This list offers an overview of good practices in digital skills by regional, national and European stakeholders. Explore successful approaches, upskilling initiatives and projects with a proven impact on bridging the digital skills gap that have the potential to be replicated in other countries and different contexts.
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SkillSync - The EIT upskilling tool to boost innovation
SkillSync is an all-in-one AI-based platform designed to enhance digital skills and learning.Sparks
Sparks uses gamification-based tools to enhance digital education for Vocational Education and Training providers, increasing engagement and digital competences among learners and educatorsThe UX Design Institute
Founded in 2018, the UX Design Institute’s mission is to revolutionise UX design education and help people achieve meaningful and rewarding careers as UX designers. The accredited programme offers practical training, personalised support, andIn the same code: peer-to-peer education project in programming and robotics
"In the Same Code" aims to bridge the digital divide and create an inclusive environment for young people in Gran Canaria.SecurePractice4EU - Norway
Secure Practice offers interactive cyber exercises, where people with a responsibility for IT, security and preparedness (including management) will handle a simulated crisis in teams. 2500 participants during one year in Norway leads to scaling the initiative to ten European countries within 2026.ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity
ISC2's EU-based initiative provided more than 20,000 individuals with free access to its cybersecurity certification and training program. Targeted at career changers and graduates, the program is building a diverse and skilled European workforce and strengthening the region’s cyber resilience.Cyber Skills - Ireland
Cyber Skills offers online, part-time courses co-designed by industry and academia for working professionals, providing immediate, practical cybersecurity knowledge to enhance skills and meet sector demands.Digital education and inclusion: the SAID project
The Erasmus+ project SAID (School Assistance – Inclusive & Digital School Assistance for Digital Education) aims to promote the digital skills of people with disabilities and learning difficulties.ICEedge: The Future Edge Computing Platform
The ICEedge project aims to strengthen the Swedish ICT industry by providing excellence and infrastructure in edge computing. By making these technologies available in different innovation environments, such as Swedish 5G testbeds, the project aims to increase innovation power and accelerate the uptake of AI and 5G in Sweden.HackerStop: a Danish IT security tool
Make IT security a common concern, and not something employees are reminded about with HackerStop, the Danish initiative that kicked off in 2022 but has already reached more than 400 companies throughout the country.