Presentation by Deirdre Hodson, Policy Officer, European Commission DG Education and Culture for the European Distance Learning Week's final day webinar on "Digital skills in teaching and learning – are we on the right track?" - 11 November 2016 Recording of the discussion is available here: https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/p80lg2b5akr/ The recording of Deirdre Hodson's presentation is available here: https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/p9bqnf9swq2/

1. Tackling the digital skills gap in
Europe –overview of policy and
progammes
Deirdre Hodson DG Education,Culture, Youth and Sport
11 November 2016

2. Digital transformation of education.
• New skills for society and labour
market.
• Technology use in/for education
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3. http://www.makingirelandclick.ie

4. Digital skills gap

6. Digital skills gap

7. • 45% of citizens have no or low digital skills
• 37% of the labour force have no or only low levels of
• digital skills
• 90% of jobs will require some level of digital skills whatever
the sector; all jobs will change and many will disappear
• 40% of business trying to recruit ICT professionals have
difficulty doing so
Digital skills gap

8. Gender gap in ICT

10. Education and Training
2020

11. 6 priority
areas

12. Skills agenda for Europe - June 2016
"Europe faces a basic skills challenge. People
need a minimum level of basic skills, including
numeracy, literacy and basic digital skills, to
access good jobs and participate fully in
society."

14. 1. Cooperation with
Member States and
partner organisations

16. Sharing experience and insights

17. Digital skills and jobs coalition

18. EU Code Week

19. 2. Platforms and training

20. https://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/

22. http://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/

23. 3. Funding programmes

24. 4. Research & studies

25. 5. Competence frameworks

27. More about EU & education policy
http://ec.europa.eu/education
deirdre.hodson@ec.europa.eu