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ICDL Foundation is a Global Social Enterprise dedicated to raising digital competence standards in the Workforce, Education and Society. ICDL Certification is now available in over 100 countries, across our network of more than 20,000 Test Centres, delivering over 70 Million ICDL Certification Tests to more than 16 million people worldwide.
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JISA offers free online ECDL courses for public servants in Serbia
Public servants in Serbia will be able to take advantage of free online ECDL courses thanks to a cooperation between JISA and the National Academy of Public Administration.
Read MoreIslamic Society in Jordan offers ICDL certification through UNICEF-funded project
Marginalised and vulnerable young people in Jordan will be able to benefit from ICDL certification under a new agreement between Specto, which operates the ICDL programme in the country, and the Islamic Society in Jordan. The initiative will provide ICDL certification through the Makani (My Space) project, funded by UNICEF.
Read MoreICDL Germany offers free courses as part of national campaign
ICDL Germany is offering free courses through the ICDL learning platform in the country, www.icdl-lernen.de. The courses are being offered as part of a new campaign, ‘We stay smart!’, to encourage continued learning and skills development during the lockdown period.
Read MoreSuccessful students graduate from vocational scheme including ICDL in Ireland
Students of the Irish Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) in Athlone graduated from a course including ICDL certification at a ceremony held recently at the Shamrock Lodge Hotel.
Read MoreSpecto wins a tender to offer ICDL at refugee camps in Jordan
Specto, the ICDL operator in Jordan, will offer ICDL certification at six refugee centres in Jordan after winning a public tender from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).
Read MoreDigital certificates drive recognition of new ICDL identity in Ireland
Tens of thousands of ICDL Digital Certificates have been issued to successful candidates in Ireland since June this year. ICDL Ireland launched the innovative new digital certificates earlier this year and has used them as a key part of their campaign to introduce the new ICDL brand to Ireland.
Read MoreProminent higher education institution in Djibouti offers ICDL to students
Specto, the ICDL operator in a number of Arab States, has signed an agreement with the Centre Universitaires des Sciences et Technologies Industrielles (CFD) in Djibouti to deliver ICDL in several languages to its students.
Read MoreMalaysia’s top university to offer ICDL programmes on campus
ICDL Asia reached another significant milestone as it welcomed the top university in Malaysia, University of Malaya (UM), as a newly accredited test centre in the country.
Read MoreNational Institute of Engineering collaborates with ICDL to upgrade digital skills of engineers in Thailand
ICDL Thailand signed an agreement with the Thai National Institute of Engineering to upgrade the digital skills of engineers in the country.
Read MoreECDL Poland signs agreements to certify digital skills of over 2,500 people
A series of new projects in Poland will see 2,692 people given the opportunity to certify their digital skills to the international ICDL standard.
Read MoreItalian ‘train the trainer’ webinars for ICDL Information Literacy exceed expectation
AICA launched the ICDL Information Literacy module in Italy in October 2018. Due to interest in the module’s subject, AICA organised a ‘train the trainer’ webinar for Accredited Testers.
Read MoreDLGI & German Federal Foundation for Data Protection assess first year of GDPR in Europe: gain for civil rights and competition
A new joint statement from the German Federal Foundation for Data Protection and DLGI draws positive conclusions about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation after its first year in force.
Read MoreCertificate presentation ceremony at Hanoi College of Industrial Economics
35 lecturers and officers from Hanoi College of Industrial Economics (HIEC) received ICDL Profile certificates after completing a Train-the-Trainer session recently.
Read MoreATFormation trains the teams of Fac-similé Grand Sud (CANON group)
Stéphane Lafleur, CEO of Fac-Similé Grand Sud, a subsidiary of Canon, took part in a short interview about ICDL and his workforce.
Read MoreWorld Bank funding supports training for using ICT in schools in Kosovo
Seven schools in Kosovo are using ECDL certification to improve the use of ICT in teaching thanks to an ECDL Kosova project funded by the World Bank’s Education System Improvement Project (ESIP).
Read MoreSuccessful candidates receive ICDL certification at ceremony in Rwanda
1,207 candidates from the Rwandan University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies (UTB) received ICDL certificates at a graduation ceremony held at the Kigali Convention Centre
Read MoreNew initiative for digital skills certification in vocational education launched in China
China’s National Centre for Educational Technology (NCET) launched a new project on ‘Upskilling and Certifying the Digital Skills of Chinese Vocational College Students’ at a conference at the Nanjing Vocational College of Information Technology in April.
