The Digital Competency Framework is part of the Digital Action Plan (DAP) for Education and Higher Education developed by Québec's Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur. The plan promotes a vision of effective integration and optimal use of digital technologies in order to foster the success of all Quebecers and promote lifelong skills development and maintenance. The first measure of the DAP is structural: the establishment and implementation of a reference framework. The objective was to design an inter-level digital competency framework that spans preschool through higher education, including general education and vocational training. The result is the Digital Competency Framework. It sets out the key dimensions of learning and personal development for 21st-century learners, teachers, and non-teaching professionals. Elements specific to teaching will be addressed in more detail in an upcoming competency framework for the teaching profession. The framework is meant to provide the foundation for the development of digital competency. Digital competency is defined as a set of skills required for the appropriate, critical, and creative use of digital technologies to achieve objectives in the areas of learning, work, leisure, and inclusion or participation in society. Structurally, the framework is designed as a continuum of 12 dimensions (see Figure 1 below) that set out the scope of the development of digital competency. The elements of the dimensions are situated on a progress matrix. As they advance through the competency levels, individuals become increasingly autonomous in their use of digital technologies in educational, professional, and everyday life contexts. For example, they are able to select the best digital tools to perform particular tasks. Digital competency also means that individuals can adapt to technological innovations in years to come (including advances in artificial intelligence), assess these new technologies critically, and adopt and implement those that are useful.
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