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ICDL Workforce : Blog 23/03/2023

ICDL CELEBRATES 17 MILLION CANDIDATES WORLDWIDE: EMPOWERING DIGITAL COMPETENCE IN THE WORKFORCE, EDUCATION AND SOCIETY

Europe

ICDL has recently marked a significant milestone in our mission to raise digital competency standards through the development, promotion, and delivery of quality certification programmes worldwide. With over two decades of experience, ICDL has successfully delivered our certification programmes to over 17 million candidates across more than 100 countries in the world. The ICDL 17 …

Blog 13/12/2022

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

2022 has been a busy year at ICDL Europe. 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 Europe. Spring 2022 Spring 2022 was the season when the majority of European countries …

ICDL Workforce : Blog 29/11/2022

In focus: computing in education across Europe

ICDL has long understood the importance of computational skills in education. ICDL believes that computing skills and digital literacy skills are essential elements of digital competence. Coding, computing, and computational thinking are terms that currently dominate the debate on digital skills development in Europe and worldwide. This is influenced by the rising demand of ICT …

ICDL Europe : Blog 14/03/2022

All Digital Weeks 2022: Reimagining digital literacy?

Today marks the start of All Digital Weeks 2022 and this year, the focus is on enhancing digital skills and promoting digital inclusion and accessibility.

ICDL Digital Student : Blog 11/10/2021

Creating the future: computing in education

This past year has shown the importance of digital skills for all, particularly secondary students who have had to adapt to online learning during school closures across Europe.

ICDL Europe : Blog 04/05/2021

16,000 new candidates registered for ICDL certification in France in 2020

Beyond any clichés of digital skills being limited to the mastery of social networks among the youngest or the use of video conferencing so that seniors can keep in touch with their grandchildren, the testimonies of candidates give us a broader picture. ICDL France interviewed both the youngest and oldest candidates for ICDL certification.

ICDL Europe : Blog 08/07/2019

French candidates show there are no age limits for ICDL

Whether it’s in our professional life, our hobbies, or dealing with administrative processes online, digital skills are constantly in demand. This is true for all parts of society, and for people of almost any age.

ICDL Workforce : Blog 27/03/2019

Let’s make it easy to learn how to protect personal data

Data Protection

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…

ICDL Workforce : Blog 27/02/2018

If you handle personal data, you need data protection skills

Data Protection

If there is one thing that defines the way that our economy and society are changing, it is data.

ICDL Workforce : Blog 22/01/2018

Gap between perception and reality of digital skills holding people back

Perception & Reality

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.