Digital skills are thought to be a key competence of the twenty-first century. With the rapid growth of internet and communication tool (ICT) usage among both students and teachers, cooperative (co-op) education programmes, like other educational institutions, face the challenge of integrating and supporting digital skill development. However, little is known about how these skills are developed prior to entering cooperative education programmes. Against this background, a sample of 893 freshers, ranging from vocational students to co-op students, were tested according to their digital skills. The analysis shows that co-op students have a higher level of competence than vocational students. In addition, we found that in our sample social background has no impact on digital competences. The results are discussed and classified in the context of the current state of research.

数字技能被认为是二十一世纪的关键能力。随着学生和教师之间互联网和通信工具（ICT）使用的迅速增长，像其他教育机构一样，合作（co-op）教育计划也面临着整合和支持数字技能开发的挑战。但是，对于进入合作教育计划之前如何发展这些技能知之甚少。在此背景下，根据他们的数字技能，对从职业学生到合作社学生的893名新生进行了抽样测试。分析表明，合作社学生的能力水平高于职业学生。此外，我们发现在我们的样本社会背景中对数字能力没有影响。