Abstract
Latest EU guidelines for the implementation of Digital Competence Framework and adopted Action Plan for Digital Education (2021-2027) clearly identifies two basic strategic priorities - Encouraging the development of a successful digital education ecosystem and Development of digital skills and competencies for digital transformation, clearly indicate the importance of high quality, inclusive and affordable digital education in Europe. Today, European higher education main problem is the management of the digital transition. As Montenegro is one of the candidate countries for EU, we believe that this is very important and attractive research area. The paper deals with basic and advanced digital competencies development levels of students of University “Adriatic” Bar, seen as Montenegro’s and the EU’s future labour market staff. The results of empirical research shows the real level of students digital competencies in relation to the EU required level. The results shows whether the teaching practice of digital competencies development is sufficiently present at the University, certain limitations, reasons, and possibilities for further improvement. Today, digitalization directly affects the modern labour market. As a result, young people in Montenegro must have highly developed digital competencies, in order to remain competitive in the EU labour market.
Highlights
Digital competences present one of the eight core competences for lifelong learning identified by the European Union [1] to successfully meet the challenges of developing the knowledge society and the world market
The results shows whether the teaching practice of digital competencies development is sufficiently present at the University, certain limitations, reasons, and possibilities for further improvement
The research aimed to determine the current level of digital competencies in accordance with the European Digital Competence Framework known as DigComp, i.e. according to the already defined digital competencies framework consisting of 21 competencies divided into five different areas (Information, Communication, Content Creation, Security and Resolving problems)
Summary
Digital competences present one of the eight core competences for lifelong learning identified by the European Union [1] to successfully meet the challenges of developing the knowledge society and the world market. As far as the European Union is concerned, according to official statistics, the percentage of young people belonging to Generation Z (ages 0-29) among the total EU population fell from 38.1% in 1999 to less than a third (31, 8%) in 2019 [8]. These data on standardized digital competence frameworks for young people are important because there is an increasing inclusion of digital competences and digital literacy in the business sector. Such and similar examples give a clear picture of the importance of digital competencies in modern business within the European Union and beyond
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