Digital competences @ IT Training
The IT training and development courses offered by the Central IT Department are diverse and provide cross-disciplinary skills for both academic study and professional life. Our courses encourage self-directed learning and draw on participants’ experiences. We regard digital skills as a key part of lifelong learning. To help you better categorise, compare and develop the skills you have acquired, we organise our course programme in line with the DigComp 3.0 competence framework.The five competence areas
© European Union / JRC. “DigComp Competence Wheel” in: “DigComp 3.0: European Digital Competence Framework”, p. 17. Licensed under CC BY 4.0, via EU Science Hub
Our courses are divided into the following five areas of competencies:
1) Information search, evaluation, and management
2) Communication and collaboration
3) Content creation
4) Safety, wellbeing, and responsible use
5) Problem identification and solving
2) Communication and collaboration
3) Content creation
4) Safety, wellbeing, and responsible use
5) Problem identification and solving
Below you will find the individual course offers for each area of competence.
Information search, evaluation and management
Through the courses in this area, you will develop the skills needed to locate specific digital information, evaluate it critically, and use it in a structured manner. You will also learn how to organize and analyze data and apply it to your studies, teaching, and work processes.return ↩
Communication and Collaboration
These courses show you how to use digital technologies effectively for communication and collaboration. You will learn how to share information, develop content collaboratively, and navigate digital environments confidently and appropriately.return: ↩
Content creation
Courses in this area help you to develop skills in the creation, editing and further development of digital content. This includes the responsible use of sources, as well as a basic understanding of structured and technical implementation.return: ↩
Safety, wellbeing and responsible use
The courses in this area of expertise teach you how to use digital technologies safely and responsibly. You will learn how to protect data and privacy, and how to take into account the impact of digital use on well-being and organisational operations.return: ↩
Problem identification and solving
In this area of expertise, you will learn to select and use digital tools in a targeted manner to tackle specific tasks and challenges. You will develop strategies to improve processes and independently devise solutions in digital contexts.return: ↩