BS EN 16234-1 pdf free download

BS EN 16234-1 pdf free download. e-Competence Framework (e-CF) — A common European Framework for ICT Professionals in all industry sectors Part 1: Framework.
5 General principles 5.1 General This standard is structured across four dimensions. These dimensions reflect different levels of business and human resource planning requirements in addition to job and work proficiency guidelines and are specified as follows. 5.2 Dimension 1: Five e-Competence areas Five e-Competence areas were derived from the ICT main business processes PLAN – BUILD – RUN – ENABLE – MANAGE in order to identify sets of e-Competences expressing the abilities of planning (conceiving, designing, deciding, etc.), building (developing and implementing), running (delivering, supporting, maintaining, etc.), enabling (creating the proper conditions), and managing. They are named identically: A. PLAN B. BUILD C. RUN D. ENABLE E. MANAGE Assigning an e-Competence to a specific process, like PLAN or MANAGE, is not an exact science. It plays a less important role in the completed and applied standard than during its development. The main function of Dimension 1 in this standard is to serve as a navigation and entry point to the e- Competences in Dimensions 2, 3 and 4. 5.3 Dimension 2: 40 e-Competences This dimension encompasses a set of reference e-Competences for each e-Competence area. Each e- Competence is specified by a title and a generic description of the competence. A total of 40 e- Competences have been identified; they provide the generic reference definitions of this standard. The e-Competences defined within this standard are not exhaustive; nonetheless they provide a basic, clear and sound orientation for organizations which need to take decisions about recruitment, career paths, training, assessment, etc.; and also for people to understand organizations’ competence needs. Furthermore, descriptions in Dimension 2 provide general and comprehensive explanations of the reference e-Competences. 5.4 Dimension 3: Five proficiency levels with EQF relationship In Dimension 3, specific proficiency levels are assigned to each e-Competence generally described in Dimension 2. The level specifications of this standard encompass the e-Competence levels e-1 to e-5. These levels have a sector specific, consistent and rational relationship to the EQF levels 3 – 8 (see Table 1). The relationship between EQF learning levels and the e-Competence proficiency levels of this standard has been systematically developed to enable consistent interpretation of the EQF in the ICT workplace (see B.1). Precisely, the EQF expresses a progression from a) absence of autonomy and responsibility, EQF level 1, to full accountability and substantial authority in one or more fields, EQF level 8 (third EQF column – Autonomy and Responsibility), b) basic knowledge, EQF level 1, to “knowledge at the most advanced frontier of a field of work or study and at the interface between fields”, EQF level 8 (first EQF column – Knowledge), c) “basic skills required to carry out simple tasks”, EQF level 1, to “the most advanced and specialized skills and techniques, including synthesis and evaluation, required to solve critical problems”, EQF level 8 (Second EQF column – Skills). Likewise, the descriptions of e-Competence proficiency levels assigned to any e-Competence, in terms of abilities, context complexity, autonomy and accountability, are comparable to the EQF. However, e- Competence level specifications cover only relevant proficiency levels for each e-Competence descriptor in Dimension 2. No competence is allocated at all five levels. Moreover, e-Competence proficiency levels do not link directly to any degrees; they focus specifically on “demonstrated abilities” in practical work experiences. 5.5 Dimension 4: Knowledge and skills Samples of knowledge and skills relate to the e-Competences in Dimension 2. They are provided to add value and context and are not intended to be exhaustive but for inspiration and orientation only. 5.6 Embedded in Dimension 2, 3 and 4: Attitudes While competence definitions are explicitly assigned to Dimensions 2 and 3 and knowledge and skills samples appear in Dimension 4 of the framework, attitude is embedded in all three dimensions. Attitudes are the glue that bind skills, knowledge and experience together to form competence. They provide the motivation for effective and competent performance. 5.7 Overview An overview of the e-Competence Framework is given in Table 2.BS EN 16234-1  pdf download.