DevOps competences for Smart Cities

<< Background >>The SmartDevOps project aimed to address the increasing demand for specialised skills and new job profiles and associated skill needs due to the development of hundreds of smart cities worldwide.In this regard, the SmartDevOps project examined the supply and demand of skills for Smart Cities’ (SC) professionals, identified and documented 3 brand new job-role profiles, namely, Smart City Planner, Smart City IT Head and Smart City Officer. It developed three curricula, 43 training modules, etc.<< Objectives >>The SmartDevOps project objective is to support professional and personal development of people working in smart cities sector, an industry domain that is growing rapidly. The project aims to the development of new innovative job profiles to support sustainable smart cities growth and to support the development of quality high-tech jobs. Further, the project promotes the development of transversal competences in a lifelong learning perspective, through formal or non-formal training.<< Implementation >>The SmartDevOps project implemented an extensive market research on the training needs of the smart cities sector. It identified three innovative occupational profiles and delivered three modular VET curricula, implemented through a MOOC and three specialisation courses including blended learning and work-based learning.<< Results >>The project developed- 3 new occupational profiles- 3 new modular curricula- 43 training modules following EQAVET principles. The modules include, digital OER, assessment objects, handbooks, etc. and they are available in five languages (EN, DE, IT, GR, FR)- developed book namely «Smart Cities Body of Knowledge» which is freely available from the project web site https://smartdevops.eu/scbok - a large number of academic papers, reports, videos, etc.