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Lees verderDespite challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, ECDL Croatia is working to help unemployed people build their digital skills through a project with the Croatian Employment Service.
Read MoreThe ICDL Computer and Online Essentials module is now available in the Czech Republic. ECDL Czech Republic launched the module, which is part of the ICDL Workforce programme, at the start of February 2021.
Read More104 candidates have been accredited with ICDL in Aden, Yemen, through the ‘Tamkeen’ empowerment project. The project aims to equip 850 young Yemenis with skills in various areas to improve their quality of life.
Read MoreSpecto, the ICDL operator in a number of Arab states, has restarted marketing events in Yemen despite the difficult situation in the country.
Read MoreAICA, which operates ICDL Italy, participated in the 12th edition of HANDImatica. The event, which took place as an online event in November 2020, brings together organisations and business from around Italy each year to focus on digital technology for autonomy and inclusion for people with disabilities.
Read MoreECDL Czech Republic is holding a series of online informative colloquiums for heads of departments from employment offices around the country.
Read MoreSpecto, the ICDL operator in a number of Arab States, has signed an agreement with Ibn Sina University in Sudan to deliver ICDL to its students.
Read MoreECDL Kosova has worked with the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) to deliver ECDL training and certification to military personnel.
Read More40 candidates in Aden, in the south of Yemen, have begun studying to take ICDL certification.
Read MoreIn order to motivate employees in these challenging times, and to bring everyone digitally up to the same standard, the entire Pro-Rail Alliance organisation team in Germany completed the ICDL Workforce Base Profile from home.
Read MoreICDL France is proud to announce that brand new tests on Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2019 are now available in France.
Read MoreSpecto, the ICDL National Operator in Jordan, signed an agreement with the Jordan River Foundation (JRF).
Read MorePublic 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 MoreMarginalised 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 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 MoreStudents 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, 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 MoreTens 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, 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 MoreICDL 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 MoreICDL Thailand signed an agreement with the Thai National Institute of Engineering to upgrade the digital skills of engineers in the country.
Read MoreA 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 MoreAICA 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 MoreA 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 More35 lecturers and officers from Hanoi College of Industrial Economics (HIEC) received ICDL Profile certificates after completing a Train-the-Trainer session recently.
Read MoreStéphane Lafleur, CEO of Fac-Similé Grand Sud, a subsidiary of Canon, took part in a short interview about ICDL and his workforce.
Read MoreSeven 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 More1,207 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 MoreChina’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 MoreTeachers 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 MoreStudents at the International Maritime Academy of Lebanon will have the chance to take ICDL tests under a new agreement.
Read MoreThe ICDL brand was launched in Brussels on 10 May at an event, co-organised with CEPIS.
Read MoreECDL has been referenced in a new report from the European Commission as an example of quality assurance in skills certification.
Read MoreDSJC Denmark, the Danish national coalition affiliated to the EU’s Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition was launched in February 2019.
Read MoreMedia literacy was in the spotlight last week as the EU marked its first European Media Literacy Week.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreStudents at Silicon Lake Vocational and Technical College, in the Chinese city of Suzhou, will have the opportunity to gain ICDL certification.
Read More1,300 students and 200 faculty at the Thai Royal Military Academy Preparatory School will have the opportunity to develop their digital skills with ICDL.
Read MoreA new report from the World Economic Forum looks at 10 strategies to create a labour market based on skills.
Read MoreA delegation from the Government of Côte d’Ivoire’s ANSUT (National Agency of the Universal Service of Telecommunications/ICT) visited ICDL Africa.
Read MoreStudents 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 MoreSchools 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 MoreECDL training and certification is being used to help employees to improve the quality and services of Pozega Basic Court in Serbia.
Read MoreSpecto, 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 MoreThe 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 MoreIf there is one thing that defines the way that our economy and society are changing, it is data.
Read MorePoor 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 MoreIt 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.
