The IT-Shape project, funded by the European Commission, aims to adapt the EUCIP Core certificate within Hungarian vocational education to address the growing demand for e-skills and ICT practitioners. Through initiatives like the EUCIP IT Administrator program, the project seeks to enhance the employability of Hungarian students by providing them with recognized IT qualifications, while also gathering feedback on test methodologies and content. The broader goal is to align the IT curricula with European standards, involving various educational institutions and stakeholders across Hungary and Italy.

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This
project
has
been
funded
with
support
from
the
European
Commission.
This
publication
reflects
the
views
only
of
the
author,
and
the
Commission
cannot
be
held
responsible
for
any
use
which
may
be
made
of
the
information
contained
therein.
Welcome
Demand
for
e-­‐skills
has
been
growing
steadily
during
the
last
years
all
over
the
world.
According
to
the
study
published
in
the
frame
of
European
e-­‐Skills
Forum:
“e-­‐Skills
shortages
will
result
in
an
excess
demand
of
384.000
ICT
practitioners
in
2015.”
(Körte,
W.
B.,
Hüsing
T.:
Evaluation
of
the
Implementation
of
the
EC's
Communication
on
"e-­‐Skills
for
the
21st
Century",
Empirica,
Bonn).
An
important
conclusion
of
related
studies
was,
that
European
companies
"were
increasingly
struggling
to
hire
people
who
were
competent
in
both
information
technology
and
business
management.
Companies
need
so
called
"T-­‐
Shaped"
professionals
who
enter
the
workforce
with
a
strong
business
understanding,
‘soft’
skills
and
knowledge
of
leading-­‐edge
technology.”
(Fonstad,
N.,
Lanivyn,
B.:
European
e-­‐
Competence
Curricula
development
guidelines,
Final
Reports,
European
Commission,
European
e-­‐Skills
Forum,
2010).
EUCIP
Core
-­‐
at
European
level
recognized
IT
qualification
-­‐
is
an
answer
exactly
to
this
demand
as
its
competence
framework
strongly
focuses
on
the
business
skills
related
to
the
fundamental
e-­‐skills.
The
certificate
was
established
by
CEPIS
(Council
of
European
Professional
Informatics
Societies)
and
has
been
used
with
success
already
in
seven
European
countries.
IT-­‐Shape
project
aims
to
adapt
EUCIP
Core
certificate
in
the
Hungarian
Vocational
Education.
The
main
impact
of
the
project
are
the
increased
chances
of
Hungarian
(young
and
adult)
people
getting
their
placement
at
enterprises,
by
offering
them
internationally
recognized,
true
pan-­‐European
IT
qualification.
I-­‐T
Shape
Consortium
Table
of
Content
Welcome
..............................................................
1
The
First
Experience:
EUCIP
IT
Administrator
in
Hungary
................................................................
2
ITAF
test
exam
.....................................................
2
ITAF
exam
............................................................
3
Events
...................................................................
4
Project
basics
.......................................................
5
Partnership
..........................................................
5
Target
groups
.......................................................
5
Objectives
............................................................
5
Work-­‐packages
....................................................
5
This
issue
was
published
by:
iTStudy
Hungary
Ltd.
(P0)
Hungary
Editor:
Mária
Hartyányi
Copyright
©
IT-­‐Shape
Consortium

