About Us
Purpose of the portal and IDCERT accreditation
Purpose
ExplorerHub is the IDCERT portal that aggregates and provides access to European competence frameworks. The frameworks collected are published by different institutions: the Joint Research Centre (JRC) for DigComp, GreenComp, LifeComp, EntreComp, FinComp, DigCompEdu and others; Cedefop for the European Qualifications Framework (EQF); the Council of Europe for the CEFR on languages; CEN for the e-Competence Framework for ICT professionals; and ENISA for the cybersecurity framework (ECSF). The portal organises them into a searchable, comparable and accessible ecosystem.
Reference bodies
The 18 frameworks collected on ExplorerHub come from different European and international bodies, each with its own specific mission. The JRC covers citizens' cross-cutting competences. UNESCO has developed the AI competency framework for teachers. Cedefop manages the qualifications comparison system. The Council of Europe works on language competences. CEN develops technical standards for professionals. ENISA focuses on cybersecurity. This institutional diversity enriches the ecosystem and ensures each area is handled by the most competent body.
Why the portal
European competence frameworks are complex technical documents, published by different bodies, in different formats and with specialised terminology. ExplorerHub organises them, makes them comparable and searchable from a single multilingual, free access point. Each framework is accessible through its own dedicated portal on an explorerhub.eu subdomain.
IDCERT
IDCERT (Institute for Digital Certification) is the organisation that promotes and maintains ExplorerHub. Accredited by Accredia (No. 02257) under the UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17024 standard, IDCERT is a Personnel Certification Body that issues professional digital competence certifications recognised and valid across Europe. IDCERT certification schemes are grounded in the same European frameworks available on this portal.
Our values
Open access
All content is free, without registration, forever.
Transparency
We present the frameworks as published by European institutions, without modifications.
Multilingual
Available in Italian, English and Spanish to reach the widest audience.
Privacy by design
No tracking, no profiling, full GDPR compliance.