Τhe focus on digital competence in non-formal and informal education is recent and still insufficient. The importance of learning about digital competence in non-formal and informal settings becomes a central aspect of education of the EU population with an employability perspective. However, formal validation and recognition of competences acquired in such ways remains an issue for job-seekers (whether unemployed or already active in the job market) to be able to demonstrate to prospective and new employers their competence portfolio.

The project “PATHWAYS for EMPLOY” is going to face this necessity developing a web assessment tool that will allow users to assess their digital competences. The platform will provide a self-assessment tool that will present an initial digital competences portfolio. Then users will be able to assess their digital competences of the profile selected using the assessment tool updating their update their digital competence portfolio with the digital competences obtained. The assessment modules will evaluate the different components of the digital competence (knowledge, skills and attitudes) using digital ICT based methodologies.

During the 1st transnational meeting that took place in Bilbao of Spain, 09 – 10 November 2016, project’s partners from Spain, Greece, Latvia, Belgium and Ireland analyzed the current situation and designed the next steps towards the implementation of the project’s activities.