STUDENTS AT COLLEGE IN SUZHOU OFFERED OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN ICDL AND COURSE CREDIT
Students at Silicon Lake Vocational and Technical College, in the Chinese city of Suzhou, will have the opportunity to gain ICDL certification. The College is the first in Suzhou to answer Jiangsu Provincial Education Department’s call to encourage vocational students to actively take up international...
SPECTO SIGNS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ISLAMIC CHARITY CENTER SOCIETY
ICDL is being introduced to schools run by the Islamic Charity Center Society (ICCS) in Jordan under a new agreement between ICCS and Specto, the ICDL National Operator in the country. Under the agreement, which was signed in the presence of the General Manager of...
ICDL THAILAND COMMITS TO BUILD ‘SMART DIGITAL PRE-CADETS 4.0
1,300 students and 200 faculty at the Thai Royal Military Academy Preparatory School will have the opportunity to develop their digital skills with ICDL. The initiative forms part of a larger effort in Thailand to prepare for the fourth industrial revolution and improve the country’s...
WEF WHITE PAPER HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF SKILLS IN FUTURE ECONOMY
A new report from the World Economic Forum looks at 10 strategies to create a labour market based on skills. The report seeks to address issues that arise from outdated concepts of a job for life, or as the report puts it, the model of...
SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS IN NEW ECDL INITIATIVE IN BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
A new initiative in Bosnia to help students to develop their digital skills has seen the first 40 students gain ECDL certification. The project, titled, ‘When it runs out, we’re all wet’, involved students from Vareš Primary School and Žepče Primary School, who were hosted...
FIRST ICDL 3D DESIGN TRAIN-THE-TRAINER CLASS TAKES PLACE IN NANJING, CHINA
Teachers in Nanjing have taken part in the first round of train-the-trainer courses to get ready to teach the new ICDL 3D Design module. The module, developed in cooperation between ICDL Asia and Siemens PLM Software, has gained significant interest in the Chinese market, and...
ECDL CYPRUS TAKES PART IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND CAREER EXHIBITION IN NICOSIA
The Cyprus Computer Society and ECDL Cyprus participated in the International Education and Career Exhibition that was held from 15 to 17 February 2019 at the Cyprus International Fair grounds in Nicosia. The exhibition was organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Cyprus...
ECDL HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE IN SERBIA TO BUILD DIGITAL SKILLS UNDER RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECT
The ‘Youth for Impact’ programme aims to use ECDL to empower young people in Serbia who have disabilities or are without parental care. Funded by the Serbian Ministry of Youth and Sport, the programme enabled 25 young people to attend training and pass ECDL tests...
DELEGATION FROM CÔTE D’IVOIRE VISITS ICDL AFRICA IN RWANDA
A delegation from the Government of Côte d’Ivoire’s ANSUT (National Agency of the Universal Service of Telecommunications/ICT) visited ICDL Africa. The visit was aimed at strengthening collaboration between the organisations in the national deployment of ICDL in the west African country. During the meetings in...
UGANDA TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY BECOMES ICDL TEST CENTRE
Students 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. Uganda Technology and Management University is a private university licensed by the National Council of Higher Education....