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.

Approximately a quarter of all post-primary students are lucky enough to gain an ECDL Award while in school. If they proceed to Further Education there will be many instances where they will appreciate being able to use ECDL as an exemption towards their chosen award.

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Recent ICDL References & Endorsements

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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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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