Read MoreICDL becomes the digital skills standard for Egyptian teachers
Teachers in Egypt will be able to become ICDL certified under a new partnership between ICDL Arabia and the Egyptian Ministry of Education and Technical Education.
Read MoreICDL Lebanon signs agreement with maritime academy
Students at the International Maritime Academy of Lebanon will have the chance to take ICDL tests under a new agreement.
Read MoreICDL launched in Europe at event in Brussels
The ICDL brand was launched in Brussels on 10 May at an event, co-organised with CEPIS.
Read MoreReport on ESCO highlights ECDL quality assurance measures
ECDL has been referenced in a new report from the European Commission as an example of quality assurance in skills certification.
Read MoreDANSK IT initiative sees Digital Skills & Jobs Coalition Denmark formed
DSJC Denmark, the Danish national coalition affiliated to the EU’s Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition was launched in February 2019.
Read MoreCombatting disinformation online on the agenda at first European Media Literacy Week
Media literacy was in the spotlight last week as the EU marked its first European Media Literacy Week.
Read MoreStudents at college in Suzhou offered opportunity to gain ICDL and course credit
Students at Silicon Lake Vocational and Technical College, in the Chinese city of Suzhou, will have the opportunity to gain ICDL certification.
Read MoreICDL Thailand commits to build ‘SMART Digital Pre-Cadets 4.0
1,300 students and 200 faculty at the Thai Royal Military Academy Preparatory School will have the opportunity to develop their digital skills with ICDL.
Read MoreWEF white paper highlights role of skills in future economy
A new report from the World Economic Forum looks at 10 strategies to create a labour market based on skills.
Read MoreDelegation from Côte d’Ivoire visits ICDL Africa in Rwanda
A delegation from the Government of Côte d’Ivoire’s ANSUT (National Agency of the Universal Service of Telecommunications/ICT) visited ICDL Africa.
Read MoreUganda Technology & Management University becomes ICDL test centre
Students at Uganda Technology and Management University will have the opportunity to certify their digital skills with ICDL after the private university became an ICDL Accredited Test Centre.
Read MoreSpecto certifies teachers of highly ranked Jordanian school
Schools in Jordan are becoming more aware about the importance of ICDL modules and the necessity of teachers and staff acquiring digital skills, regardless of their background.
Read MoreSerbian court uses ECDL to increase staff efficiency
ECDL training and certification is being used to help employees to improve the quality and services of Pozega Basic Court in Serbia.
Read MoreSpecto promotes ICDL through pan-Arab EDRAAK platform
Specto, the ICDL National Operator in a number of Arab states, has worked with pan-Arab ‘massive open online course’ (MOOC) platform, EDRAAK, to make ICDL Base modules available to a wider audience.
Read MoreSpecto and Norwegian Refugee Council grant ICDL certificates to 2,000 Syrian refugees in camps
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) continues to leverage the level of digital literacy of Syrian refugees by offering ICDL training and testing in four camps.
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ECDL Czech Republic launches two new ICDL modules
ECDL Czech Republic launched a localised version of the ICDL Financial Spreadsheets module to test centres in the Czech Republic at the start of June. Already, more than 40 people have passed a certification test for the module.
Read MoreICDL France annouces two new modules eligible for professional development funding under CPF
Two ICDL modules have been added to the French Special Directory of Skills (Répertoire Spécifique de France Compétences). The 2D CAD and 3D Design modules, using popular software such as SketchUp and InDesign, are now eligible for the CPF, a fund for professional training and development.
Read MoreFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies in North Macedonia adopts ICDL
ECDL Macedonia and FEEIT, an electrical engineering and IT learning institution in North Macedonia, have signed an agreement to adopt ICDL and adapt the institution’s computer science programme to ICDL syllabi.
Read MoreSpecto holds Advanced Presentations module ‘Train the Trainer’ virtual workshop
Specto, the ICDL operator in Jordan, conducted an Advanced Presentations ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop for 26 schoolteachers and trainers in June using the Zoom platform.
Read MoreHeadteachers’ skills in the spotlight with new training initiative from ECDL Czech Republic
ECDL Czech Republic has developed a new training module for school management, ‘Strengthening the Strategic Component of Digital Literacy for School Leaders, or How to Make Decisions in a Field Where I am Not a Professional’.
Read MoreData Analytics module launched in Czech Republic
A localised version of the ICDL Data Analytics module was introduced to the Czech market by ECDL Czech Republic in February this year.
Read MoreICDL Arabia wins prestigious international Best Practice Award
ICDL Arabia has won an ICDL Foundation Best Practice Award in the ‘Employers and Employees’ category for their ‘ICDL Teachers’ Certification Programme’.
