Priority
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1
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Predecessor tasks
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-
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% Complete
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0%
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Description & rationale
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Education and human resource excellence are the key determinants of Kosovo’s IT industry competitiveness. Therefore this task is directed at promoting education and human resources excellence by continuously monitoring, evaluating and improving IT education in Kosovo (particularly on the university level) based on close cooperation between STIKK (private sector), universities, schools and relevant ministries. This task involves the establishment of corresponding methodologies, processes and organizational structures as well as the implementation of operational measures such as the integration of applied courses and lectures by IT professionals into curricula.
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User story & results
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As a Kosovo IT industry stakeholder I want to use the continuous improvement system for IT education in order to promote human resource excellence in Kosovo.
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Acceptance criteria & indicators
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The continuous improvement system for IT education in Kosovo has been established.
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Recommendations on IT education curricula in Kosovo are being elaborated and published on an annual basis.
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At least 3 recommendations of the competence group on IT education in Kosovo have been implemented until the end of 2016.
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Responsible organization (lead)
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STIKK
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Partner organizations
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UNIV, MASHT, National Qualification Agency, SDC, NMFA, EU, USAID, GIZ
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Task start:
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01.04.2015
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Task finish
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30.12.2016
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Overall budget (€)
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140,000
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Financial sources
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SDC, NMFA, EU, USAID, GIZ
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Task activities:
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No
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Activity
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Deliverables:
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Resp.
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Timing
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Budget
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5.1.1
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Establish joint competence group on IT education in Kosovo (see Task 6.10 Competence groups for strategic IT topics) including all relevant stakeholders and define guidelines for collaboration
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Guidelines; list of members
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STIKK
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1.04.-9.04.2015
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1,000
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5.1.2
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Conduct evaluation and benchmarking of IT education curricula in Kosovo (universities and schools)
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Report
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STIKK
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10.04.-8.05.2015
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7,000
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5.1.3
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Elaborate recommendations on IT education curricula in Kosovo for:
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Recommendations
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STIKK
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11.05.-29.05.2015
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10,000
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5.1.4
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Elaborate recommendations on required IT qualification profiles / competence profiles (e.g. software engineering, software development, quality assurance, testing, system integration and administration, etc.)
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IT qualification profiles / competence profiles
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STIKK
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1.06.-22.06.2015
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10,000
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5.1.5
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Conduct information event and press conference to present recommendations on IT education curricula in Kosovo (annually)
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Program; presentation; list of participants
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STIKK
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30.06.2015 / 30.06.2016
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3,000
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5.1.6
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Integrate quality management and software testing (including ISTQB certification) as compulsory subjects into computer science curricula at universities
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Revised curricula; certified students
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UNIV
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13.04.-30.12.2015
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4,000
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5.1.7
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Incorporate established certification programs into the curriculum (e.g. ITIL, Scrum Master, BPMN, PMP, PRINCE2, etc.)
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Course descriptions; certified students
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UNIV
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13.04.-30.12.2015
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90,000
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5.1.8
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Develop and integrate applied courses and lectures by IT professionals (practitioners) into curricula
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Course descriptions and material
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STIKK
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13.04.-30.12.2016
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15,000
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Comments
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According the rationale of this task, evaluation of existing IT curricula and elaboration of corresponding recommendations need to be implemented on a regular basis (annually).
It is recommendable to benchmark Kosovo IT curricula against corresponding curricula in other countries, particularly in strategic export markets.
Besides pure technical / engineering skills, also capabilities in the areas of quality management, project management as well as vertical business process know-how (“hybrid capabilities”) should be taken into account (see also results of the external analysis).
Concerning the incorporation of established certification programs and applied courses and lectures by IT professionals, universities should cooperate closely with the STIKK Training Academy (see Task 2.1) in order to use synergies.
Applied courses and lectures delivered by IT professionals should cover practical topics and latest technology trends including mobile computing, cloud computing, agile methods, embedded software development, big data & analytics, etc.
Best practice examples:
Software industry requirements for the Bulgarian education system: http://www.basscom.org/activities?mi=4
Recommendations for IT education by the German Informatics Society: http://www.gi.de/service/publikationen/empfehlungen.html
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Team
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n.a.
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Continuous Improvement
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n.a.
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