Promulgation of the Digital Competency Framework for learners in Vietnam

Promulgation of the Digital Competency Framework for learners in Vietnam

The Digital Competency Framework for Learners (hereinafter referred to as the Digital Competency Framework) is issued together with this Circular.

This Circular applies to educational institutions, educational and training programs (hereinafter collectively referred to as educational programs), and learners within the national education system; as well as related organizations and individuals.

The competency domains are outlined as follows:

(I) Data and Information Exploitation: Focuses on the ability to search, filter, evaluate, and manage data, information, and digital content; includes skills in identifying reliable sources of information, organizing data efficiently, and using it to support decision-making or solve problems in a digital environment.

(II) Communication and Collaboration in a Digital Environment: Emphasizes the ability to use digital technology for interaction, information sharing, teamwork, and participation in online communities; includes skills such as effective communication through digital channels, respecting cultural diversity, managing digital identity, and promoting collaboration in a digital environment.

(III) Digital Content Creation: Focuses on the ability to create, edit, and share digital content; includes skills such as developing new content, applying copyright and licensing, basic programming, and integrating knowledge from multiple sources to produce appropriate and creative digital products.

(IV) Safety: Concentrates on protecting data, devices, health, and the digital environment; includes skills such as personal information security, network risk management, safe use of digital technology, ensuring psychological and physical health when interacting in the digital environment, and promoting responsibility for protecting the digital environment.

(V) Problem Solving: Focuses on critical and creative thinking abilities to identify, analyze, and solve problems in the digital environment; includes skills such as troubleshooting technical issues, learning new technologies, adapting digital needs to achieve goals, and using technology to innovate or solve practical challenges.

(VI) Artificial Intelligence Application: Concentrates on understanding, using, and evaluating AI tools and systems ethically and responsibly; includes skills such as recognizing how AI works, applying AI to practical tasks, assessing the ethical and social impacts of AI, and ensuring the use of AI is transparent, fair, and responsible.

Refer to detailed content in Circular 02/2025/TT-BGDDT effective from March 11, 2025.

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