Master the EPSO Digital Skills Test.
17 in-depth chapters and 68 structured lessons. Learn the official DigComp 2.2 exam basis, then understand what DigComp 3.0 changes.
Train for the test EPSO actually describes.
EPSO/AD/427/26 uses a 40-question digital-skills test in Language 2. The notice gives 30 minutes and a 20/40 pass mark across the five DigComp 2.2 areas.
- 01Identify the digital taskWhat digital outcome is required: find, communicate, create, protect or troubleshoot?
- 02Map it to DigCompChoose the primary area: information and data, communication and collaboration, content creation, safety or problem solving.
- 03Check digital constraintsCheck the device, app, access rights, permissions, privacy, security, accessibility, format and time.
- 04Reject risky optionsRemove answers that expose data, ignore access rights, use an incompatible tool or solve the wrong digital problem.
- 05Choose the safest effective actionPrefer the proportionate, practical and reversible action that meets the digital need.
Framework Foundations
EPSO Digital Skills and the DigComp Framework
Build the official exam map first: EPSO/AD/427/26 cites DigComp 2.2, while DigComp 3.0 supplies current context.
- Map a task to the correct competence area
- Separate DigComp guidance from binding EU law
- Distinguish the assessed 2.2 baseline from the current 3.0 framework
Proficiency Levels and Learning Outcomes
Read proficiency through autonomy, complexity and cognitive demand, using the eight-level DigComp 2.2 scale cited by EPSO.
- Use all eight DigComp 2.2 levels
- Interpret knowledge, skill and attitude outcomes
- Contrast the current four-level 3.0 scale without mixing editions
Information Search, Evaluation and Management
Finding and Evaluating Information
Turn an information need into a deliberate search, then test source, evidence and generation process before trusting the result.
- Build efficient searches with operators
- Evaluate authority, evidence, date and purpose
- Respond safely to misinformation, deepfakes and AI output
Managing Information, Data and Content
Control the full data lifecycle: classify, name, store, find, share, retain and dispose with security and purpose in view.
- Use metadata and naming conventions
- Choose storage, backup and versioning controls
- Apply minimisation, retention and portability principles
Communication and Collaboration
Communicating, Sharing and Collaborating
Choose channels, permissions and collaboration modes from purpose, audience, urgency, sensitivity and accessibility.
- Match channel to context
- Share with least privilege
- Collaborate clearly across time, place and ability
Digital Behaviour and Digital Identity
Communicate respectfully across contexts while controlling identity, reputation, footprint and platform-facing risk.
- Adapt tone and behaviour to context
- Manage identities and reputation deliberately
- Reduce harmful or unnecessary digital footprints
Content Creation
Creating, Editing and Reworking Digital Content
Create content that remains accurate, accessible, editable, interoperable and fit for its audience and channel.
- Choose formats from purpose and editability
- Integrate and revise content without losing provenance
- Build accessibility and machine readability into output
Copyright, Licensing and Responsible Reuse
Separate ownership, permission, attribution and licence compatibility before copying, adapting or publishing digital work.
- Know what copyright protects
- Read Creative Commons permissions and conditions
- Attribute sources and test licence compatibility
Safety, Wellbeing and Responsible Use
Protecting Devices, Content and Networks
Layer identity, updates, encryption, network controls, backups and incident response instead of trusting one security tool.
- Recognise common attack paths
- Apply defence in depth
- Respond to phishing, malware and ransomware without compounding harm
Protecting Personal Data and Privacy
Treat privacy as a lifecycle discipline: purpose, lawful basis, minimisation, security, transparency, rights and timely response.
- Classify personal and special-category data
- Apply lawful bases and data-subject rights
- Use minimisation, privacy settings and breach response
Digital Wellbeing, Inclusion and Environmental Impact
Use technology in ways that support physical, mental and social wellbeing, include others, and reduce environmental cost.
- Reduce ergonomic and attention harms
- Recognise dark patterns and exclusion
- Choose repair, reuse and efficient digital practices
Problem Identification and Solving
Diagnosing Problems and Choosing Technology
Diagnose from symptoms and layers, test the least disruptive cause first, then choose technology from the actual need.
- Use a repeatable troubleshooting sequence
- Distinguish connectivity and service layers
- Select tools from requirements, access and risk
Computational Thinking, Programming and Automation
Break problems into tractable parts, model patterns, express precise steps, test assumptions and automate only what is stable.
- Use decomposition, patterns and abstraction
- Read sequences, conditions and loops
- Debug, validate and automate responsibly
AI Literacy
AI Fundamentals, Generative AI and Prompt Literacy
Understand what AI systems infer, how generative models produce output, how to prompt well, and where human verification remains essential.
- Separate AI, machine learning and generative AI
- Structure prompts from task, context and constraints
- Control hallucination, bias, confidentiality and automation risk
The AI Act in Practice: Risks, Rights and Responsibilities
Classify the AI use, identify the actor, then apply the correct prohibition, high-risk duty, transparency rule or general obligation.
- Use the risk-based structure
- Separate provider and deployer duties
- Apply transparency, GPAI and phased dates correctly
Digital Rights and the EU Digital Acquis
Citizen Rights Online: GDPR, DSA and DMA
Use the subject of the problem to choose the instrument: personal data, platform responsibility, or gatekeeper market power.
- Separate GDPR, DSA and DMA scope
- Use notice, explanation and recommender-system rights
- Recognise gatekeeper obligations and user choice
Digital Identity, Data Sharing and Cyber Resilience
Connect the EU digital-acquis plumbing: trusted identity, fair data access, resilient entities, secure products and coordinated incident response.
- Use eIDAS 2.0 and EUDI Wallet concepts
- Separate Data Act and Data Governance Act
- Distinguish NIS2 entity duties from CRA product duties
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