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. Digital skills have an undeniable intergenerational character. They are important...
279 VOCATIONAL COLLEGES IN CHINA TO BEGIN ICDL PROGRAMMES IN SEPTEMBER 2019
ICDL certification will be available to students and staff at 279 vocational colleges in China from September this year. The National Centre for Educational Technology (NCET), part of the Chinese Ministry of Education, announced the roll-out on 20 June. More than 300 vocational colleges applied...
ECDL POLAND SIGNS AGREEMENTS TO CERTIFY DIGITAL SKILLS OF OVER 2,500 PEOPLE
A series of new projects in Poland will see 2,692 people given the opportunity to certify their digital skills to the international ICDL standard. The projects, supported by EU funds, cover a range of areas and candidate profiles across the country. In Lower Silesia, the...
ITALIAN ‘TRAIN THE TRAINER’ WEBINARS FOR ICDL INFORMATION LITERACY EXCEED EXPECTATION
AICA, the ICDL National Operator in Italy launched the ICDL Information Literacy module in October 2018, with good coverage both through social media and direct targeted mailing to more than 2,400 test centers, with a total coverage of and approximately 38,000 people. Due to interest...
DLGI & GERMAN FEDERAL FOUNDATION FOR DATA PROTECTION ASSESS FIRST YEAR OF GDPR IN EUROPE: GAIN FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND COMPETITION
A new joint statement from the German Federal Foundation for Data Protection and DLGI (ECDL/ICDL Germany), the ICDL National Operator in Germany, draws positive conclusions about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation after its first year in force. “Contrary to all the doctrines of the...
CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT HANOI COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
35 lecturers and officers from Hanoi College of Industrial Economics (HIEC) received ICDL Profile certificates after completing a Train-the-Trainer session recently. The certificate presentation ceremony took place in HIEC campus in Hanoi, Vietnam. The certificates were presented by Professor Ha Xuan Quang, Rector of Hanoi...
8 LEADING ICT AND COMPUTER ASSOCIATIONS SIGN AGREEMENT WITH ICDL THAILAND
ICDL Thailand has signed an exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with eight leading ICT and computer associations in Thailand. The agreement was signed in a ceremony held at Centra Hotel, Bangkok attended by a representative of the Ministry of Digital Economy, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Khun...
ATFORMATION TRAINS THE TEAMS OF FAC-SIMILÉ GRAND SUD (CANON GROUP)
With 10 years of experience in digital skills training through PCIE (ICDL France), ATFormation has extensive knowledge of the challenges of the training market. Its customers include major companies like Fac-Similé Grand Sud, a subsidiary of CANON. The company has undertaken staff training for nearly...
DATA ANALYTICS – FOUNDATION MODULE LAUNCHES THIS MONTH
Candidates will soon be able to certify their skills in data analytics with a new ICDL module being launched this month. Data Analytics – Foundation provides an introduction to essential topics like preparing data sets and visualising data. With the rise of big data, the...
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES RECEIVE ICDL CERTIFICATION AT CEREMONY IN RWANDA
1,207 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 in May, attended by ICDL Foundation CEO, Damien O’Sullivan. Addressing attendees, Mr O’Sullivan noted that, while technology will always...