DISCO - European Dictionary of Skills and Competences
DISCO - European Dictionary of Skills and Competences or the European Dictionary for Skills and Competencies is a standardized vocabulary for describing skills and abilities for different applications and purposes, such as: B. in the labor market, in education and training or in connection with the recognition of professional qualifications.
DISCO is a thesaurus based on international standards and classifications. It is suitable for the formulation of resumes, job advertisements, description of curricula, presentation of courses or formulation of certificates. DISCO supports the international comparability of competencies in the European countries CZ, DE, EN, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT, SE, SK.
development
DISCO is funded by the European Commission ( Leonardo ) and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Art and Culture and is implemented together with partners from Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Lithuania, Sweden, Slovakia, Spain, the Czech Republic and Hungary . DISCO is divided into a project from September 2004 to February 2008 and a second from November 2010 to probably October 2012.
- Disco i
- Multilingual thesaurus, (CZ, DE, EN, FR, HU, LT, SE)
- Multilingual website (www.disco-tools.eu) for the practical use of the thesaurus
- Template for the creation and translation of competence profiles , Europass CVs and mobility passes
- Trilingual print version
The thesaurus lists around 10,000 terms, including around 7,000 preferred terms and around 3,000 synonyms per language version. Related terms are used where appropriate.
DISCO was developed in accordance with existing classifications from the countries of the project partners as well as with international standards:
- AMS qualification classification (AT)
- Competence catalog (DE)
- Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois - ROME (FR)
- Taxonomy database of Arbetsförmedlingen (SE)
- ISCED 1997 (International Standard Classification of Education)
- Disco II
In the context of DISCO II, certificate supplements and other national descriptions of occupational profiles are primarily considered. The aim is to provide comparable descriptions of competencies for practical use in the areas of health, IT , the environment and social issues . At the European level, DISCO is used as a source within the framework of the current ESCO ( European Skills / Competences, qualifications and Occupations ). The ESCO project aims to provide the EU member states with a common “language” or a compatible taxonomy for different purposes and problems.
DISCO is also used in projects such as YOMTOOL (Youth on the Move Toolkit - to support especially the professional mobility of young people) or Skillsbank , an ECVET- oriented toolkit that is intended to support career advice and individual further education.
Disco can also be used nationally e.g. B. for online glossaries .
literature
- Markowitsch, J., Plaimauer, C. (2009) " Descriptors for competence: towards an international standard classification for skills and competences ", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 33 Iss: 8/9, pp. 817-837
- Markowitsch, J., Müller-Riedlhuber, H., eds. (2008): " Dictionary of skills and competences "
- Müller-Riedlhuber, H. (2009) " The European Dictionary of Skills and Competences (DISCO): an example of usage scenarios for ontologies "
- Müller-Riedlhuber, H., Ziegler, P. (2011) "The European Dictionary of Skills and Competences (DISCO) and its Impact on Supporting Geographical Mobility in Regional Labor Markets", Larsen C. et al. (eds.): Measuring Geographical Mobility in Regional Labor Market Monitoring. State of the Art and Perspectives (Rainer Hampp Verlag 2011), 247-257
- Müller-Riedlhuber, H., Ziegler, P. " DISCO II - prospects and challenges of a multilingual skills terminology "