The Essential Digital Skills Framework sets out the skills people need to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world, in life and at work.
First developed in 2018, the framework has been updated and validated by local and national government, employers, academics and civil society. It outlines five key skill areas and the specific digital tasks that people should be able to complete to demonstrate each skill.
Five Essential Digital Skill Areas:
1. Handling information and content
2. Communicating
3. Transacting
4. Problem solving
5. Being safe and legal online
The Essential Digital Skills framework is used by Lloyds Bank to assess the levels of digital capability across the UK, as part of their annual Consumer Digital Index. You can find the latest data on their website.