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STE PS_D1: Parallel Session D1 Location: Room U I2 Session Chair: Klaus Hengsbach, Edunet World Association e.V Session Chair: Petru Adrian Cotfas, Universitatea Transilvania Brasov AI in Education & Industry | |
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2:48pm - 3:06pm
Vocational IT Education in Estonia: Gaps in Cybersecurity and AI Tallinn University of Technology The OSKA 2024 monitoring report forecasts for Estonia that by 2027, Estonia will need at least 40,200 ICT specialists, 1.5 times more than in 2020. Cybersecurity and data analysis (including AI) tasks are often carried out by professionals with other job titles (e.g., IT managers in small firms), so official statistics underestimate their actual numbers. Estonian Vocational Education and Training (VET) curricula were developed in 2014, and discussions for a current update began in 2024, with the aim of implementing changes in 2026. Since 2014, the technology has undergone significant changes. For example, cybersecurity threats have evolved rapidly, and generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology appears to already be impacting how students approach modern learning. The Estonian president also announced a new 2025 program called AI-Leap, whose goal is to implement AI into education. As the school's overall goal is to impact students' knowledge, skills, and values, these topics should be integrated into the official curriculum sooner rather than later. Currently, the goal is to implement the Digital Competency Model in VET education; however, it has been unclear which version to use, as 2.0 does not include AI, and 3.0 has not been announced yet. Additionally, several cybersecurity and AI-related competency models are available, including the UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Students, the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework Role Profiles, and the ACM/IEEE-CS/AAAI Computer Science Curricula 2023, which can be helpful in delivering a higher-level approach to curriculum updates. | |
