EUCIP for Career PlanningEUCIP for Competence and Career planning in

Norway

Renny Bakke AmundsenCEO, EUCIP Norway

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Estonia's competitiveness &export potential of IT Professionals

2011.03.16.

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DND & EICIP NorgeThe Norwegian Computer Society

Gateway to ICT Knowledge Network

IT Professional’s Skill Card

www.dnd.no

www.eucip.no

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Table of contents

EUCIP for Career planning& Competence development:

Why do IT professions need an international, vendor- and program- neutral certificate?

Why is the EUCIP Competence Scheme useful as such?

Certification process for IT Specialists - Norway’s experience

The benefits of international IT professionals’ EUCIP certification

-> How to define-, describe- and measure- IT Professional -competence based on an international framework.

-> How this can be beneficial for customers, employers and employees and how learning providers can fill the competence gap.

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Why & How in Norway?

Recognize, document and protect industry competence & skills standards for IT professionals In need of a standard way to describe measure & compare IT professionals' competencies In need of goal-oriented training plans and stimulate professional career planning & development

Promote knowledge of the EUCIP standard within the media and public authorities

Create enthusiasm for EUCIP as a general competency standard within the membership of the co-operating organizations

Assist recognized educational institutions in developing EUCIP training programmes by identifying the industry's needs for skills development

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EUCIP Framework

PLANThe use and

management of information

systems

OPERATEOperations and

Support of Information systems

CORE LEVEL

Typically 400 hoursof study time

Compulsory

Professional Level

Typically 800 hoursof study time

Mix of vendor andvendor –independent

Courses and Qualification

BUILDAcquisition,

development and implementation

of information systems

VOCATIONALSTRUCTURE

Based on the needs of User industry and IT

services industry.Industry Structure Model

(ISM)

EUCIP Professional - 21 Profiles

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EUCIP Core Level

PLANThe use and

management of information

systems

OPERATEOperations and

Support of Information systems

CORE LEVEL

Typically 400 hoursof study time

Compulsory

Professional Level

Typically 800 hoursof study time

Mix of vendor andvendor –independent

Courses and Qualification

BUILDAcquisition,

development and implementation

of information systems

VOCATIONALSTRUCTURE

Based on the needs of User industry and IT

services industry.Industry Structure Model

(ISM)

EUCIP Professional - 21 Profiles

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IS Lifecycle

*A1 Organisations…

*A2 Management of IT

*A3 ... Value of IT

*A4 Global…Econ.

*A5 Project Mgmt.

*A6 Collab.&Comm.

*A7 Legal&Eth.

*B3 Programming

*B1 SD Process&Meth.

*B2 Data Mgmt.&DBs

*B4 UI&Web Design

Computing…Arch.*C1

Operating Systems*C2

Comm.s&Networks*C3

Network Services*C4

Wireless&Mob.*C5

Network Mgmt.*C6

Service Deliv.&Support*C7

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EUCIP Core – Sample Test

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Pass Mark: 60%

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Learning Providers

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Professional Level

PLANThe use and

management of information

systems

OPERATEOperations and

Support of Information systems

CORE LEVEL

Typically 400 hoursof study time

Compulsory

Professional Level

Typically 800 hoursof study time

Mix of vendor andvendor –independent

Courses and Qualification

BUILDAcquisition,

development and implementation

of information systems

VOCATIONALSTRUCTURE

Based on the needs of User industry and IT

services industry.Industry Structure Model

(ISM)

EUCIP Professional - 21 Profiles

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Profile Specification I

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Profile Specification II

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Profile Specification III

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Profile Specification IV

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EUCIP Framework21 Profiles: Comp. Structure

3 Modules Plan - Build – Operate

18 Subjects

155 categories 2.500 elementsSkills- &

Competence-

Definition & Requirement

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Competence per Profile

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CEPIS Convergence to e-CF

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Oral Exam A EUCIPProfessional

PrequalificationApplication

Candidate EUCIP Norge Examination Board CertifiedCandidate

Application form Europass CV Portfolio Comp. Cover

map

Relevant competence:

Education Certificates Experience

Present a project from Portfolio

Questions Evaluation Feedback

EUCIP Professional Frame Work

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Prof. Exam Procedure

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Roadmap or Radar

Competence & career: => The HR Approach

Standardization of ICT Competence:

Define Describe Measure Development

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EU Skills Survey I

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EU Skills Survey II

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The aims of the project are:

• To provide picture of the competences of ICT practitioners in Europe today• an individual profile report showing

gap analysis against e-CF competences• a country report that enables each

county to be benchmarked against the European results

• a pan-European report

http://ecompetence.cepis.org/

EU Skills Survey III

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Respondents by Proximity profile (all countries)

10.9%

4.8%

3.0%

1.2%

1.8%

0.6%

8.5%

6.7%

7.3%

8.5%

6.1%

2.4%

3.0%

6.7%

6.1%

1.8%

4.8%

15.8%

IT Manager P01

IT Quality Manager & Auditor P02

IT Client Manager P03

IT Sales & Mktg Consultant P04

IT Applications Consultant P05

Business Analyst P06

IT Project Manager P07

IT Systems Analyst P08

Software Developer P09

Integr. & Testing Engineer P10

IT Systems Architect P11

IT Security Manager P12

Database Administrator P13

Network Manager P14

IT Administrator P15

IT Systems Engineer P16

Service Support Manager P17

IT Trainer P18

EU Skills Survey IV

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31/01/10 – (V4) – pg. 25

Competences required by the represented profile

Competence required by the profile but where respondent has deficiency

Competences that exceed those required by the profile

Personal Report

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Support & Partners

"EUCIP is a common

language for describing

skills, and we will strongly

recommend that our

members start speaking

this language"

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Support & Partners“Certainly there are a

number of certifications for

specific products,

but a general competency

standard has been sorely

missed."

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Objective,Neutral & Independent

Ole Tom SeierstadChief Security Advisor

Microsoft Norway

Sponsored 4 candidates from partnersfor:

“ To prove their skills as

- Objective- Independent &

- Neutral in the market “

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Thank you for your attention!

Any Questions?

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