Read MoreGuide to social media awareness published in Hungary
A new guide for social media awareness has been published by the John von Neumann Computer Society, the ECDL National Operator in Hungary.
Read MoreDigital certificates drive recognition of new ICDL identity in Ireland
Tens of thousands of ICDL Digital Certificates have been issued to successful candidates in Ireland since June this year. ICDL Ireland launched the innovative new digital certificates earlier this year and has used them as a key part of their campaign to introduce the new ICDL brand to Ireland.
Read MoreSpecto trains ICDL teachers in Computing module
The ICDL Computing module has been received with great enthusiasm by private schools in Jordan. Responding to demand from schools, Specto, the ICDL National Operator in the country, delivered training in the module to 15 teachers from eight schools.
Read MoreECDL Cyprus launches ECDL Computing with an e-Learning Platform
The Cyprus Computer Society, the National Operator of the ICDL programme in Cyprus is launching the Computing module as of October 1, 2019.
Read MoreFuture of ICDL in schools discussed at event for teachers in Jordan
Specto, the ICDL operator in several Arab States, recently organised an event for private schools in Jordan at the Crowne Plaza Dead Sea Resort.
Read MorePreparing human resources graduates in Malaysia for the digital workforce
A talk for the final year Human Resource (HR) degree students was hosted by the UNITAR International University (Malaysia) on 25 June 2019, to build awareness on the challenges in creating a digitally skilled workforce for the Industrial Revolution 4.0.
Read MoreComputing module successfully implemented in Austrian schools
Nearly 100 pupils have successfully passed the Computing module in Austria so far, following its introduction by OCG
Read MoreData Analytics – Foundation module launches this month
Data Analytics – Foundation provides an introduction to essential topics like preparing data sets and visualising data.
Read MorePartnership with Singapore Academy of Law to develop ICDL Professional Legal programme
ICDL Foundation has signed an agreement to develop an ICDL Professional Legal programme with the Singapore Academy of Law.
Read MoreCCS and ECDL Cyprus organise ‘train-the-trainer’ workshops
Cyprus Computer Society and ECDL Cyprus have successfully organised ‘train-the-trainer’ workshops on the ECDL Computing module during the Easter school holidays.
Read MoreICDL launched in Europe at event in Brussels
The ICDL brand was launched in Brussels on 10 May at an event, co-organised with CEPIS.
Read MoreWEF white paper highlights role of skills in future economy
A new report from the World Economic Forum looks at 10 strategies to create a labour market based on skills.
Read MoreOnline course to prepare teachers to introduce Computing module launched in Italy
AICA, the ECDL National Operator in Italy, launched a new online course for teachers, ‘Fare didattica con il coding’, on January 14.
Read MoreECDL Romania launches second edition of major 3D printing campaign
ECDL Romania has launched the second edition of its 3D printing campaign.
Read MoreTop French business school relies on ICDL certification to prepare workforce of tomorrow
Since 2014 students following the Global BBA programme at the emlyon business school have the opportunity to validate their computing skills through mandatory ICDL modules.
Read MoreLarge French investment plan to enhance basic skills in the country
A €15 billion investment plan to fund training courses for up to 2 million people has been announced by the French Government. The Plan Investissement Compétences (PIC) will run until 2022.
Read MoreECDL Mapped to French National Qualifications Framework
ECDL has been mapped to the French national qualification framework. The mapping to the National Register of Professional Qualifications means that ECDL candidates in France will be able to access funding to build their digital skills under the Compte Personnel de Formation (CPF), an initiative that is open to millions of French employees and job seekers.
Read MoreECDL is Standard ICT Skills Certification for French Non-Commissioned Officers
More than 5,700 candidates have been registered by the French National School of Active Non-Commissioned Officers (ENSOA).
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Austrian vocational school leads the way in using ICDL in education
St Veit Vocational School in Austria was awarded a trophy for being the ‘Most Successful ECDL School in Europe’ by OCG, the ECDL operator in Austria. The school has been a flagship ECDL test centre in Austria for the past three years.
Read More1,000th candidate completes remotely invigilated online ICDL test in Germany
An ICDL candidate in Bad Neustadt has become the 1,000th candidate to pass their certification test online in Germany.
Read MoreFree ICDL diagnostic tests available in Jordan and Middle East during Covid-19 crisis
Students in Jordan and several other countries in the Middle East will be able to benefit from a free version of ICDL diagnostic tests.
Read MoreGuide to social media awareness published in Hungary
A new guide for social media awareness has been published by the John von Neumann Computer Society, the ECDL National Operator in Hungary.
