Launch of the CEN Workshop 'A.I. Role Profiles and Educational Profiles'

A new CEN Workshop is being planned which will complement the activities of the ARISA (Artificial Intelligence Skills Alliance). The mission of this project is to help people to understand and use AI in both business and policy contexts.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed our world and continues to rapidly evolve. Together with the significant benefits it brings – such as reducing human error and increasing efficiency – come risks and challenges. Understanding the scope of these risks and addressing the challenges this technology introduces into different contexts has become a priority for policy makers at national, European and global levels.

Standardization has a key role to play in this changing landscape alongside developments in guidelines and laws. Importantly, rules must be developed that not only deal with the technical aspects of AI but that also consider consequences of developing and implementing AI, including ethical considerations.

In view of this, the proposed CWA will present a set of role profiles and educational profiles in the area of Artificial Intelligence. This CWA will include educational profiles with learning outcomes at different levels, directly linked to a set of AI professional role profiles that outline the necessary competencies as demanded by the market. These role profiles will contribute to a shared reference language for developing, planning, and managing AI professional needs, thereby supporting the maturity of the AI profession overall.
The CWA will build on existing CEN reports, specifically the European e-Competence Framework ("e-CF"; EN 16234-1), the ICT Professional Role Profiles (CWA 16458), and the Guidelines for Developing ICT Professional Curricula (TS 17699).

The kick-off meeting for the Workshop will be a hybrid meeting and is planned to take place at the Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije (Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia) as well as remotely via Microsoft Teams on 23rd May 2025 from 11.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. (CEST).

To register to attend in person, please contact the Workshop Secretary José Antonio Jiménez Caballero (UNE) (jjimenez@une.org). To register to attend remotely, please use this registration link.

All interested parties are invited to submit comments on the draft Project Plan using the commenting form below, to the Workshop Secretary José Antonio Jiménez Caballero (UNE) (jjimenez@une.org) by May 16th, 2025.

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