ISSUE: FEBRUARY 2023
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IN THE LIMELIGHT
NEW IN: Creating and updating curricula and learning programmes for software professionals has just been made easier. ESSA releases 3 reports to guide the design and development of an education & training offering that matches the software services market needs. Read the press release
How to boost software professionals’ soft skills, concretely?: Soft skills are often disregarded but are increasingly relevant for software professionals: How can you integrate them into learning programmes? Read more
Overcoming gender stereotypes in the ICT sector: Currently, only 1 in 5 ICT specialists in Europe are women. Elena Cantiani from the Adecco Group brings insights into the gender gap in the software sector and trends. Read the micro-interview
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Internet for Trust Global Conference | Paris & Online, 21-23 Feb | UNESCO | View event
- Futureland: Next Generation Education | Dublin, 6-7 March | IVETA | View event
- AMETIC Gold Medal 2023 | Barcelona, 28 Feb | AMETIC | View event
- Masters of Digital 2023 | Brussels & Online, 8-9 March | DIGITALEUROPE | View event
- GTC Developer Conference| Online, 20-23 March | NVIDIA DLI | View event
OTHER INTERESTING READS…
- Cedefop: Launching a multilingual glossary of terminology of European education and training policy
- European Committee of Regions: Skills shortages threaten cohesion and socially fair transitions, local leaders warn
- Code Institute: Top Skills for Python Developers
- Codecool: Top 25 IT jobs of the future and how to start your career
GET FREE RESOURCES
- How to Design Software Professionals’ Curricula: The report explains how the ESSA educational profiles and Software Skills Strategy lead to effective skilling, upskilling, and reskilling curricula. I Get the report
- A Certification Framework for Software Professionals: The certification framework for software professionals presents four aggregation levels, considering micro-credentials and using European standards like the e-CF, EQF, and ECTS. I Download the framework
- Accreditation Standards and Criteria for Software Professionals’ Education: The report introduces a Quality Assurance scheme for the learning programmes in selected software-related areas. I Get the report
EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR ASSOCIATED PARTNERS
ESSA offers the exclusive opportunity to Associated Partners to conduct a soft pilot of the learning programmes developed by the Alliance. Become an Associated Partner by filling in the online form.
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