What is BS EN 16234‑1 - e-Competence Framework (e-CF) about?
BS EN 16234‑1 is the first part of the EN 16234 multi-series that discusses the e-Competence Framework(e-CF).
BS EN 16234‑1 provides a reference of 41 competences as required and applied at the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professional work environment, using a common language for competences, skills and proficiency levels that can be understood across Europe.
Who is BS EN 16234‑1- e-Competence Framework (e-CF) for?
BS EN 16234‑1 on e-competence framework is useful for:
- ICT service, user and supply companies
- ICT professionals, managers and human resource (HR) departments
- Vocational education institutions and training bodies including higher education
- Social partners (trade unions and employer associations), professional associations, accreditation, validation and assessment bodies
- Market analysts and policymakers, and other organizations and stakeholders in public and private sectors
Why should you use BS EN 16234‑1- e-Competence Framework (e-CF)?
e-Competence Framework was established as a tool to support mutual understanding and provide transparency of language through the articulation of competences required and deployed by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professionals.
The benefits of BS EN 16234‑1 are as follows:
- BS EN 16234‑1 describes competence and can be used in a broad variety of applications where consistency of competence language is required. These include job descriptions, role profiles, competence specifications and the articulation of professional development needs
- BS EN 16234‑1 identifies proficiency at five e-Competence levels and can be used to provide detailed profiling where various competence combinations are involved. This can be used for Career path planning to assist professionals to identify their competences and to develop the competences they need for future desired roles
- BS EN 16234‑1 supports assessment of competence from a job role perspective, enabling targeted and efficient recruitment, contracting, sourcing and hiring
- BS EN 16234‑1 makes it possible to measure competence gaps at the individual, team or organizational level.
- BS EN 16234‑1 is a tool that facilitates the development of new national and international offers of education/qualification including higher education programs
- BS EN 16234‑1is also an enabler, making it possible for students and job seekers to better understand the possibilities offered by ICT jobs and to identify future career opportunities
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 16234‑1:2019 supersedes EN 16234-1:2016. In comparison to EN 16234-1:2016, the following technical modifications have been made in BS EN 16234‑1:2019:
- Review of terms and definitions
- Review of all existing competences in the light of latest business and technology trends
- Adding three new competences in the light of latest business and technology trends (A.10 User Experience, C.5 Systems Management, D.7 Data Science and Analytics)
- Merging three previously co-existing competences to one (D.5. Sales Development)
- Elaboration of a new e-Competences descriptions complementary transversal concept (aspects of cross-cutting relevance to any successful ICT professional competence performance in context)