SPECTO recently hosted a highly successful webinar for trainers from 10 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The event introduced participants to ICDL Insights and other trending modules, highlighting the growing relevance of these certifications in today’s digital landscape. The webinar attracted over 260 trainers, with a diverse mix of attendees: …
On September 20, 2024, the prestigious Palais des Festivals in Cannes hosted the inaugural #CertifDays, an event organized by a coalition of leading certification bodies: ETS, ICDL France, Tosa Certifications, Certification Le Robert, and Certification Voltaire. This landmark gathering brought together certifiers, funders, and key stakeholders in training and employment to address four pivotal themes: …
In today’s education landscape, technology plays an ever-expanding role in shaping learning experiences, engaging students, and fostering essential 21st-century skills. However, many teachers feel they lack the digital skills necessary to fully leverage technology in the classroom. Often, this perceived skills gap creates hesitation in adopting digital tools and integrating them into instruction. But with …
In a transformative step towards advancing digital literacy in Czech schools, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport recently launched a pilot project focused on recognizing international digital competence certificates. This initiative, signifies a proactive approach to elevate the level of digital education within the Czech Republic.
A distinctive aspect of this project is its empowerment of school leaders to choose internationally recognized digital competence certificates for acknowledgment in the school leaving examination. Among the certificates included in this pioneering scheme are those from prominent entities including ICDL. The deliberate inclusion of ICDL, in particular, highlights the project’s commitment to a comprehensive and globally recognized standard for digital proficiency.
The partnership between the Alawite Islamic Charity Association (AICA) and ICDL Lebanon has been truly transformative. This is highlighted by the success of the “Haddak for a Better Future” project in collaboration with Akkarouna and funded by Expertise France.
The European Commission has released the DESI report for 2022. DESI is the index that the European Commission produces to monitor member states’ digital progress on an annual basis. DESI includes individual country profiles, showing analysis of progress against the key indicators as well as areas requiring priority action by member countries. The Key Indicators …
ICDL Ireland is pleased to announce the brand new ICDL Digital Student programme, designed to empower students to learn real-world skills that enable them to think critically and be more productive learners. Aligned to the latest Department of Education curricula for Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Senior Cycle, this student-centred digital skills programme focuses on …
Safer Internet Day 2023 today celebrates it’s 20th anniversary of the landmark event in the online safety calendar. Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and current concerns, from online bullying to social media usage, healthy use of the internet to digital identity. Funded by the European Commission, the initiative puts …
The European Commission has published DigComp 2.2, incorporating key new areas such as AI, the internet of things, and teleworking.
