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European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

ESCOa on parannettava jatkuvasti, jotta se tuottaisi jatkossakin lisäarvoa työmarkkinoille ja koulutusjärjestelmille, koska työnantajat edellyttävät jatkuvasti uusia ammattiosaamiskokonaisuuksia ja taitoja ja koska yleissivistävän ja ammatillisen koulutuksen ohjelmien opetussuunnitelmiin ja käsitteistöön tehdään säännöllisesti muutoksia.  Jotta nämä muutokset voidaan ottaa huomioon, on tärkeää jakaa ESCOa käyttävien organisaatioiden ja ESCOn muiden sidosryhmien kanssa säännöllisesti palautetta ja ehdotuksia siitä, miten luokituksen sisältöä ja hallinnointia voitaisiin parantaa.

 

The evolution of ESCO

2013 - 2016
ESCO demo versions
ESCO v0 - ESCO v0.9 were first ESCO demo version used for the piloting and testing.
2017 (July)
ESCO V.1 ONLINE
3 Pillars (Skills & Competences, Occupations, Qualifications); 27 languages; First full-scale version following 5 piloting and testing versions.
2017 (October)
First ESCO Launch Conference
300 participants across Europe; 15 workshops & showcase,1 keynote speech, 2 panel discussions; 3 European big data hackathon winners.
2018-2021
New Major Version Development
Analysis regarding the improvement in occupations, skills, knowledge & competences; Improvements in terminology; Changes in the requirements of IT applications
2022 (January)
ESCO v1.1.ONLINE
New occupations & skills; New transversal skills hierarchy, Labels for Green, DigComp, and Research skills; Quality improvements
2022 (February)
ESCO v1.1 Launch Conference
An online webinar with more than 350 stakeholders from across Europe and beyond; Commissioner's key note speech; in-depth presentation of the new version.
2022 (September)
ESCO v1.1.1 ONLINE
Updated Translations & refined Skills hierarchy; Digital skills labeling added; Improved mapping to ISCO-08; New relationships between skills & occupations
2024 (February)
ESCO v1.1.2 ONLINE
Translation to Ukrainian of all descriptions of occupations and skills, Corrections and quality improvements of skills & occupations
2024 (May)
ESCO v1.2 ONLINE
New occupations, skills and knowledge concepts; New alternative labels and hidden terms added, 18 types of quality improvements performed, Inclusion of national sign languages.
2024 (May)
ESCO V1.2 Launch Conference
Two-day online launch conference with more than 450 participants. Focus on the new ESCO version, but as well presenting various ESCO Use cases in the EU Member States and beyond. Organized together with the European Training Foundation.