ESCO må kontinuerlig forbedres for å forbli en merverdi for arbeidsmarkedet og utdannings- og opplæringssystemene, ettersom nye yrker og ferdigheter regelmessig etterspørres av arbeidsgivere, og endringer i læreplaner og terminologi blir også regelmessig innført i utdannings- og opplæringsprogrammer. For å møte disse endringene er det viktig å dele tilbakemeldinger, forslag og ideer om hvordan man kan forbedre innholdet og styringen av klassifiseringen med organisasjoner som bruker ESCO og andre ESCO-interessenter.
2013 - 2016
ESCO demo versions
ESCO v0 - ESCO v0.9 were first ESCO demo version used for the piloting and testing.
2017 (July)
ESCO V.1 ONLINE
3 Pillars (Skills & Competences, Occupations, Qualifications); 27 languages; First full-scale version following 5 piloting and testing versions.
2017 (October)
First ESCO Launch Conference
300 participants across Europe; 15 workshops & showcase,1 keynote speech, 2 panel discussions; 3 European big data hackathon winners.
2018-2021
New Major Version Development
Analysis regarding the improvement in occupations, skills, knowledge & competences; Improvements in terminology; Changes in the requirements of IT applications
2022 (January)
ESCO v1.1.ONLINE
New occupations & skills; New transversal skills hierarchy, Labels for Green, DigComp, and Research skills; Quality improvements
2022 (February)
ESCO v1.1 Launch Conference
An online webinar with more than 350 stakeholders from across Europe and beyond; Commissioner's key note speech; in-depth presentation of the new version.
2022 (September)
ESCO v1.1.1 ONLINE
Updated Translations & refined Skills hierarchy; Digital skills labeling added; Improved mapping to ISCO-08; New relationships between skills & occupations
2024 (February)
ESCO v1.1.2 ONLINE
Translation to Ukrainian of all descriptions of occupations and skills, Corrections and quality improvements of skills & occupations
2024 (May)
ESCO v1.2 ONLINE
New occupations, skills and knowledge concepts; New alternative labels and hidden terms added, 18 types of quality improvements performed, Inclusion of national sign languages.
2024 (May)
ESCO V1.2 Launch Conference
Two-day online launch conference with more than 450 participants. Focus on the new ESCO version, but as well presenting various ESCO Use cases in the EU Member States and beyond. Organized together with the European Training Foundation.