The EU-IoT Framework for Internet of Things Skills: Closing the Talent Gap

This  whitepaper aims at shedding light in the IoT skills shortage issue, while at the same time introducing EU-IoT tools for alleviating the problem. Specifically, this whitepaper:

• Reviews and presents the wide array of different IoT skills needed for the development, deployment, and operation of modern IoT projects.

• Reviews and presents how different IoT skills can be clustered in meaningful IoT skills profiles, notably the profiles that are currently high in demand in the global job market.

• Introduces the EU-IoT skills framework, which includes a taxonomy of IoT skills and serves as a basis for defining skills profiles, education activities and learning paths.

• Presents the results of the EU-IoT skills survey, which involves over 100 experienced IoT professionals in the specifications of the IoT skills that are currently highly demanded in the market.

• Explains how the EU-IoT skills framework and the EU-IoT catalogues of training courses can drive the specification of learning paths for popular IoT skills profiles. A set of simple, yet practical examples in this direction are presented in the whitepaper.