Read MoreSpecto trains ICDL teachers in Computing module
The ICDL Computing module has been received with great enthusiasm by private schools in Jordan. Responding to demand from schools, Specto, the ICDL National Operator in the country, delivered training in the module to 15 teachers from eight schools.
Read MoreECDL Cyprus launches ECDL Computing with an e-Learning Platform
The Cyprus Computer Society, the National Operator of the ICDL programme in Cyprus is launching the Computing module as of October 1, 2019.
Read MoreChildren at SOS Childrens’ Village Danang in Vietnam to follow ICDL certification programmes
30 underprivileged children from SOS Children Village in Danang will be able to receive ICDL certification programmes through a partnership between Danang Vocational Training College (DANAVTC) and ICDL Vietnam.
Read MoreComputing module successfully implemented in Austrian schools
Nearly 100 pupils have successfully passed the Computing module in Austria so far, following its introduction by OCG
Read MoreICDL officially endorsed by Thai Ministry of Education
ICDL is officially recognised as an education standard in Thailand.
Read MoreNew EU study looks at ICT in education
A new study from the European Commission on digital technology in education has highlighted that there is a gender gap in digital skills development between boys and girls.
Read MoreSpecto signs an agreement with the Islamic Charity Center Society
ICDL is being introduced to schools run by the Islamic Charity Center Society (ICCS) in Jordan under a new agreement between ICCS and Specto, the ICDL National Operator in the country.
Read MoreSuccess for students in new ECDL initiative in Bosnia & Herzegovina
A new initiative in Bosnia to help students to develop their digital skills has seen the first 40 students gain ECDL certification.
Read MoreFirst ICDL 3D Design train-the-trainer class takes place in Nanjing, China
Teachers in Nanjing have taken part in the first round of train-the-trainer courses to get ready to teach the new ICDL 3D Design module.
Read MoreECDL Cyprus takes part in International Education and Career Exhibition in Nicosia
The Cyprus Computer Society and ECDL Cyprus participated in the International Education and Career Exhibition that was held from 15 to 17 February 2019 at the Cyprus International Fair grounds in Nicosia.
Read MoreECDL helps young people in Serbia to build digital skills under recently completed project
The ‘Youth for Impact’ programme aims to use ECDL to empower young people in Serbia who have disabilities or are without parental care.
Read MoreECDL Switzerland attends biggest education fair in Switzerland
The ECDL Switzerland team attended the largest education fair in Switzerland, Swissdidac and Worlddidac, from 7 to 9 November 2018 in Bern.
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ICDL Germany participates in first German ‘Digital Day’
ICDL Germany, operator of the ICDL programme in Germany, took part in Digital Day 2020 with a new quiz, ‘Test your digital knowledge!’. Digital Day took place for the first time on 19 June and is sponsored by the’ Digital for All initiative. It aims to promote digital participation in Germany.
Read MoreGuide to social media awareness published in Hungary
A new guide for social media awareness has been published by the John von Neumann Computer Society, the ECDL National Operator in Hungary.
Read MoreIT for All initiative started in Denmark
On October 3, DANSK IT, the ECDL National Operator in Denmark, had a call for action meeting for a national open learning platform for digital competences for a wide range of key stakeholders in Denmark (trade unions, business organisations and public authorities).
Read MoreSpecto and Norwegian Refugee Council grant ICDL certificates to 2,000 Syrian refugees in camps
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) continues to leverage the level of digital literacy of Syrian refugees by offering ICDL training and testing in four camps.
Read More1,000 Syrian Refugees Gain ICDL Certificates
The Norwegian Refugee Council has celebrated granting its 1000th ICDL certificate to a refugee. The Al Zaatari Refugee camp was accredited as a Test Centre by Specto in 2014.
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Let’s make it easy to learn how to protect personal data
The deluge of emails asking us to reconfirm our desire to be on mailing lists might have subsided now that GDPR has been in force for almost a year, but it is important we make protecting personal data a day-to-day part of our work...
Read MoreIf you handle personal data, you need data protection skills
If there is one thing that defines the way that our economy and society are changing, it is data.
Read MoreGap between perception and reality of digital skills holding people back
Poor digital skills hold back individuals and businesses. Research carried out by Lloyd’s Banking Group in the UK recently found that 1.6 million businesses in the UK lack digital skills, and that this can lead to time wasted and decreased turnover.
Read MoreKnowing how to stay safe & secure online is key
It has hardly been a quiet year in terms of IT security so far. The massive breach of a major international credit reference agency, disclosed in September, exposed the highly sensitive personal data of millions of people.
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