CEPISCEPIS has developed a free online tool to assess IT professionals’ skills, based on the e-CF. This tool, the CEPIS e-Competence Benchmark, provides IT professionals with a personal competence gap analysis that compares their competences against those required for a range of European IT professional profiles. It provides them with an increased awareness of their strengths and weaknesses, and therefore helps them better identify training and professional development opportunities. This enables individuals to plan their career development and make informed decisions about further education. Ultimately, this will fuel European labour market mobility. Companies can use the CEPIS e-Competence Benchmark to assess both individuals and entire departments and identify workforce competence gaps. This will help to address the distressing IT skills gap in Europe.www.cepisecompetencebenchmark.org