Name of your initiative:
Carer+ Digital Competence Framework
Short name (acronym):
Carer+ DCF
Website title and address:
Carer+ Digital Competence FrameworkWhich organization is submitting this initiative?:
IPERIA L'Institut
Please specify in which regions/provinces:
FRANCE›BASSIN PARISIEN›Basse-Normandie›OrneCity:
Alençon
Where is this organization located?:
France
Please enter the name of the contact person for this initiative:
Gloria Ortiz
Please enter the email of the contact for this initiative:
gloria.ortiz@iperia.euPart of larger strategy or programme:
European
If you answered "other", please specify:
Please provide us with more details of this programme or strategy:
The CARER+ consortium is a diverse, motivated group of European organisations that are committed to contributing to The Digital Agenda for Europe, making digital literacy and skills a priority for care workers and caregivers, and to Active Ageing. The consortium is led by IPERIA L’Institut (FR). It is composed by 13 organisations from 8 different EU Member States.
The status of the initiative:
Completed
Please give a summary of your initiative (in English):
The Carer+ Digital Competence Framework was created as an essential instrument to define and categorise the knowledge, skills and competences of a digitally competent care worker, it is based on Domains, Competence Areas, Competences, Examples of Learning Outcomes, and Application Levels.
The geographical scope:
European
Type of initiative:
Public-private-partnershipEnvironment or setting of the initiative:
UrbanThe economic environment or setting of the initiative:
ModerateThe most important source of funding for your initiative:
European funding
If other, please specify your source of funding:
What triggered this initiative?:
The Carer+ DCF was reviewed by a panel of external experts who considered it sound and well-structured. The results from the pilots’ developed in the framework of Carer+ confirmed the relevance of the ICT competences applied to promote and enhanced home care service and active ageing.