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Guide for all things digital skill and digital literacy focused.

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Welcome to the Digital Skills LibGuide!

Here you'll find useful resources to expand your digital knowledge and improve your digital skills and literacy - everything from digital content creation to cybersecurity, Microsoft 365 and digital accessibility!

Make sure you regularly revisit as we continue to update and add resources to this libguide!

Test your Digital Skills

Use the EU's Europass Digital Skills Self Assessment tool to guide your digital skills development and upskill in areas that need improvement.

Your results will only be accessible to you and are intended to help you identify which areas of your digital skills need improvement.

 Flowchart showing digital skills journey. 1-Complete the Europass Digital Skills Self Assessment tool. You’ll be tested in 5 competence areas. 2- Use the results to identify areas for improvement.Tailor your digital skills journey to you! 3-Attend digital skills workshops and use the resources on this LibGuide to upskill and expand your knowledge. Workshops and resources are labelled using the 5 competence areas. 4- AND REPEAT EACH YEAR... Until your digital skills are top notch!

You'll be tested in 5 competence areas:

You will be tested on the set of skills needed to search for, access and navigate between different types of digital content (files, websites, etc.). This also includes being able to compare different sources of information and understand which ones are reliable. The ability to store, manage, and organise folders and various types of files is part of this competence area as well.

You will be tested on the set of skills needed to use digital technologies to interact, communicate and collaborate with other people. This also includes being able to participate in society through use of public and private digital services. The ability to manage one’s identity and reputation on the web is part of this competence area as well.

You will be tested on the set of skills needed to create and edit various types of digital content, including text and multimedia files. This includes skills necessary to improve and integrate different kinds of information and content together. The abilities to understand how copyright and licences work and how to develop instructions for a computing system are part of this competence area as well.

You will be tested on the set of skills needed to protect devices, content, personal data and privacy, while understanding risks and threats of digital environments. This also includes skills necessary to protect physical and psychological health, and to be aware of digital technologies for social well-being and inclusion. The awareness of the environmental impact of using digital technologies is part of this competence area as well.

You will be tested on the set of skills to identify needs and technical problems, and to select appropriate technological responses to solve them. This also includes skills necessary to use digital tools to innovate processes and products. The abilities to understand which digital competences need to be improved and to keep up-to-date with the digital progress are part of this competence area as well.

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