The purpose of this project is to improve the Digital Competence (DC) development situation in Ukraine (UA), to harmonize it with the European mainstream by adaptation of the Digital Competence Frameworks for Citizens and for Educators, creation Ukrainian National Digital Coalition (UNDC); to reform in-service training for teachers and to provide “best practices” experiences of how DC could be further developed in general and adapted to the challenges of the Higher Education sector within society at large. The motivation for this comes from the goal set by the European Commission in Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition, DigComp frameworks and the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE).
The project aims to establish an effective UNDC network amongst UA educational institutions, associations, public authorities, business representatives; to design and implement UA DC frameworks; to make recommendations for modifying DC studies curriculum according to the DAE and modern labour market needs; to create DC trainings for teachers and for citizens; to provide high-quality DC trainings for various social strata of society.
To achieve the project goals, the following activities will be implemented:

  • EU DigComp frameworks analysis will be done;
  • Elaborating DC needs analysis report for UA will be conducted;
  • Concept, structure, and facilities of dComFra will be designed and implemented;
  • DC offices & DC e-Platform and 14 learning modules for different citizens groups and educators with practical tasks will be developed;
  • To improve DC for target groups the pilot trainings for 210 Teachers/140 refugees&ATO-veterans will be conducted;
  • Different workshops, events, etc. for target groups and wide society will be organized by UA partners for better awareness raising. UNDC will be launched for better influence;
  • Project outcomes and results will be delivered with various dissemination channels including professional societies, stakeholders of UNDC and project conference on DC in UA.

The target groups of the project:

  • University teachers (full and part-time) who are going to acquire additional knowledge and Digital Competences (DC). During the project implementation university teachers will learn how to:
    • teach adults the DC subjects;
    • design learning resources, courses;
    • use DC offices – appropriate software and equipment.
  • School and vocational teachers are going to acquire  common and specific Digital Competences (DC) for their professional area in oder to:
    • be equipped with the DC for e-Social inclusion;
    • benefit from professional DC profile based on DC framework for educators thus ensuring higher proficiency and self-sustainability.
  • Refugees who are going to get access to the modern set of Digital Competences (DC) trainings and workshops increasing their employability and adaptation on a new place.
  • ATO-veterans  who are going to get new competences required on Ukrainian labour market and worldwide referring to acceleration of the social adaptation to civilian life.
  • Other stakeholders referring to academic staff, students and any citizens who are going to get opportunities to improve the Digital Competences (DC) using established infrastructure and developed Open Educational Resources.