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 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.
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.
ACE CREDIT Recommendation
The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT®) has evaluated and recommended college credit for five of ICDL Foundation’s modules.
ICDL supports access to teaching and training jobs in Portugal
Under Portuguese law, teachers and trainers who work in adult education teaching ICT are required to hold either a computer science qualification, an ICT focused qualification, or an ECDL certificate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ISTE Seal of Alignment
The ISTE Seal of Alignment shows that ICDL has been independently reviewed by ISTE and was found to be aligned with the ISTE Standards. ICDL received the Seal of Alignment in May 2017.
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