EU makes €50 million available for education and skills development in pilot project
€50 million is being made available by the European Investment Fund and the European Commission to support improving education and skills for people across Europe.
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Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition calls on organisations to pledge to help get Europeans through crisis with digital skills
A call for immediate pledges to raise the digital skills of people across Europe has been issued by the EU’s Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition.
Almost half of adults in Europe have potential to up-skill or re-skill according to EU report
Cedefop, the EU’s agency for vocational training, has published a new report titled, ‘Empowering Adults Through Upskilling and Reskilling Pathways’. It aims to show the size of the low-skilled adult population in Europe and to identify groups that are at risk of having low skills.
New Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition launched in Luxembourg
A newly relaunched Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition in Luxembourg will work to improve digital skills in the country. The Coalition, which was formed by Digital Luxembourg, the Chambre de Commerce and the Chambre des Métiers, was formed at the end of 2019 and will also work to develop a new national agenda on digital skills.
ICDL launch in Germany was event number 500 of the European Vocational Skills Week 2019
DLGI, the operator of the ICDL programme in Germany, organised an ‘ICDL Kick-off’ event to launch ICDL in the country on 10 October. The event, which took place in Bonn, featured experts in the field of education and economy and was part of European Vocational Skills Week.
Europe’s next digital commissioners announced by President-elect von der Leyen
European Commission President-elect, Ursula von der Leyen has announced her college of commissioners for the 2019 – 2024 period. Several commissioners will share responsibility for digital affairs.
EU attitudes to internet security revealed in new survey
A new survey on Europeans’ attitudes to internet security has revealed that a majority of respondents are worried about falling victim to cybercrime.
New EU study looks at ICT in education
A new study from the European Commission on digital technology in education has highlighted that there is a gender gap in digital skills development between boys and girls.
