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.
DigiLernSicher: Digital acquisition of security know-how
More than learning The main focus of the project is the provision of basic digital skills for apprentices in electrical engineering through a specially developed VR app. During design fiction workshops involving trainers and apprentices, VR learningDigiLernSicher: Digital learning of safety-related knowledge and associated behaviours
DigiLernsicher is a nationally funded project in Austria aiming at introducing extended reality technologies, particularly virtual reality (VR), into vocational education and training. The project's primary focus lies in empowering electrician apprentices with essential digital skills using a specially developed VR apps. By conducting design fiction workshops involving trainers and trainees, VR learning scenarios were identified.Accessia - Belgium
Accessia is an innovative springboard that aims to getting people with disabilities who have difficulty accessing employment into work and improving the digital accessibility of online services.CodeAbility – Digitally supported programming at universities
High quality coding training is an essential core area of digital skills. However, adequate communication is a major challenge due to the multiplicity of students, their heterogeneous prior knowledge of programming and a shortage of teachers. Theacodemy: Learning coding for children
The coding school acodemy provides programming courses for children and young people in the form of video courses and holiday camps. This involves programming in a playful and age-appropriate way. This promotes the digital skills and problem-solvingDigital Economy and Society Index (DESI)
DESI is a composite index that summarises relevant indicators on Europe's digital performance and tracks EU Member States' progress.EU Code Week
Bringing coding and digital literacy closer to children and adults in Europe.Digital Opportunity Traineeships
A good practice on EU level to support the availability of traineeships in the digital sector and offer an avenue for gaining experience abroad.