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IT ALL COMES DOWN TO
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ICT is everywhere. It has become an integral part of our lives. In a world of ever-accelerating change, it is difficult to determine what it takes to be a good ICT professional. How can a professional continue to grow in order to be ready for all the new challenges they will face?
In order to identify the competences of ICT professionals, the European Commission encouraged the development of a useful tool: the
e-Competence Framework (e-CF). This frame of reference consists of 40 e-competences on five different levels that play an important role in, and in relation to, ICT. A list of these e-competences is provided on page 12. The e-CF is a common language that professionals can use to make their knowledge and skills transparent. Businesses can use the language to specify their requirements, while trainers can use it to fine-tune their programs. Since 1984, EXIN has been demonstrating its expertise to identify the competences of ICT professionals. Using the e-CF, it helps these professionals to develop their competences. In line with the e-CF,
“How can professionals
continue to grow in
order to be ready for
all the new challenges
they will face?”
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SELF-SCAN
The Self-Scan is a unique, interactive online service that enables you to quickly and easily get a rough idea of your main e-competences. Answering the questions takes only fifteen minutes. Based on your answers, you receive a report specifying your seven strongest competences and how they compare to standard job profiles.
Professional Assessment
Soft Skill Assessment
Self-Assessment
Self-Scan
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SELF-ASSESSMENT
The Self-Assessment is an extension of the Self-Scan. It specifies your levels in each of the 40 e-competences comprising the e-CF (five levels). Every aspect of the e-CF is covered in a series of additional questions. Based on your answers to these questions, an estimate is made of your e-CF level in relation to the full range of e-competences. Knowing your level in each of the e-competences enables you to see exactly where you are at now, and what your points for improvement are. In this way, you can decide which of your e-competences you would like to develop.
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SOFT SKILL ASSESSMENT
The Soft Skill Assessment is a thorough online psychological test that assesses your ICT-related soft skills and personal characteristics. Answering the questions takes no more than an hour. Based on your answers, you receive a detailed report containing three different analyses of your soft skills. This information helps you to determine where your abilities and main potential for development lie.
“This information
helps you to determine
where your abilities
and main potential for
development lie”
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PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT
The Professional Assessment is a fully independent assessment that identifies the level of your e-competences. Based on the EXIN assessment method (which also covers soft skills) and the input of an independent assessor, it is used to validate your knowledge, skills and professional experience. Independently certified e-competences are an excellent means of raising your profile. They make your qualities transparent for clients and employers, and enhance your effectiveness on the job market. For each identified e-competence, you are issued a certificate specifying your level in the competence concerned, for instance “Competence X has been demonstrated conclusively at e-CF level Y”. If you have a series of certificates, you are eligible for official e-CF recognition.
What is
it?
What are the
benefits?
What is the
output?
Self-Scan
Self-Assessment
Soft Skill
Assessment
Professional
A unique, interactive online service that enables you to quickly and easily get a rough idea of your main
e-competences.
An extension of the Self-Scan specifying your levels in each of the
40 e-competences comprising the e-CF (five levels).
An online psychological test that assesses your ICT-related soft skills and personal characteristics.
A fully independent assessment that identifies the level of your e-competences. Based on the EXIN
assessment method (which also
You get a rough idea of your main e-competences.
Knowing your level in each of the e-competences enables you to see
exactly where you are at now, and what your points for improvement
are. In this way, you can decide which of your e-competences you
would like to develop. Because your soft skills clarify which ICT areas you perform well
in, you know where your abilities and main potential for development
lie.
Independently certified e-competences are an excellent means of raising your profile. They
make your qualities transparent
You receive a report specifying your main e-competences.
You receive a report specifying your levels in each of the 40
e-competences.
Based on your answers to the questions, you receive a detailed
report containing three different analyses of your soft skills.
For each identified e-competence, you are issued a certificate specifying your level in the competence concerned, for
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Dimension 1 Dimension 2 Dimension 3
5 e-competence areas 40 e-competences identified e-competence proficiency levels e-1 to e-5 (related to EQF levels 3-8)
e-CF levels identified for each competence e-1 e-2 e-3 e-4 e-5
A. PLAN A.1. IS and Business Strategy Alignment A.2. Service Level Management A.3. Business Plan Development A.4. Product/ Service Planning A.5. Architecture Design A.6. Application Design A.7. Technology Trend Monitoring A.8. Sustainable Development A.9. Innovating
B. BUILD B.1. Application Development B.2. Component Integration B.3. Testing B.4. Solution Deployment B.5. Documentation Production B.6. Systems Engineering C.1. User Support C.2. Change Support C.3. Service Delivery C.4. Problem Management
D. ENABLE D.1. Information Security Strategy Development D.2. ICT Quality Strategy Development D.3. Education and Training Provision D.4. Purchasing
D.5. Sales Proposal Development D.6. Channel Management D.7. Sales Management D.8. Contract Management D.9. Personnel Development
D.10. Information and Knowledge Management D.11. Needs Identification
D.12. Digital Marketing
E. MANAGE E.1. Forecast Development E.2. Project and Portfolio Management E.3. Risk Management
E.4. Relationship Management E.5. Process Improvement E.6. ICT Quality Management E.7. Business Change Management E.8. Information Security Management E.9. IS Governance
40 e-Competences
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