Training & Competencies Working Group

Training Ecosystem Objects

• Collect requirements from EOSC Nodes on training ecosystem objects.
• Define a minimal metadata set to describe training materials.
• Develop a prototype to collect training metadata and exchange it with third-party systems.

Policies and Concepts

• Bring together stakeholders from EOSC Nodes and external partners.
• Adapting the mandate based on developments in the EOSC build-up group Nodes and relevant EOSC structures and initiatives
• Develop shared concepts and policy recommendations to support interoperability, reuse, and sustainability of EOSC training resources.

Composition of the WG

• Training and capacity-building leads from EOSC Nodes
• Representatives of emerging candidate Nodes supported through EOSC Gravity
• Liaisons from relevant EOSC structures and initiatives, including:
  • EOSC Academy
  • OAEG representatives
  • Competence Centres
  • EOSC Federation User Forum
  • EOSC Gravity Pillar 2 partners
  • Other relevant EOSC and Horizon Europe projects

Q2 2026

EOSC Training Metadata Profile (v1.0): A minimal, interoperable metadata schema applicable to EOSC training objects, explicitly designed to accommodate diverse and evolving training formats (in collaboration with the OSCARS project mTeSS-X). We will systematically assess, align, and reuse metadata elements from established standards, including Dublin Core, DataCite, Schema.org (Course and Learning Resource extensions), LRMI, and relevant recommendations of the Research Data Alliance. Reused elements will be formally mapped, profiled, and constrained to ensure semantic consistency, interoperability, and machine-actionability across EOSC services. Compliance with FAIR principles and technical alignment with EOSC interoperability frameworks will constitute mandatory design requirements for the metadata profile.

Q3 2026

• Pilot integration with EOSC Federation Services: A demonstrator showcasing metadata harvesting for existing materials based on the EOSC Training Metadata Profile and the metadata exchange between Node-level training sources and the
  EOSC catalogue.
• Competency and Training Requirements for EOSC Nodes and service providers: A defined set of expectations outlined in the EOSC Federation Handbook on how Nodes and services should support and deliver training to users.

Q4 2026

• A model of the structure and integration of competences and skills in EOSC Nodes and Federation
• Alignment with EOSC Academy, CCs, and the User Forum