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3 Handbook overview This handbook aims to provide adult educators/trainers with the framework of the digital skills they need to be equipped to be competent as professionals. It is an easy-to-use package emphasising the importance of being digitally literate and it provides practical ways to apply the key competences in practice. It can also be used as a guide for adult educators to keep digital efforts upgraded and aligned with modern practices. The content of the handbook is developed based on the results and recommendations of the prior research that has been conducted by the consortium and the guidelines of the European Commission. The 22 key competences are aligned with the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu), a scientifically sound background framework to guide actions and policy implementation. For each competence, there is a definition, examples of use, techniques to apply it in practice, relevant tools and additional readings. Therefore, adult educators are provided with clear expectations of what they need to display and use during their daily practice. This way, their learners are also expected to benefit and develop their own digital awareness and skills. The handbook is comprised of 5 sections: 1. What are digital competences and why they are important? 2. Educators' digital professional competences 3. Educators' digital pedagogic competences 4. Learners' digital competences 5. Evaluation, validation & recognition of digital competences