ICDL LAUNCHED IN EUROPE AT EVENT IN BRUSSELS
The ICDL brand was launched in Brussels on 10 May at an event, co-organised with CEPIS. The refreshed digital skills certification and brand identity will help meet the digital skills needs of students, workers and professionals across Europe at a time when technologies are developing...
REPORT ON ESCO HIGHLIGHTS ECDL QUALITY ASSURANCE MEASURES
ECDL has been referenced in a new report from the European Commission as an example of quality assurance in skills certification. The report, ‘Support to the development of the ESCO qualifications pillar’, was commissioned to help develop the qualifications element of the European Skills/Competences, Qualifications...
NEW EU STUDY LOOKS AT ICT IN EDUCATION
A new study from the European Commission on digital technology in education has highlighted that there is a gender gap in digital skills development between boys and girls. The study also found that teachers often have to use their own time to learn the skills...
IT FOR ALL INITIATIVE STARTED IN DENMARK
On October 3, DANSK IT, the ECDL National Operator in Denmark, had a call for action meeting for a national open learning platform for digital competences for a wide range of key stakeholders in Denmark (trade unions, business organisations and public authorities). The platform is...
DANSK IT INITIATIVE SEES DIGITAL SKILLS & JOBS COALITION DENMARK FORMED
DSJC Denmark, the Danish national coalition affiliated to the EU’s Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition was launched in February 2019. The coalition aims to improve digital competences in the country. In 2018, DANSK IT was approved as the official Danish partner of the Digital Skills...
COMBATTING DISINFORMATION ONLINE ON THE AGENDA AT FIRST EUROPEAN MEDIA LITERACY WEEK
Media literacy was in the spotlight last week as the EU marked its first European Media Literacy Week. A series of events, including a high-level conference brought together organisations from the public and private sectors that are working to tackle issues around disinformation online and...
Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day, which takes place in February each year, is a global initiative aimed at keeping people safe online. Funded by the European Commission, the initiative puts a special focus on the online safety of children and young people. ICDL Europe supports Safer Internet...
ISTE Seal of Alignment
The ICDL programme received a Seal of Alignment from ISTE in May 2017. The Seal of Alignment shows that ICDL has been independently reviewed by ISTE, and was found to be aligned with the ISTE Standards. ISTE is a membership organisation committed to educational technology....
European Vocational Skills Week
Workplace skills are an issue across Europe, and the low level of digital skills is a particularly significant problem, given the increasing categories of jobs that need workers to have good ICT competences. European Vocational Skills week is an initiative of the European Commission, which...
European Cyber Security Month
Cybersecurity is increasingly important to more and more people. The risks and dangers online can affect anyone, anywhere. European Cyber Security Month is an initiative of the European Commission to raise awareness of the need to stay safe online. It brings together different departments of...