Read MoreAn Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, witnessed the signing of new agreements between ICDL Asia and two leading Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) during his official visit to Singapore from 19 to 22 July 2022. The purpose of the Taoiseach’s visit was to reinforce important bilateral relationships between Singapore and Ireland, and support Irish based organisations like …
Read MoreICDL formed part of Azerbaijan’s competitive national Yüksəliş (Yukselish) career development contest in July 2022. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət İmtahan Mərkəzi, the State Examination Center of the Republic of Azerbaijan, managed the provision of the ICDL Computer and Online Essentials certification exam for the 332 candidates who had made it to the semi-finals of the Yüksəliş …
Read MoreA National Information Seminar for primary and secondary school teachers was held by the Czech Society for Cybernetics and Informatics (CSKI) with the theme of robotics on 7 October in Prague. The event was organised in cooperation with the National Centre for Industry 4.0 and the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics. New framework …
Read MoreSpecto, the ICDL operator in Sudan and several other countries, recently launched the Digital Marketing module in the country. Specto launched the module while facing the challenges of Covid-19 restrictions by delivering training online. An expert trainer delivered the course to an initial intake of 12 candidates from major universities and businesses including Karary University, …
Read MoreThe Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic (MŠMT in Czech) approved a new retraining programme focused on digital skills for Industry 4.0. The programme is based on ICDL.
Read MoreICDL Germany spoke with an informatics teacher about what schools learned from lockdown and how to improve teachers' digital skills.
Read MoreICDL Germany will present its first experiences and success stories from the ICDL ICT in Education module during European Vocational Skills Week from 9 to 13 November.
Read MoreECDL Kosova, the ICDL operator in Kosovo, has continued its participation in the World Bank’s Education System Improvement Project, or ESIP. The project aims to improve the efficiency, quality and accountability of the education system.
Read MoreECDL 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 MoreTwo 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 MoreECDL 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, 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 MoreECDL 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 MoreA 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 has won an ICDL Foundation Best Practice Award in the ‘Employers and Employees’ category for their ‘ICDL Teachers’ Certification Programme’.
Read MoreA new guide for social media awareness has been published by the John von Neumann Computer Society, the ECDL National Operator in Hungary.
Read MoreTens 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThe Cyprus Computer Society, the National Operator of the ICDL programme in Cyprus is launching the Computing module as of October 1, 2019.
Read MoreSpecto, the ICDL operator in several Arab States, recently organised an event for private schools in Jordan at the Crowne Plaza Dead Sea Resort.
Read MoreA 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 MoreNearly 100 pupils have successfully passed the Computing module in Austria so far, following its introduction by OCG
Read MoreData Analytics – Foundation provides an introduction to essential topics like preparing data sets and visualising data.
Read MoreICDL Foundation has signed an agreement to develop an ICDL Professional Legal programme with the Singapore Academy of Law.
Read MoreCyprus Computer Society and ECDL Cyprus have successfully organised ‘train-the-trainer’ workshops on the ECDL Computing module during the Easter school holidays.
Read MoreThe ICDL brand was launched in Brussels on 10 May at an event, co-organised with CEPIS.
Read MoreA new report from the World Economic Forum looks at 10 strategies to create a labour market based on skills.
Read MoreAICA, the ECDL National Operator in Italy, launched a new online course for teachers, ‘Fare didattica con il coding’, on January 14.
Read MoreECDL Romania has launched the second edition of its 3D printing campaign.
Read MoreSince 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 MoreA €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 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 MoreMore than 5,700 candidates have been registered by the French National School of Active Non-Commissioned Officers (ENSOA).
Read MoreThe European Commission has published DigComp 2.2, incorporating key new areas such as AI, the internet of things, and teleworking.
Read MoreMarch and April saw a focus on digital skills during All Digital Weeks, a series of events organized or coordinated by All Digital, an organization representing digital competence centres.
