Exploring Workforce-Informed Competency Pathways in Computing Education

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

7-9-2026

Abstract

Computing educators strive to align curricula with workforce needs yet rarely articulate how professional competencies, behaviors, and responsibilities develop across different educational pathways. As the community moves beyond the 2027 curriculum revision cycle, bridge pathways spanning vocational, undergraduate, graduate, and non-computing entry routes are rapidly expanding. At the same time, widespread AI use requires curricula to more explicitly address professional judgment, accountability, and ethical reasoning, in addition to technical skills. This working group brings participants together to map, compare, and synthesize real curriculum and pathway artifacts using shared academic and workforce frameworks. Participants will build a competency-oriented pathway framework, identify recurring bridge pathway designs and gaps, and produce practical, post-2027 guidance that supports coherent, scalable, and internationally transferable computing curricula.

Publication Title

Iticse 2026 Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V 2

ISBN

[9798400726330]

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