Please note – this is an older copy of the page that used to host the Digital Teaching Professional Framework, and is for information purposes only. For an up-to-date version of the framework and resources, please visit the updated page on the ETF site.
The Digital Teaching Professional Framework is a competency framework for teaching and training practitioners across all parts of the FE sector, including for learning providers in the workplace, community settings and prisons. It has been developed by the ETF in collaboration with Jisc – a not-for-profit organisation which provides digital solutions for UK education and research – and has been designed to focus on the benefits of good pedagogy supported by technology to enhance learning.
The framework sets out different teaching contexts and activities, and the main components that comprise each of these. Each component is mapped to relevant parts of the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators, the ETF’s Professional Standards and Jisc’s six Digital Capabilities. There are statements that describe what competency looks like for each of the teaching and training activities that form the core elements of the framework. The competency statements describe three stages of competence – Exploring, Adopting, Leading – to show how practitioners can develop their skills.
The new framework will be accompanied by free, online, bite-size training modules, which will be accredited so that practitioners can build up credits towards a badged award. The training modules are being designed to support just-in-time and self-identified training needs. They will also support training needs identified through a self-assessment ‘discovery tool’ that has been developed by Jisc.
The full version of the framework is designed to be used mainly by leaders, managers and HR professionals. It will provide a foundation for professional development plans, so could be used as part of a staff development approach and strategically as part of a digital skills strategy. There is a shortened version of the framework more suited for use by mainstream practitioners, which will include the most immediately useful competences.