Integrating DigComp into Adult Education Holistically

The 21 Digital Competencies defined in DigComp

DigComp (Vesion 2.2) defines five Competence Areas. Each of them consists of three to six (sub-) competences. In the official DigComp 2.2 paper (see Library) these are presented in the following way:

DC22 AreasOverview

1. Information and Data literacy

  1. Browsing, searching and filterin data, information and digital content
  2. Evaluating data, information and digital content
  3. Managing data, information and digital content

2. Communication and collaboration

  1. Interacting through digital technologies
  2. Sharing information and content through digital technologies
  3. Engagung in citizenship through digital technologies
  4. Collaborating through digital technoligies
  5. Netiquette
  6. Managing digital identity

3. Digital content creation

  1. Developing digital content
  2. Integrating and re-elaborating digital content
  3. Copyright and licences
  4. Programming

4. Safety

  1. Protecting devices
  2. Protecting personal data and privacy
  3. Protecting health and well-being
  4. Protecting the environment

5. Problem solving

  1. Solving technical problems
  2. Identifying needs and technological responses
  3. Creatively using digital technologies
  4. Identifying digital competence gaps

 

 

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First draft with text fields and grayed out areas. In this example, the competence levels Safety, Communication and collaboration and Information and data literacy are addressed in the course. After successful participation, participants have attained competency level three.
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Development of an icon for course classification

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What Employers in Sweden Expect Today: The New Digital Competence Gap

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A word about "digital" versus "analogue"

October 2025 There is a problem with terminology. DigComp is meant to help define "digital" skills of citizens, as a step towards helping citizens to improve these skills. But what are "digital" skills? And how are they different from "analogue skills"?
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Seniors in a Cashless Society: Why Older Adults Need Digital Confidence

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