DigComp or the necessary adaptation to the common reference framework in digital skills

Abstract

The need for digital skills is a major concern of educators and institutions that carry out training programs. In 2013, after several initiatives that attempted to define digital skills characteristics, the European Commission published a proposal for a common framework for digital competences, identifying five areas with a total of 21 skills. This framework is gradually gaining acceptance and is taken as a reference in many European educational initiatives. In Spain, use of the framework by the Instituto Nacional de Tecnologí­as Educativas y de Formación del Profesorado (Intefp) of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport is highlighted.