ECDL Foundation's certification programmes have been widely adopted, in 148 countries, by all levels and sizes of organisations - within education systems (secondary and vocational levels), Governments (Public Administrations and Ministries), and commercial organisations (Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's) to large multinationals). Here is a selection of testimonials and case studies from a few of the thousands of organisations from around the world who have adopted our programmes for their organisations:
Mercedes-Benz, Germany "Der ECDL ist keine Zusatzqualifikation sondern Voraussetzung für die Arbeit im Unternehmen“ Dr. Michael Gorriz, IT-Chef bei Mercedes-Benz. [English: "ECDL is not an additional qualification, but a requirement for the employment in the concern", Dr. Micharl Gorriz, IT manager]
Irish Defence Forces The state Department has noted a fall in the number of calls coming into the IT helpdesk and since deploying the ECDL certification programme, the vast majority of the remaining calls now usually involve an appropriate level of complexity for the people managing technical and networking issues. This change marks an improvement in productivity for a number of departments within the State Department and the Defence Forces and the individuals using ICT related equipment within the Defence Forces. Click here to read this case study.
Minister of Education, Jordan “Despite the rapid change in technology, adapting it for fu
ll utilisation became a necessity. We have to firmly establish its fundamentals at schools and link it with the education process by considering it a vital element in the student’s educational environment. To proceed along and guarantee the achievement of this aim, a special technique should be used for the preparation and the development process. That’s where an urging demand to train all MOE employees, especially teachers to get their ICDL certificates arose. Becoming ICDL certified is the best way to determine the trainee’s knowledge level in IT and assure his acquaintance of technology fundamental skills and ability of applying those skills.”
SMEs, Malaysia In November 2006, Small and Medium Industries Development Corporation (SMIDEC) announced the official allocation of Ringgit Malaysia 1 Million (€200,000) for local SME's to train and certify employees of SME's using the ICDL certification programme.
Minstry of Defence, Serbia “In the defence forces there is no space for experiments, ECDL through international recognition gave assurance that what we implement was already checked and evaluated”.
Toyota Tsuho Africa (Pty) Ltd. “It is amazing to see the improvement in productivity and confidence of the staff who have completed the ICDL,” said Corrie Hiepner, ICDL Co-ordinator at the Toyota Tsusho Centre of Excellence. On October 16, 2008, a Representative from Toyota Tsusho was quoted in a press release as saying: “…would recommend it (ICDL) to all companies…" Click here to read this case study.
Council of Europe, France "In order to train certain agents, we train people via e-learning. We are proposing individual testing and debriefing to encourage a maximum of agents to take the tests. ECDL certification is intended for users to better their skills and to feel competent in information technology." Giselle Senator, Responsible for IT training
PepsiCo, Ireland "I have been working with CadCo for the past 8 years; we use them to meet all our IT training needs, particularly ECDL. The ECDL programme has been an outstanding success in Pepsi." Ruth Rice, Organisation & Management Development Specialist, PepsiCo Ireland
Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education Commenting on the initial success of the ICDL programme with the Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs. Uwen Asoumugha, Director ICT, said “The ability of the ICDL to measure skills has indeed been proven. Prior to this project, there had been several claims to competence and several ICT competency programmes with no demonstrable skills. This programme I believe will go a long way in standardising competence and further help us achieve desired goals.” Click here to read this case study.
Axel Springer AG, Germany "Wir würden es sehr begrüßen, wenn unsere Bewerberinnen und Bewerber um einen Ausbildungsplatz die ECDL-Qualifikation bereits in die Ausbildung einbrächten.“
Bernd Schroers, Leiter der Kaufmännischen Berufsausbildung bei der Axel Springer AG. [English: "We would welcome it very much, if our applicants would include the ECDL qualification already into their apprenticeship." Bernd Schroers, Manager for Vocational Education & Training]
Portugal Telecom "We are sure that ECDL / ICDL has helped to create efficiencies within the organisation because if our employees understand technology better then they can use it more effectively." Luis Matos, training consultant, Portugal Telecom, 2005
