Partcertification in the professional field of Information Security

Abstract

The present project represents the partial certification of informal and non-formal learning achievements in the area of information security. The basic purpose of the project outlines, evaluates and validates competences and skills. The results lead to a validated and certified qualification standard to support learning achievements using a European qualification framework. This reflects current demand by small- and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) within their human resource processes and strengthens the employability of persons in this area. The project leads to a development of a requirement catalogue to determine competencies in information security, a development of operational recommendations to foster national competence checks, an online questionnaire to assess information security skills and social skills as well as the implementation of modules for enhanced further education related to a partial skill set (multiplier skills). The results further cover a strategic paper to enrol the results, a glossary for users and a scientific report with results from multiple multiplier events.