3. THE EUROPASS PLATFORM: OTHER FUNCTIONALITY

2. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY FOR ALL EUROPASS USERS

2.1. TEST YOUR DIGITAL SKILLS

In the current job market, 90% of jobs require digital skills. Digital skills are important for working, studying or accessing services. The digital skills test is available free of charge and will take around 25 minutes. After finishing the test, both guests and registered users can download their results in PDF format. However, only registered users can save their results directly to their online profile or CV.

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Competence areas that are tested include:

    • Information and data literacy: Users are tested on the types of skills that are in demand, and how to access and navigate between different types of digital content (files, websites, etc.). This also includes being able to compare various sources of information, and understand which ones are dependable. The ability to store, manage, and organise folders and diverse types of files is part of this competence area as well.
    • Communication and collaboration: Users are 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