Towards a quantum ready workforce: the updated European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies

Greinert, Franziska; Müller, Rainer H.; Simon, Goorney,; Sherson, Jacob; Ubben, Malte S.

doi:10.3389/frqst.2023.1225733

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“…Although the aforementioned studies primarily center on the US landscape works such as those by Gerke et al [17], Greinert et al [1,18], contribute to the formulation and presentation of a European competence framework. This framework underpins the development of training programs aimed at nurturing the future quantum workforce.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The three tables 1, 2 and 3 show which course teaches which competence up to which level, with the domains of possible knowledge and skills taken from the European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies [1].…”

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“…Section 3 presents the didactic concept of the curriculum under consideration in this paper, as well as the course's contents. The content is also categorized with respect to the European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies [1]. Section 4 evaluates the data collected by HPI during the courses with respect to the three research questions mentioned above.…”

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Quantum computing is an exciting field with high disruptive potential, but very difficult to access. For this reason, numerous concepts are being developed worldwide on how quantum computing can be taught. This always raises questions about the didactic concept, the content actually taught, and how to measure the success of the teaching concept. In 2022 and 2023, the authors gave a total of nine two-week MOOCs (massive open online courses) with different possible learning paths on the Hasso Plattner Institute's OpenHPI platform. The platform's purpose is to make computer science education available to everyone free of charge. The nine quantum courses form a self-contained curriculum. A total of 17157 course attendances have been taken by 7413 natural persons, and the number is still rising. This paper presents the course concept and then evaluates the anonymized data on the background of the participants, their behavior in the courses, and their learning success. In the present paper for the first time such a large dataset of MOOC-based quantum computing education is analyzed. The summarized results are a heterogeneous personal background of the participants biased towards IT professionals, a majority following the didactic recommendations, and a high success rate, which is strongly correlatatd to following the didactic recommendations. The amount of data from such a large group of quantum computing learners offers numerous starting points for further research in the field of quantum computing education.

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“…In the European context, a comprehensive Delphi study has been conducted within the QTEdu CSA, in order to collect quantum-specific competences that experts from academia and industry demand for the future quantum workforce [19,20]. The Delphi study results contributed to the development of the European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies [21]. One prominent competence domain highlighted by the Competence Framework refers to quantum optics as a basis for quantum technologies, and closely related, its application in quantum photonics [21].…”

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“…The Delphi study results contributed to the development of the European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies [21]. One prominent competence domain highlighted by the Competence Framework refers to quantum optics as a basis for quantum technologies, and closely related, its application in quantum photonics [21].…”

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Assessing Engineering Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Introductory Quantum Optics

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Quantum technologies have outgrown mere fundamental research in laboratories over recent years, and will facilitate more and more potentially disruptive applications in a wide range of fields in the future. In foresight, qualification opportunities need to be implemented in order to train qualified specialists, referred to as the future quantum workforce, in various fields. Universities world-wide have launched qualification programmes for engineers focusing on quantum optics and photonics. In many of these programmes, students attend courses on quantum physics contextualized via quantum optics experiments with heralded photons, because: (1) their experimental and physical foundations may be directly leveraged to teaching a number of quantum technology applications, and (2) physics education research has provided empirical evidence, according to which such quantum optics-based approaches are conducive to learning about quantum concepts. While many teachers are confident about the effectiveness of their concepts, there is little empirical evidence due to the lack of content-area-specific research tools. We present a 16-item concept inventory to assess students’ conceptual understanding of quantum optics concepts in the context of experiments with heralded photons adopted from a test instrument published in the literature. We have administered this Quantum Optics Concept Inventory as a post-test to N=216 students after instruction on quantum optics as part of an undergraduate engineering course. We evaluated the instruments’ psychometric quality, both in terms of classical test theory, and using a Rasch scaling approach. The Quantum Optics Concept Inventory enables a reliable measure (α=0.74), and the data gathered show a good fit to the Rasch model. The students’ scores suggest that fundamental quantum effects pose striking learning hurdles to the engineering students. In contrast, most of the students are able to cope with the experimental and technical foundations of quantum optics experiments with heralded photons and their underlying principles, such as the coincidence technique used for the preparation of single-photon states. These findings are in accordance with prior research, and hence, the Quantum Optics Concept Inventory may serve as a fruitful starting point for future empirical research with regard to the education of the future quantum workforce.

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The narrative around quantum computing is evolving quickly. First reports of quantum computers able to solve certain scientific problems on-par with the precision of High-Performance Computers are persuading end-users and industry leaders to shift from passive observation to active exploration. Insights are provided here to enable organization and technology leaders in the database and data science community an entry into the field of quantum computing. This article provides an introduction of key concepts, insights into the rapid advancement of the state-of-the-art, an overview of how companies in Germany are approaching the development of competency and adoption of quantum computing, including an overview of European activities and learning materials in the German language.

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Towards a quantum ready workforce: the updated European Competence Framework for Quantum Technologies

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Introducing Quantum Information and Computation to a Broader Audience with MOOCs at OpenHPI

Introducing Quantum Information and Computation to a Broader Audience with MOOCs at OpenHPI

Assessing Engineering Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Introductory Quantum Optics

Advancements in Quantum Computing—Viewpoint: Building Adoption and Competency in Industry

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