Digital Skills Toolkit
This toolkit provides policymakers and other stakeholders with practical information, examples, and step-by-step guides to help develop a national digital skills strategy. It can also be used to develop policies and programmes to address specific priorities.
There are 12 chapters:
• Chapter 1 provides a checklist for developing a national digital skills training programme – which ensuing chapters flesh out in detail.
• Chapter 2 provides an overview of digital skills.
• Chapter 3 covers a range of stakeholder engagement models that can be used to develop a digital skills strategy, recognizing digital skills are necessary across sectors.
• Chapter 4 provides guidance on making an inventory of existing policies and programmes.
The next six chapters guide the reader through specific strategies designed to develop digital skills:
• Chapter 5 covers basic and intermediate skills.
• Chapter 6 covers advanced skills.
• Chapter 7 addresses strategies for under-represented groups.
• Chapter 8 examines campaigns as an effective awareness raising strategy.
• Chapter 9 highlights the opportunities of using existing online training resources.
• Chapter 10 offers various options for assessing the progress of digital skills programmes.
• Chapter 11 offers sample digital skills roadmaps.
• Chapter 12 looks at future developments and emerging trends.