Delivers a solid framework to educate and train people into high demand software roles
Europe needs a well-established strategy to skill, reskill, and upskill workers to cater for the future needs of our societies.
Today, this need is nowhere more visible than in software development, delivery, and operation — a fast-growing sector where industry stakeholders, education and training providers, and professionals need to keep up with emerging technologies and new trends.
The European Software Skills Alliance (ESSA) project will address this challenge and deliver a sustainable strategy for closing the skills gaps and fulfilling the need for professional demand for software services.
To this end, the ESSA receives funding from the Erasmus+ programme and involves ambitious partners from industry and academia.
ESSA will develop:
It will address skills mismatches and shortages by analysing the sector in depth and delivering future-proof curricula and mobility solutions; tailored to the European software sector’s reality.
ESSA at a glance
Our mission
We provide current and future software professionals, learning providers, and organisations with software needs with the educational and training instruments they need to meet the demand for software skills in Europe.
A step-by-step approach
2021
Sector needs analysis and European Software Skills Strategy.
2022
Software skills curricula, certification, and mobility programme.
2023
Learning programmes (EQF 4-7) and courses piloting and rollout.
2021
Sector needs analysis and European Software Skills Strategy.
2022
Software skills curricula, certification, and mobility programme.
2023
Learning programmes (EQF 4-7) and courses piloting and rollout.
Everyone on the same page
ESSA adopts the latest European IT Professional Standards and frameworks, such as EN16234-1 e-CF together with EQF, to ensure a collective understanding of the new Software Skills Strategy between industry, education, and policy actors.
Learn More
Meet the project partners
Join ESSA Community of Practice
Exchange knowledge with your peers from the industry and education sectors. Interested?
Join