European Commission updates DigCompEdu to include AI and digital wellbeing

The European Commission launched the update of DigCompEdu, the reference framework for teachers' digital competence, in May 2026. The final version is expected in spring 2027, according to the Joint Research Centre (JRC).

The draft keeps the six areas of competence and gives greater prominence to teachers' agency and professional judgement. AI literacy is integrated throughout the framework, including the limitations of generative systems and when it is appropriate to use them. Digital wellbeing appears as a cross-cutting theme, with its own strand on wellbeing and sustainability covering workload, screen time and the right to disconnect.

The process includes consultation workshops and surveys with teachers and other stakeholders; the official pages consulted do not publish dates for them.