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This
project
has
been
funded
with
support
from
the
European
Commission.
This
publication
reflects
the
views
only
of
the
author,
and
the
Commission
cannot
be
held
responsible
for
any
use
which
may
be
made
of
the
information
contained
therein.
The
First
Experience:
EUCIP
IT
Administrator
in
Hungary
The
EUCIP
IT
Administrator
is
an
independent
IT
qualification
within
the
EUCIP
system,
which
write
the
necessary
competences
to
obtain
an
„IT
administrator”
position.
The
3.0
version
of
the
IT
Administrator
(EUCIP)
syllabus
defines
a
narrower
set
of
competences,
which
allows
to
possess
a
basic
exam,
and
to
obtain
a
EUCIP
IT
Administrator
Fundamentals
(ITAF)
certificate.
For
ITAF
certificate
the
candidates
have
to
proof
their
knowledge
in
four
areas
(Hardware,
Operating
systems,
Networks
and
IT
security).
Associazone
Italiana
Informatica
e
Calcolo
Automatico
(AICA)
offered
the
opportunity
for
the
Hungarian
VET
students
of
the
partner
schools
to
prepare
for
EUCIP
IT
Administrator
Fundaments
(ITAF)
exam
with
the
help
of
their
teachers,
and
to
gain
the
European
level
certification.
The
Hungarian
partners
were
happy
to
live
with
this
offer
because
it
provides
an
opportunity:
• to
learn
the
requirements
of
EUCIP
system,
• to
see
the
methods
of
EUCIP
test
exams
and
• to
take
part
in
a
pilot
which
let
them
see
how
far
the
EUCIP
System
is
compatible
with
the
IT
curricula
in
the
Hungarian
vocational
education.
In
the
test
exams
the
following
institutions’
students
and
teachers
participated:
• Galamb
József
Agricultural
Vocational
School,
Makó
• Neumann
János
Vocational
School
for
Information
Technology,
Budapest
• Öveges
József
Vocational
and
Grammar
School,
Balatonfűzfő
• Számalk-­‐Szalézi
Vocational
Highschool,
Budapest
• iTStudy
Hungary
Ltd.,
Gödöllő
ITAF
test
exam
The
aims
of
the
ITAF
practicing
test
exam
was
to
give
an
inside
picture
for
the
candidates
about
the
requirement
and
methods
of
the
ITAF
tests,
the
nature,
the
depth
of
the
questions,
and
assess
their
current
knowledge
whether
it
does
meet
the
requirements
or
not.
Those
who
wrote
the
test
in
English
achieved
higher
average
score
than
those
who
choose
Hungarian.
The
reasons
might
be
the
difficulties
of
the
translation:
in
case
of
some
questions
the
original
meanings
was
very
difficult
to
represent
in
Hungarian.
This
fact
has
drawn
the
attention
to
put
crucial
focus
on
the
quality
of
the
translation.
The
feedback
from
the
students:
some
questions
were
too
complicated
and
too
complex.
The
depth
of
the
knowledge
was
a
challenge
even
for
candidates
who
have
been
working
as
system
administrators
for
several
years
long.
Most
of
them
agreed
that
the
test
material
assumes
practical
and
necessary
knowledge
for
the
performance
of
the
administrator
tasks
and
to
pass
the
exam
successfully
requires
a
strong
preparation.

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This
project
has
been
funded
with
support
from
the
European
Commission.
This
publication
reflects
the
views
only
of
the
author,
and
the
Commission
cannot
be
held
responsible
for
any
use
which
may
be
made
of
the
information
contained
therein.
The
results
of
the
pilot
test
were
not
very
disappointing.
The
threshold
of
the
success
was
65%.
Average
results
of
schools
(Hungarian
test
exam)
Average
results
of
schools
(English
test
exam)
Hardware 38% 47%
Operation
system 37% 43%
Networks 37% 43%
IT
Security 37% 42%
Total: 37% 44%
The
results
of
the
English
test
exam
was
better
(with
7%)
than
results
of
the
Hungarian,
but
only
a
few
candidates
reached
the
required
39
scores
for
the
successful
exam.
ITAF
exam
Many
candidates
didn’t
come
to
the
final
test,
because
they
had
bad
experiences
from
the
test
exam.
The
first
exam
was
on
29th
of
May
2014.
The
opinion
of
the
candidates
and
the
teachers
was
that
the
questions
of
the
final
exam
were
clearer
more
understandable
than
questions
at
the
test
exam.
The
topics
about
the
operation
system
and
the
networks
were
more
successful
while
the
topics
about
hardware
and
IT
security
caused
difficulties
on
the
final
exam.
The
reason
of
the
gaps
was
that
they
haven’t
learned
these
topics
yet
or
the
students
in
some
of
their
study
subjects
have
more
theoretical
than
practical
knowledge.
The
results
of
the
modules
at
SZÁMALK-­‐SZALÉZI
51
candidates
pass
the
final
exam
(from
92)
and
acquired
EUCIP
ITAF
certificate
recognized
at
European

