Continuous Training in Digital Skills, saving gaps between the needs and the training offer in the field of non-formal education for European Active Citizenship

Abstract

The European labour market has been widely affected by the progressive incorporation of new technologies into work processes, which has meant a need for transformation and adaptation of professional profiles for the efficient performance of their commercial activities. Digital economy is contributing to the polarization of the workspace in different countries. Digitization in the workplace has led to a significant increase in the demand for highly qualified people in specific branches of technical knowledge, to meet the requirements of the new technologies applied to the labour market. It has also impact on job losses and the emergence of new occupations. Furthermore, it supposed a greater demand for digital skills in recent years. One of the fundamental pillars when considering or evaluating the impact of new technologies in every community, is the human capital, for this reason, continuous training has positioned itself as a requirement to face the needs and conditions for improving employability and increasing the differential value in work teams. The fundamental aim of this research is to study the discrepancies between the need, the demand, and the training offered in the field of digital skills in the non-formal and continuous training of the European citizenship in order to generate structured and common training programmes and initiatives in the European framework.