Monitoring and assessing competence-based on-the-job training of IT
professionals with semantic Web tools
Silver Püvi
Background
● Estonian Lifelong Learning strategy for the years 2012-2020
● Vocational Educational Institutions Act● Estonian Qualification Framework (EKR)● European e-Competence Framework (e-CF)
Definition
● Competence - A demonstrated ability to apply knowledge, skills and attitudes to achieve observable results (according to levels of autonomy and context complexity)
● On-the-job training (OTJ) is a form of training taking place in a normal working situation
EKR
EQF → e-CF
In real life
Profile tools and qualification standards
● http://profiletool.ecompetences.eu/● http://kutsekoda.ee/et/kutseregister/kutsestandardid/
10402729/lae/itsusteemide-spetsialist-tase-4-11pdf
Questions● What are the main deficiencies of existing practices,
models and tools associated with assessment of vocational ICT competencies and how these deficiencies can be addressed by new technologies (Semantic Web, ontologies, schemas)?
● What kind of ontologies are suitable and needed for describing assessment of vocational ICT competencies and methods for assessing these competencies in the onthe-job learning contexts?
● What is the reference architecture for next generation systems and tools for assessing vocational ICT competencies?
Research
Questions?
