1. T I E K E
Competitive Skills – National Open Badge -constellation of
problem solving in technology-rich environments
Merja Sjöblom
AcceleratorofDigitalSkills
TIEKEFinnishInformationSocietyDevelopmentCentre
Twitter:@MerjaSjoblom

2.  Ongoing projects
 Competitive skills– national open badge constellation
 Competence-based learning and skillsassessment
 Competence-Based Learning in Non-Formal Adult Education
 Together on the net - trainingcourses on hybridlearning
 My Data Secured - youthawareness of their EU-ratified
rights
 GDPR2DSM – DataProtection for SMEs
 DigiStar– digitalisationof tourism and restaurantsector
 DigiGain–digital skillsof SMEs
 Recent projects
 DiKATA – MOOC for learning digital skills
 DigiTaito– learning environment for digital skillsin social
work and early childhood
 DigitalisingNon-Formal AdultEducation
 InPromptu – Support for Digital Skills
TIEKE promotes digital skills, digital networking and interoperability
 Products and services
 examinations
 Tiviittori,a web-based tool for measuring digital
competences
 Open Badges
 Events
 Influence and be impressed -seminar
 InformationSociety Academy
 Networks and surveys
 Badge Finland
 Survey of Digital Skills2017
 Annual survey: Digitalisationinnon-profitand charitable
organisations
 Projects ->
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TIEKE is an influencer, networker and pace-setter in promoting digital skills
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3. Competitive Skills
NationalOpenBadge-constellationofproblemsolving intechnology-richenvironments

4. Competitive skills – project team
 University of applied sciences
 Oulu UniversityofApplied Sciences
 Häme UniversityofApplied Sciences
 VET (vocational education and training)
 Omnia
 Luksia
 Kiipula
 Salpaus
 OSAO
 Sedu
 Non-Formal Adult Education
 SivisStudyCentre
 Association
 TIEKE
 SuomeneOppimiskeskus
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Other partners:
• Finnish National
Agency for Education
• Digital and Population
Data Services Agency
• Non-Formal Adult
Education
organisations

5. Competitive skills
To develop a nationwide open badge constellation, which enables the verification of
adults’ problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments
Target group: teachers and students in vocational education, vocational adult
education and non-formal adult education
Project time: 1.8.2019 – 31.12.2021
tieke.fi/en/projects/competitive-skills/
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6. The aim of a nationwide open badge constellation
To offer a comparable, transparent and equal way to evaluate, recognize and ensure
basic digital skills acquired in different educational and other organisations
To provide a requirement framework of basic digital competencies for education,
work and society
An explicit open badge constellation which inspires and motivates individuals to
assess and develop their digital skills
Based on DigComp (Digital competence framework for citizens) and other
frameworks
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7.  Convergent thinker (K5/Excellent)
 Problemsolvingandplanning
 Utiliser (H4/Good)
 Organisingyourwork
 Collaborator (H3/Good)
 Collaboration
 Digitalme
 Digital skills (T2/Satisfactory)
 Usingandmanagingapplications
 Providingcontentandcopyrights
 Basic skills (T1/Satisfactory)
 Choosingandusingdevices
 Secureaction
 Searchingandevaluatinginformation
 Communicationandservices
Competitive skills – Open badges for digital skills version 0.2
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Pilots, feedback, development and renewal of badges 09/2020 – 05/2021

8.  Convergent thinker (K5/Excellent)
 Problemsolvingandplanning
 Utiliser (H4/Good)
 Organisingyourwork
 Collaborator (H3/Good)
 Collaboration
 Digital skills (T2/Satisfactory)
 Digitalme
 Basic skills (T1/Satisfactory)
 Choosingandusingdevices
 Searchingandevaluatinginformation
 Secureaction
 Responsibleaction
 Communicationandservices
 Usingandmanagingapplications
Competitive skills – Open badges for digital skills version 0.3
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Pilots, feedback, development and renewal of badges 04 – 12/2021

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• identify and select the appropriatedevice(e.g., computer, tablet, telephone)
• use the most common digital devices and their basic functionsand settings
• check whether they are connected to a wireless or wired network
Multiple choices
• Starting devices, network connections,
updates
Other tasks
• Purposes to use different devices
• search for information in digital environments (keywords, search engines)
• search for information in different formats (text, image, video)
• evaluatethe reliability of digital content
• recognisehow copyrightis related to information and information sharing
Multiple choices
• Copyrights, reliable data and sites
Other tasks
• Searching for information, browser
tabs, images
• identify the most common cyber threats and information security threats
• protect their devices (e.g., antivirus software,devicelockingand blocking
malware)
• recognisewhen their information security has been violated and actaccordingly
Multiple choices
• Securing devices, viruses and malware,
digital scam
Other tasks
• password phrase
• recognisehow the use of digital devices and applicationsimpacts health and
well-being
• use messagingservices and social media services in a responsiblemanner
• take copyright into accountwhen usingand sharinginformation
• create and edit digital imagecontent (presentation graphics) in compliancewith
copyrights
Multiple choices
• Social media, cyberbullying
Other tasks
• Slide show on digital well-being
• recognisetheir rights and responsibilities when disclosingtheir information to
electronic services
• use electronic services
• recognisestrong identification methods
• protect their personal information and privacy
• recogniseand comply with the principles of data protection
• use email and its basic features
Multiple choices
• strong authentication, security, public
e-services, email, GDPR
Other tasks
• Email, attachments
• select and use word processing and spreadsheet applications
• identify different file formats
• produce standard text documents
• make spreadsheets and use formulas to perform calculations
• process and transfer data in different formats
Multiple choices
• File sizes and file formats
Other tasks
• Word processing
• Spreadsheet
Basic skills
The recipient of the badge can The application consistof

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• Digital skills milestone badge is
earned after Basic skills milestone
badge and Digital me -badge are
issued.
• Collaborator milestonebadge is
earned after Digital skills milestone
badge and Collaboration badge are
issued.
• Utiliser milestonebadge is earned
after Collaborator milestone badge
and Organising you work badge are
issued.
• Convergentthinker milestone badge
is earned after Utiliser milestone
badge and Problem solving and
planning badge are issued.

11. All badges are issued via badge applications…
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13.  Version 0.3
 1904 basicbadges
 284 milestonebadges
Issued badges by the end of October 2021
 Version 0.2
 1899 basicbadges
 627 milestonebadges
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14. Train the trainers
 We offer trainingto teachersand other educatorsto improvetheir understandingon
open badgesand especiallyon CompetitiveSkillsbadges
 All trainersthatissueCompetitiveSkillsbadgesmustcarryout this training
 Trainer´sskillsareconfirmedwithbadgeapplications
 Contentof train the trainers
 Openbadges
 Badgeprogrammes:OpenBadgeFactoryand OpenBadgePassport
 EvaluatingCompetitive skillsapplicationsandissuingbadges
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15. How to become an issuer of Competitive Skills Badges?
 At least one personhas participatedin Train the trainersand receivedbadgesfrom the
training
 Organisationhas an Open Badge Factorylicence(Pro)
 Organisationhas partneredwith TIEKEin Open Badge Factory
 TIEKEsharesCompetitiveSkillsbadges,milestonebadgesand applicationsas linksto the
organisation
 Organisationfinalisesbadgesand applicationsin their OBF
 Organisationis readyto issueCompetitiveSkillsbadges
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16. Thank you!
Questions?
Merja Sjöblom tieke.fi/en/projects/competitive-skills
merja.sjoblom@tieke.fi Twitter:@OsuvatTaidot
050 5676893 Facebook:Osuvattaidot