Erasmus+ · 2025–2028 · Five countries

The open framework for measuring digital skills in European classrooms.

Built with teachers, learners and policymakers across Germany, Italy, Finland, France and Spain. Free to use. Open to all.

Germany Italy Finland France Spain
The challenge

Digital skills are taught everywhere. Measured almost nowhere.

European classrooms have a blind spot — and it’s hurting learners, teachers and policy alike.

70%
EU teachers

say they have no standard tool to assess digital competence across subjects.

5
National systems

implement DigComp 2.2 differently — fragmenting cross-border comparison.

50+
Schools & VET centres

where we pilot tools across primary, secondary and vocational levels.

Built for

Three audiences. One reference.

Students & VET learners

See where you stand and get actionable feedback.

Teachers & trainers

Classroom-ready tools and CPD modules, across any subject.

Policymakers & ministries

DigComp-aligned reference plus an integration toolkit.

The framework

What ‘digitally competent’ actually means.

Not whether you can use a laptop. Critical thinking online. Ethical AI use. Safe collaboration. Real problem-solving with technology.

Built on DigComp 2.2 — the EU’s reference framework for digital competence.

Five competence areas, multiple proficiency levels, designed to adapt to any national curriculum.

Area 01

Information & data literacy

Finding, evaluating and managing digital information.

Area 02

Communication & collaboration

Interacting, sharing and participating online.

Area 03

Digital content creation

Producing, editing and applying copyright knowledge.

Area 04

Safety

Protecting devices, data, privacy and wellbeing.

Area 05

Problem-solving

Using digital tools creatively to solve real challenges.

How we work

Co-designed. Inclusive. Evidence-based.

Three operating choices that shape every tool we ship.

Pillar 01 · Co-design

Co-designed with users.

Participatory workshops with teachers, students and policymakers, using Design-Based Research.

Pillar 02 · Inclusion

Inclusive by design.

Audio narration, alternative formats, scaffolded AI tasks. Full availability in EN, ES, IT, DE, FI.

Pillar 03 · Evidence

Validated in real classrooms.

Piloted in 50+ schools and VET institutions across primary, secondary and vocational levels.

Project outputs

Five outputs. All open access.

Full details in Resources
Output 01

Progression Framework

DigComp 2.2-aligned, adaptable to any national curriculum.

Output 02

Assessment Toolkit

Interactive tasks, scenario rubrics, low-tech alternatives.

Output 03

Immersive Technologies

Immersive scenarios with self-assessment and reflection prompts.

Output 04

Teacher CPD Modules

Modular training co-built with teachers across five countries.

Output 05

Policy Integration

Guidance, templates and an EU-level adoption roadmap.

Geographic scope

Five countries. Different systems.

A framework that only works in one context isn’t a European framework.

Germany

Federal, fragmented.

Tools that respect Länder autonomy while supporting European benchmarks.

Italy

Strong strategy, no framework.

Padova’s networks let us pilot across varied socioeconomic contexts.

Finland

Embedded, untracked.

Formative, learner-centred tools that complement Finnish pedagogy.

France

PIX covers older. We cover younger.

Age-appropriate tools for primary and early secondary.

Spain

Direct access to scale.

Two networks + Castilla y León — over 1,300 schools.

The consortium

Eight partners. Five countries.

Meet the consortium
Open library

12 resources. All CC BY-SA.

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Want to work with us, pilot a tool, or just learn more?

For collaboration, pilot participation or media enquiries — get in touch and we’ll get back to you.