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of the citizens, such as ICT skills, knowledge, abilities (and attitudes) that shall lead to a critical
mass of skills that exist at the local level. The policy measures aimed at the improvement of
education in the ICT, shall cover both the formal education system as well as the lifelong
training.
Specific objectives:
1) the graduates of the educational institutions have the necessary digital skills to activate
in an information society;
2) the public sector employees possess digital skills required for a competitive
management;
3) appropriate conditions are created for social inclusion based on electronic services.
The following programs shall be developed and implemented:
1.1) “Digital literacy in general compulsory education” program
The following actions shall be provided:
a) assessing the general compulsory education ICT curriculum;
b) developing the digital literacy educational standards compatible with the European
practices;
c) developing / updating the curriculum and electronic textbooks for general education;
d) compulsory certification of ICT skills among graduates of the general secondary and
vocational-technical education”;
e) testing the electronic curricula and e-books for general compulsory education and
afterwards implement on a large scale curricula and e-books for general education;
f) expanding the digital skills certification scheme in schools and universities.
g) developing electronic courses in order to facilitate access to the studies and educational
software;
h) providing separate funds in the financial plans of educational institutions for purchasing
equipment and software;
i) creating virtual libraries that shall provide a rich digital treasure to pupils and students
and shall include both multimedia books developed and approved in the prescribed manner, and
didactic supports developed by the most remarkable teachers- practitioners.
1.2) Continuous training programs and digital inclusion “digital skills for all”
There shall be provided the following below:
a) shall update the continuous training programs, reshaping and retraining by including /
adjusting the training modules and performing digital skills based on educational standards
similar to European ones;
b) shall organize the ICT area training courses both in a traditional way and on the online
platforms for teachers and trainers within the training programs;
c) shall be developed regulatory and legal framework for distance learning;
d) shall be ensured the development of courses in electronic format to facilitate access to
education and inclusion;
e) shall establish conditions for remote management training deployment, development and
implementation of the educational applications (software), as well as electronic versions of
academic courses and shall provide access to these courses (electronic approval);
f) universities shall implement anti-corruption practices based on the use of ICT measures
in the assessment of training outcomes.
g) the standards for ICT skills that shall adjust the study process to the relevant
occupational sphere requirements shall be developed for each level of professional training
(secondary vocational, secondary specialized, higher education).
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