1. ICT Cert Lasse Melkko / Adulta Oy ICT Cert 2007

2. Background • The sphere of telecommunication is threatened with lack of employees • Shortage of qualified workers with broad set of skills • Average age of workers can be in some organizations up to 55 • Workers work alsowithout official qualification - changing workplace is inconvenient, sometimes impossible • In Finland and Estonia different curriculums and the approach to training, but the purposes similar • ICT Cert project tries to resolve the listed problems ICT Cert 2007

3. The goals of the ICT Cert project • The purpose of ICT Cert project is to create a system within which it is possible to obtain diplomas and certificates on professional qualification in sphere ICT (telecommunication). Partners of the project (educational organisations) will be organizing the tests/qualifications. • The other goal is to create common curriculum, training program and training material for Estonia and Finland. ICT Cert 2007

4. Project partners • Coordinator: Adulta OY, Järvenpää • Coordinator in Estonia: Estonian IT Foundation • The Estonian Information Colledge of Technology (EIK)/Eesti Infotehnoloogia Sihtasutus (EITF) • Tallinna Polütehnikum (TPT) • Tallinna Ülikool (TLU) ICT Cert 2007

5. Presentation of results • Comparison on Requirements of Qualification between Estonia and Finland • Curriculum (proposal) • Examples of created material ICT Cert 2007

6. Requirements comparison • In the beginning of the project • Requirements look very different • Vordlemise algkava_veebr _2006.doc by Vello Vanem • Result: about 90% of the requirements are the same, there is only some national parts. ICT Cert 2007

7. Curriculum • Based on results of work on Requirements of Qualification, background research and some material work the curriculum was created • This may be implemented by the training organizations as far as other obligations allow immediately • Curriculum-otsikot-laajuus-071024.xls • Curriculum 071024.doc ICT Cert 2007

8. Examples of training material • http://tammets.planet.ee/ict/vektor/ • http://tammets.planet.ee/ict/internet_connection_problems/traceroute.html • http://www.tlu.ee/~matsak/telecom/electer/generator/generator1.html • http://www.tlu.ee/~matsak/telecom/electer/kirchhoff.html • http://lin2.tlu.ee/~matsak/telecom/mika2/ ICT Cert 2007

9. TATS tool by TLU • As part of the project a tool for generating tests in eLearning environment was generated • http://tammets.planet.ee/ict/video.swf ICT Cert 2007

10. Future plans • The partners aim to continue co-operation • Created material can be used also in other (related) trainings e.g. in IT or in Electrician training • Further development project possibilities will be studied • In ICT • In related studies ICT Cert 2007

11. ICT Cert Further info: • Lasse Melkko / Adulta Oylasse.melkko@adulta.fi • Jaan Oruaas / EITS jaan@eits.ee • eLearning, TATS: Mart Laanpere / TLUmartl@tlu.ee • Training issues: Tallinna Polütehnikum, IT Kolledž