT
LV
MT
FR
BG
CZ
SI
ES
CY
PL
LT
IT
HU
PT
GR
HR
SK
RO
Index - prevalence of top ICT jobs
Source: empirica, based on Eurostat LFS data

6. 75.429
87.203
97.218
109.128
120.674
128.266
130.491
125.336
122.348
115.249
115.314
114.378
111.348
0
20.000
40.000
60.000
80.000
100.000
120.000
140.000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Tertiary ICT graduates EU28

8. 7.594.000
7.700.000
7.866.000
8.060.000
8.270.000
8.471.000
8.650.000
8.809.000
7.437.000
7.529.000
7.598.000
7.686.000
7.780.000
7.881.000
7.984.000
270.000
262.000
337.000
462.000
584.000
692.000
769.000
825.000
7.000.000
7.200.000
7.400.000
7.600.000
7.800.000
8.000.000
8.200.000
8.400.000
8.600.000
8.800.000
9.000.000
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Jobsanddemandpotential
EU28 - Main Forecast Scenario
660,000
realised
potential
Source: empirica and IDC
7,325,000
Demand
potential total
Jobs total

9. e-Skills and ICT Professionalism in Europe
 Commission Communication on "e-Skills for the 21st
Century" and Competitiveness Council Conclusions
 Monitoring Supply and Demand + Foresight Scenarios
 Benchmarking Member States Policies and Multi-stakeholder
Partnerships in Europe + Detailed Country Analysis and Reports
 European Framework for ICT Professionalism (with CEN)
 European e-Competence Framework and ICT Jobs Profiles
 European Foundational ICT Body of Knowledge and Curriculum
Development Guidelines
 Quality Label for ICT Industry Training and Certification
 Professional Code of Ethics
 e-Leadership and KETs skills + Digital Entrepreneurship
 Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs
 e-Skills for Jobs Campaign (2015-2016)

10. www.ecompetences.eu

12. ICT Professionalism

13. European Framework for ICT Professionalism

14. •
Pan-European Quality Labels for
• ICT training programmes: transparency of learning outcomes
• Delivery: transparency of quality
Based on European and International Standards
• The European e-Competence Framework (CEN)
• Existing quality systems and accreditations
See: http://www.eskills-quality.eu and also http://www.e-competence-quality.com/

15. http://eskills4jobs.ec.europa.eu

16. Contact
André Richier
European Commission
DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Unit H3: Key Enabling Technologies and Digital Economy
e-mail: andré.richier@ec.europa.eu
website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/digital-economy/e-skills/index_en.htm
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