Digital Skills

Blog 16/07/2025

Empowering Europe with Digital and Cybersecurity Skills: Bridging the Skills Gap for a Stronger Digital Future

On July 9th, 2025, digital skills leaders from across Europe gathered in Brussels for the “Empowering Europe with Digital and Cybersecurity Skills” conference. Hosted by the Slovak Permanent Representation to the EU and the Slovak Digital Coalition, the event brought together policymakers, educators, industry experts, and certification bodies to answer a critical question: “What level …

ICDL Digital Student : Blog 25/09/2024

The Importance of Teaching Digital Citizenship to Junior Cycle Students

In today’s tech-driven world, digital literacy goes beyond knowing how to use devices and software. It also involves understanding how to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly. This is where the concept of digital citizenship comes into play. For Junior Cycle students, learning digital citizenship is essential to ensure they develop the skills needed …

ICDL Digital Student : Blog News 24/10/2023

The Crucial Role of Digital Literacy in Shaping Tomorrow’s Students

In today’s rapidly evolving digital age, where information is just a click away and technology touches every aspect of our lives, digital literacy has become a fundamental skill for students. Digital literacy encompasses a wide range of competencies that empower students to navigate, comprehend, and critically engage with the digital world. Here, we explore the …

Blog News 24/10/2023

Ireland Primed For Upskilling Revolution

The recently completed “Skills Strategy Ireland: Assessment and Recommendations” report, carried out by the OECD, suggests that Ireland has entered a crucial juncture in relation to upskilling and professional training. Indeed, with the advent of AI and the ever-increasing march of technological progress, it has never been more pertinent for the companies to upskill and …

ICDL CORE : News 15/12/2022

ICDL Ireland’s look back at the year in digital skills

2022 has been a busy year at ICDL Ireland. We’d like to share some of the highlights with you so please read on below to see what we were up to this year and events across the digital skills landscape in Ireland and beyond. Spring 2022 Spring 2022 was the season when we emerged from …

ICDL CORE : Blog 10/11/2022

ICDL sparks an interest that takes you places

Over this past summer, a group of students from Dublin represented Ireland at the First Lego League competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They returned home with the Breakthrough Award in recognition of their achievements. The team of students was made up of Claire, Karina, Cara and Monica, who met each other through the Girl …

ICDL CORE : Blog 22/09/2022

Ukrainian refugees improving their English and integrating into community with ICDL

Five refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine have all passed an ICDL course in the midlands of Ireland. Tipperary ETB received a referral to help a group of Ukrainians improve their English language skills to help them integrate into the local community. This group of learners expressed an interest in IT and built on their …

ICDL Insights : News 20/04/2022

New ICDL Insight Modules

Designed to address the requirement for current and future organisation managers to develop an understanding of trending and emerging technology, our ICDL Insights modules offer an overview that is contextualised in a practical way.

ICDL CORE : News 05/04/2022

First ICDL Americas Regional Forum

ICDL Americas organised its first Regional ICDL Forum – Digital Skills for a Competitive Workforce the past March 24th, an online bilingual English / Spanish event, with speakers from Latin America, the Caribbean and representatives from our international network.

News 20/12/2021

ICDL certification awards points in the Col-Sapiens Ranking of schools in Colombia

For the past 8 years, the consulting firm Sapiens Research has developed a ranking of the best schools in Colombia, thus helping people, families, teachers, managers and institutions to make better decisions. Currently, the Col-Sapiens ranking is the most important classification of schools in the country, according to category, quality and international accreditation, and the classifieds appear there exclusively for their academic merits.

Digital Skills

Empowering Europe with Digital and Cybersecurity Skills: Bridging the Skills Gap for a Stronger Digital Future

The Importance of Teaching Digital Citizenship to Junior Cycle Students

The Crucial Role of Digital Literacy in Shaping Tomorrow’s Students

Ireland Primed For Upskilling Revolution

ICDL Ireland’s look back at the year in digital skills

ICDL sparks an interest that takes you places

Ukrainian refugees improving their English and integrating into community with ICDL

New ICDL Insight Modules

First ICDL Americas Regional Forum

ICDL certification awards points in the Col-Sapiens Ranking of schools in Colombia

From Skills to Success: How Micro-Credentials Are Shaping the Future of Work

The Role of Tailored Graduate Programs in Attracting and Retaining Top Talent

Transforming Classrooms: How the Post-Primary Schoolbooks Scheme Can Power Your School’s Digital Future

ICDL Africa Signs MoU with Kenya’s Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy (MICDE)

Uganda and ICDL Empower 1,230 Refugees and Strengthen Government Digital Capacity

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