Digital skills for jobseekers in Spain
The ICDL programme is used in two municipalities in Spain for the digital skills training and certification of unemployed people.
Europe
ICDL and DigComp
ICDL Foundation plays an active role in the development of DigComp, The European Commission’s Digital Competence Framework.
National Commission for Further and Higher Education maps ICDL (formerly ECDL) to the Maltese Qualifications Framework
The National Commission for Further and Higher Education (NCFHE) in Malta mapped ICDL (Formerly ECDL) to the Malta Qualifications Framework since 2010.
ECDL is on the National Register of Professional Qualifications (CPF) in France
ECDL has been mapped to the French National Qualification framework. The mapping to the National Register of Professional Qualifications means that ICDL (formerly 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.
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
ECDL is mapped to the Regulated Qualifications Framework
(RQF), which replaced the Qualifications & Credit Framework and the National Qualifications Framework in October 2015.
ECDL is equivalent to Romanian Baccalaureate test in digital literacy
Since 2010, ECDL has been recognised by the Romanian Ministry of Education as equivalent to the Baccalaureate test in digital literacy.
ICDL Certification used as an exemption for over 40% of QQI awards
ECDL is mapped to the National Framework of Qualifications (QQI) in Ireland. Candidates can use ICDL Certification as an exemption for over 40% of QQI awards.
Agreement between AICA and Ministry of Education helps spread digital skills in Italy
AICA, the ICDL National Operator in Italy signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to strengthen and improve the spread of digital competences and ICT culture in the schools.
ECDL mentioned in Polish Ministry of Education guidelines
Since 2010, ECDL is the only digital skills certification which is explicitly mentioned in the guidelines published for funding perspective 2014-2020 by the Polish Ministry of Education. The guidelines describe qualifications that can be used in the projects funded from Polish allocation of European Social Funds ESF.