Read MoreICDL is closely aligned to DigCompEdu. The EU framework, which builds on the work done to create the more general DigComp digital competence framework, is designed to define digital competence for educators.
Read MoreSchools in the German state of Baden-Würtemberg will be able to continue to access ICDL thanks to an extension of the agreement between the state’s Ministry of Education and DLGI, the ICDL operator in the country.
Read MoreICDL Americas held its first regional ICDL Forum on 24 March. The event took place online in English and Spanish and focused on digital skills for a competitive workforce.
Read MoreToday marks the start of All Digital Weeks 2022 and this year, the focus is on enhancing digital skills and promoting digital inclusion and accessibility.
Read MoreRenato Salvatore Marafioti was elected President of AICA, the Italian ICDL operator, in late January this year. He will serve a three year term.
Read MoreSkills gaps are a global problem according to a new report from Coursera, an online learning platform. The 2021 Industry Skills report highlights that skill gaps are an issue across all global regions and essentially all jobs.
Read MoreOne of the ways ECDL Croatia, the operator of the ICDL programme in Croatia, works to boost the digital society is by taking part in the Croatian Digital Literacy Network.
Read MoreICDL has been mentioned as a reference standard for the certification of digital competences in the Romanian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP).
Read MoreThe European Commission has launched a new expert group with the mission to tackle disinformation and promote digital literacy.
Read MoreThe European Union will hold its fourth European education summit online on 9 December this year.
Read MoreThe staff of the Secretariat of European affairs in the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia have successfully gained ICDL certification.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreThe Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture has updated the framework agreement on the participation of school students in the ICDL certification.
Read MoreECDL Kosova, the operator of the ICDL programme in Kosovo, has continued its participation in the World Bank’s Education System Improvement Project (ESIP). A core activity within this project has been providing training services to support skills development in rural lower secondary schools.
Read MoreICDL's Seal of Alignment to the ISTE Standards has been renewed until 2023.
Read MoreA new research report commissioned by the European Parliament’s Culture committee has investigated the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on programmes for education and young people in Europe. Among the points highlighted in the report is the challenge that the sudden switch to digital learning posed for teachers and students.
Read MoreThe European Commission is launching a new ‘Digital Skills and Jobs Platform’ to serve as a central home for the EU’s digital skills initiatives.
Read MoreThe European Commission launched its vision for the digital transformation of Europe on 9 May 2021. Digital skills feature significantly as one of four focus areas.
Read MoreChristopher Sullivan, CEO of ICDL France, has been elected to the position of National Administrator of the Fédération Française de la Formation (FFP).
Read MoreBeyond 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.
Read MoreDuring a live event broadcast online to mark the 60th anniversary of AICA, the ICDL operator in Italy, Giovanni Adorni, President of AICA, spoke about the commitment, vision and mission of AICA towards the Italian recovery post-Covid-19, focusing on social innovation as a strategy and a stimulus for recovery and a factor of diffusion of digital culture.
Read MoreA new study from Cedefop has found that there is an increased demand for digital skills across the workforce because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreThe Irish Computer Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Cleary to the position of ICS Secretary General.
Read MoreA lot of companies had to adapt going through the Covid-19 outbreak and the lockdown measures that followed. ICDL France was no exception.
Read MoreThe Belgian Government has included strengthening digital skills in its recently adopted government agreement.
Read MoreECDL Kosova, the ICDL operator in Kosovo, has continued its participation in the World Bank’s Education System Improvement Project, or ESIP. The project aims to improve the efficiency, quality and accountability of the education system.
Read MoreBuilding essential digital skills is a key part of the EU’s new Digital Education Action plan, announced by the European Commission earlier this month. The plan sets out the European Commission’s vision for better digital education for the period, 2021 to 2027.
Read MoreICDL 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 MoreECDL 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 More3D printers are being put into action to help manufacture face masks for hospitals and pharmacies in Romania under a new project involving ECDL Romania.
