D2.3 Community-endorsed quality assurance and certification framework for professional training and qualifications

This deliverable provides the first iteration of the Quality Assurance and certification Framework (QAF) for Open Science professional training and qualifications. It offers a reference framework (not a prescriptive requirement) to assure the quality of training materials and resources, based in four sections or sub-frameworks important in the context of Skills4EOSC project’s principles and philosophy: Minimum Viable Skillset, FAIR-by-design and ELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Issues), in conjunction with a comprehensive evaluation framework and learning resources catalogues.

The document is a first approach to establish a set of attributes and useful questions for assessing the training materials created by Skills4EOSC. It also provides a useful reference for analysing the quality of any other Open Science course or educational resource. To come up with the initial QAF this first iteration of the deliverable defined a methodology of analysis for four sub-frameworks with essential elements, best practices and evaluation frameworks, in order to ignite a broader discussion with the stakeholders. This deliverable points out also some proposals for the community-endorsed version of the QAF and challenges for the future work and implementation.