Sign the CHAISE Statement of Support

The Blockchain Skills for Europe Alliance (CHAISE) invites organisations to support the project goals and outcomes via a Statement of Support.

What is the purpose of the Statement of Support?

The current Statement of Support calls on Blockchain stakeholders from across Europe, such as IT companies, sector representatives, policy actors, social partners, standardization organisations, national qualification agencies, VET and HE institutions, trainers/mentors, and field experts to:

  • acknowledge the emerging occupational profiles in the Blockchain field and the defined skills and knowledge requirements, and
  • contribute to the advancement of the project’s objectives to reinforce education in digital competences, based on the principles of common interest, reciprocity, and complementarity.

The Blockchain Occupational Profiles defined by CHAISE

CHAISE implemented a comprehensive and novel analysis to demarcate the Blockchain sector, and define Blockchain skills requirements, supply, and mismatches. This analysis showed the emergence of three new roles (profiles) in the European Blockchain field: Blockchain Developer, Blockchain Architect, and Blockchain Manager.

Der Blockchain-Entwickler kodiert die Blockchain-Anwendungen und kümmert sich um die Problemlösung auf der Mikroebene. Diese Arbeit erfordert allgemeine Softwareentwicklungsfähigkeiten mit großem Schwerpunkt auf den Entwicklungsfähigkeiten der Blockchain-Technologie und -Anwendungen, operative Geschäftsfähigkeiten und alle übergreifenden Zukunftsfähigkeiten, insbesondere selbstverwaltetes Arbeiten.

Essential skills

  • Recognize blockchain application areas
  • Recognize blockchain and cryptocurrency risks
  • Explain implications of blockchain technology and governance
  • Identify innovation opportunities enabled by blockchain technology
  • Explain blockchain-based identity management and access control
  • Explain principles of DLT system architecture
  • Evaluate blockchain architectures
  • Innovate blockchain architectures
  • Analyze decentralized applications
  • Implement smart contracts

Essential knowledge

  • Blockchain concepts and components
  • Blockchain applications
  • Blockchain history
  • Legal environment of blockchain-based products and services
  • Blockchain terminology
  • Blockchain application security principles
  • Blockchain-based business models
  • Blockchain application areas
  • Information and data security principles
  • Vulnerabilities in distributed ledger technologies
  • Digital identity management
  • Decentralized identifiers (DiD)
  • Design process for blockchain-based systems
  • Blockchain design patterns
  • DLT consensus protocols
  • Smart contract programming language
  • Game theory
  • Game theory for blockchain

Der Blockchain-Architekt entwirft die mehrstufige Architektur eines großen Blockchain-Systems und einer Software-Landschaft und gewährleistet die Kohärenz aller Aspekte eines Projekts als integriertes System. Außerdem stellt der Blockchain-Architekt die technische Gesamtqualität der Blockchain-Anwendung sicher. Diese Arbeit erfordert eine starke Mikro- und Makroperspektive. Sie hat einen starken Fokus auf die Entwicklung kreativer Projekte im Bereich Produkt- und Use-Case-Design, einschließlich der Konzeption und des Designs von Blockchain-Lösungen. Der Blockchain-Architekt ist vergleichbar mit der Rolle des Lösungsarchitekten. Sie sind ICT-Systemarchitekten, die auf Blockchain-basierte Lösungen spezialisiert sind. Sie entwerfen die mehrstufige Architektur einer großen Blockchain-System- und Softwarelandschaft und stellen die Kohärenz aller Aspekte eines Projekts als integriertes System sicher. Außerdem stellt der BC-Architekt die technische Gesamtqualität der BC-Anwendung sicher.

Essential skills

  • Recognize blockchain application areas
  • Recognize blockchain and cryptocurrency risks
  • Explain implications of blockchain technology and governance
  • Identify innovation opportunities enabled by blockchain technology
  • Explain blockchain-based identity managment and access control
  • Explain principles of DLT system architecture
  • evaluate blockchain architectures
  • Innovate blockchain architectures
  • Implement cryptographic constructs
  • Analyse blockchain use cases
  • Introduce blockchain in an application

Essential knowledge

  • Blockchain concepts and components
  • Blockchain application
  • Blockchain history
  • Legal environment of blockchain-based products and services
  • Blockchain terminology
  • Blockchain application security principles
  • Blockchain-based business models
  • Blockchain application areas
  • Information and data security principles
  • Vulnerabilities in distributed ledger technologies
  • Digital identity management
  • Decentralized identifiers (DiD)
  • Design process for blockchain-based systems
  • Blockchain design patterns
  • DLT consensus protocols
  • Blockchain signature schemes
  • Blockchain concept application

Der Blockchain-Manager leitet Gruppen von Entwicklern und Architekten. Der Blockchain-Manager verfolgt den Implementierungsfortschritt und pflegt eine enge Zusammenarbeit mit Geschäftsmanagern oder Marketingexperten, um die Marktanforderungen für neue Blockchain-Systeme und -Anwendungen zu ermitteln. Diese Arbeit überwacht die Prozessqualität, um sicherzustellen, dass die Produkte die technischen und geschäftlichen Ziele erfüllen, einschließlich der ethischen Reflexion möglicher Anwendungsbereiche der Technologie. Sie beinhaltet die Kommunikation mit anderen Stakeholdern, wie Abteilungsleitern und Marketingfachleuten. Darüber hinaus muss diese Rolle die Prozessqualität überwachen, um sicherzustellen, dass die Produkte ihre technischen und geschäftlichen Ziele erfüllen, und mit anderen Stakeholdern, wie Abteilungsleitern und Marketingfachleuten, kommunizieren.

Essential skills

  • Recognize blockchain application areas
  • Recognize blockchain and cryptocurrency risks
  • Explain implications of blockchain technology and governance
  • Identify innovation opportunities enabled by blockchain technology
  • Explain blockchain-based identity managment and access control
  • Explain principles of DLT system architecture
  • evaluate blockchain architectures
  • Innovate blockchain architectures
  • Implement cryptographic constructs
  • Analyse blockchain use cases
  • Introduce blockchain in an application

Essential knowledge

  • Blockchain concepts and components
  • Blockchain application
  • Blockchain history
  • Legal environment of blockchain-based products and services
  • Blockchain terminology
  • Blockchain application security principles
  • Blockchain-based business models
  • Blockchain application areas
  • Information and data security principles
  • Vulnerabilities in distributed ledger technologies
  • Digital identity management
  • Decentralized identifiers (DiD)
  • Design process for blockchain-based systems
  • Blockchain design patterns
  • DLT consensus protocols
  • Blockchain signature schemes
  • Blockchain concept application

The CHAISE Blockchain VET Programme

The CHAISE partnership has designed a VET curriculum to fill in the gap in the supply and quality of existing formal and non-formal training for the emerging blockchain roles. Further, the curriculum addresses the evolving labour market needs and skills requirements, resulting from the increasing adoption of blockchain use cases across all economic sectors.

The CHAISE VET curriculum comprises modules that are common to the three blockchain roles (Developer, Architect and Manager) in the first year of education, and specialisation learning pathways for each of them after the second year of education. The programme has a 5-semester duration and corresponds to EQF 5.

Learn more in the Statement of Support!

Download the Statement of Support

Recognise the CHAISE results and indicate your support!

By recognizing the results, you are contributing to providing clearer description of the different blockchain roles and possible educational approach which will be transferable among various countries and markets, thus contributing to a joint effort to fulfil the growing needs of the blockchain sector.

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Statement of Support