Read More€50 million is being made available by the European Investment Fund and the European Commission to support improving education and skills for people across Europe.
Read MoreA call for immediate pledges to raise the digital skills of people across Europe has been issued by the EU’s Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition.
Read MoreICDL Europe will be remaining active during the Covid-19 crisis to help support all users of the ICDL programme in Europe. While this is an exceptionally difficult time, we will be taking steps to support the continued operation of the ICDL programme in Europe.
Read MoreMarginalised 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 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 MoreCedefop, the EU’s agency for vocational training, has published a new report titled, ‘Empowering Adults Through Upskilling and Reskilling Pathways’. It aims to show the size of the low-skilled adult population in Europe and to identify groups that are at risk of having low skills.
Read MoreA newly relaunched Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition in Luxembourg will work to improve digital skills in the country. The Coalition, which was formed by Digital Luxembourg, the Chambre de Commerce and the Chambre des Métiers, was formed at the end of 2019 and will also work to develop a new national agenda on digital skills.
Read MoreOn November 17, Giulio Occhini passed away. He was one of the founding fathers of computer science in Italy and in Europe.
Read MoreThe results of the ICILS study were published, highlighting the fallacy of 'digital natives' and revealing that only 2% of students could assess online information critically.
Read MoreThe ICDL programme was officially launched in Italy on 22 October at an event in Naples. More than 200 people attended, including representatives of many ICDL test centres.
Read MoreDLGI, the operator of the ICDL programme in Germany, organised an ‘ICDL Kick-off’ event to launch ICDL in the country on 10 October. The event, which took place in Bonn, featured experts in the field of education and economy and was part of European Vocational Skills Week.
Read MoreThe third ICDL Asia Digital Challenge Grand Final took place from 10 to 12 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Read MoreThe Kuala Lumpur Digital Skills Declaration is a joint initiative by ICDL Asia and the University of Malaya. By invitation only, prominent companies who are committed to the continuous development of digital skills for the future digital workforce participated in the declaration.
Read MoreICDL will be launched in Germany at a kick-off event on October 10. The event will feature a keynote speech by the President of the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Professor Dr Friedrich Hubert Esser.
Read MoreUNICEF has published a new paper on digital literacy for children, arguing that the UN agency should use the EU’s DigComp framework to develop its digital literacy strategy for children.
Read MoreEuropean Commission President-elect, Ursula von der Leyen has announced her college of commissioners for the 2019 – 2024 period. Several commissioners will share responsibility for digital affairs.
Read MoreA 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 MoreMendaki SENSE, one of ICDL Asia’s prominent test centres in Singapore organised a ‘Let’s Raya’ event on 27 June 2019. The annual Hari Raya celebration was celebrated by the local Malay community.
Read MoreDamien O’Sullivan, CEO of ICDL Foundation, was invited to Cyprus by ECDL Cyprus and Cyprus Computer Society to participate in the 9th Information and Communication, Technology Conference & Exhibition.
Read MoreWhether 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.
Read MoreICDL certification will be available to students and staff at 279 vocational colleges in China from September this year.
Read MoreICDL Thailand has signed an exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with eight leading ICT and computer associations in Thailand.
Read MoreAICA, the Italian ICDL operator, officially announced the new ICDL programme in Italy on 10 May 2019.
Read MoreA new survey on Europeans’ attitudes to internet security has revealed that a majority of respondents are worried about falling victim to cybercrime.
Read MoreSpecto, the ICDL operator in Jordan, held a meeting with test centres from around the country, attended by Damien O’Sullivan, CEO of ICDL Foundation, in March this year.
Read MoreSince 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 MoreA €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 MoreA new report by UNESCO has highlighted the ICDL programme as a significant example of a digital skills framework around the world.
Read MoreThe Irish Defence Forces have noted the benefits that ECDL brings to their personnel at training institutions, on Naval ships, or on overseas missions.
Read MoreThe 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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