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has
been
funded
with
support
from
the
European
Commission.
This
publication
reflects
the
views
only
of
the
author,
and
the
Commission
cannot
be
held
responsible
for
any
use
which
may
be
made
of
the
information
contained
therein.
level.
Events
Dissemination
in
Italy
Naples,
18th
September
2014.
We
could
participate
-­‐
within
our
professional
cooperation
with
Italian
Partner
(AICA)
–
on
the
closing
conference
of
the
ITACA
Leonardo
project,
and
able
to
show
the
results
of
the
I-­‐T
Shape
project
in
Naples
for
the
Italian
teachers
who
works
in
technical
training.
At
the
conference
attended
the
teachers
from
the
Italian
technical
training
(especially
IT
field)
and
local
government
leaders.
The
professional
content
of
the
conference
was
particularly
important
to
us,
because
the
I-­‐T
Shape
project
is
the
utilization
of
results
of
ITACA
project.
The
aim
of
the
ITACA
project
was
to
adopt
the
EUCIP
IT
Administrator
into
the
Italian
and
Hungarian
vocational
training,
and
the
aim
of
the
I-­‐T
Shape
is
to
localize
the
EUCIP
Core
in
the
vocational
training
in
Hungary.
Dissemination
in
Hungary
Gödöllő,
26th
September
2014.
Location:
Szent
István
University
–
GTK
Boardroom,
Páter
Károly
út
1.,
Gödöllő
The
Partners
presented
the
results
of
the
I-­‐T
Shape
project
on
the
Innolearn
Cluster
Conference
held
annually.
The
conference
participants
were
from
the
VET,
vocational
training
and
higher
education
VET
teachers
and
trainers.
The
conference
gave
an
opportunity
to
the
partners
to
discuss
the
tasks
of
the
next
months,
and
prepare
the
EUCIP
Core
localization
and
adaptation
in
Hungary.

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This
project
has
been
funded
with
support
from
the
European
Commission.
This
publication
reflects
the
views
only
of
the
author,
and
the
Commission
cannot
be
held
responsible
for
any
use
which
may
be
made
of
the
information
contained
therein.
Project
basics
Acronym:
I-­‐T
Shape
Title:
I-­‐T
Shape
–
Shape
European
Level
Competitive
IT
Certification
for
the
Hungarian
Vocational
Education
Duration:
1.October
2013
–
30
September
2015
Action
type:
Transfer
of
Innovation
Program:
Leonardo
da
Vinci
–
LLL
Subprogram
Participating
countries:
Hungary,
Italy,
Ireland
Website:
http://it-­‐shape.hu
Contact:
Mária
Hartyányi,
iTStudy
Hungary
Educational
and
Researching
Centre,
Hungary
E-­‐mail:
maria.hartyanyi@itstudy.hu,
skype:
hmaria718
Partnership
ITSTUDY-­‐
iTStudy
Hungary
Ltd.
HU
AICA
-­‐
Association
of
Italian
Information
Technology
IT
ITCG
–
E.
Fermi
in
Pontedera
IT
ICS
The
Irish
Computer
Society
IE
SZÁMALK-­‐Szalézi
Vocational
Highschool
HU
Öveges
József
Vocational
and
Grammar
School
HU
Neumann
János
Vocational
School
for
Information
Technology
HU
Makó
–
Galamb
József
Agricultural
Vocational
School
HU
University
of
West
Hungary
HU
Enterprise
Development
Foundation
of
Pest
Country
HU
Target
groups
Primary
target
group:
Hungarian
VET
students,
career
changers,
non-­‐qualified
IT
practitioners,
job-­‐seekers
looking
to
break
into
the
industry,
secondary
target
group:
VET
teachers
and
trainers,
managers
and
employees
of
SMEs
Objectives
Adaptation
and
localization
of
EUCIP
Core
in
Hungary
included
its
three
Knowledge
Areas
(Plan,
Build
and
Operate)
Elaborate
the
detailed
syllabuses
and
the
Hungarian
EUCIP
Core
Program
Validating
the
results:
piloting
the
first
module
by
involving
Hungarian
teachers,
50-­‐60
participants
from
vocational/university
and
adult
educational
institutes
Accrediting
EUCIP
Core
under
the
Hungarian
Program
Accreditation
System.
Work-­‐packages
WP1
Project
Management
WP2
Analysis
and
Design
WP3
EUCIP
Core
Adaptation
WP4
EUCIP
Core
Localization
WP5
Pilot
trainings
WP6
Evaluation
WP7
Valorization
WP8
Dissemination