What is the Digital Competency Framework?
Thierry Karsenti, Bruno Poëllhuber, Simon Jameson, Florent Michelot
Abstract
is part of the Digital Action Plan (DAP) for Education and Higher Education developed by Qubec's Ministre de l'ducation et de l 'Enseignement suprieur (2019). The plan promotes a vision of effective integration and optimal use of digital technologies in order to foster the success of all Quebecers and promote lifelong skills development and maintenance. The first measure of the DAP is structural: the establishment and implementation of a reference framework. The objective was to design an inter-level digital competency framework that spans preschool through higher education, including general education and vocational training. The result is the Digital Competency Framework. It sets out the key dimensions of learning and personal development for 21st-century learners, teachers, and non-teaching professionals. Elements specific to teaching will be addressed in more detail in an upcoming competency framework for the teaching profession.