PROMINENT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION IN DJIBOUTI OFFERS ICDL TO STUDENTS
Specto, the ICDL operator in a number of Arab States, has signed an agreement with the Centre Universitaires des Sciences et Technologies Industrielles (CFD) in Djibouti to deliver ICDL in several languages to its students. The initiative will start with 20 students and increase over...
MALAYSIA’S TOP UNIVERSITY TO OFFER ICDL PROGRAMMES ON CAMPUS
ICDL Asia reached another significant milestone as it welcomed the top university in Malaysia, University of Malaya (UM), as a newly accredited test centre in the country. UM will offer ICDL programmes to students and staff through its private education centre, called UM Innovations. In...
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING COLLABORATES WITH ICDL TO UPGRADE DIGITAL SKILLS OF ENGINEERS IN THAILAND
ICDL Thailand signed an agreement with the Thai National Institute of Engineering to upgrade the digital skills of engineers in the country. The memorandum of cooperation with the Institute, which enjoys the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King of Thailand, was signed in June...
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...
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...
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...
NEW INITIATIVE FOR DIGITAL SKILLS CERTIFICATION IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LAUNCHED IN CHINA
China’s National Centre for Educational Technology (NCET) launched a new project on ‘Upskilling and Certifying the Digital Skills of Chinese Vocational College Students’ at a conference at the Nanjing Vocational College of Information Technology in April. The initiative will help implement the Chinese Ministry of...