ICDL LAUNCH IN GERMANY WAS EVENT NUMBER 500 OF THE EUROPEAN VOCATIONAL SKILLS WEEK 2019
DLGI, the operator of the ICDL programme in Germany, organised an ‘ICDL Kick-off’ event to launch ICDL in the country on 10 October. The event, which took place in Bonn, featured experts in the field of education and economy and was part of European Vocational...
ECDL CYPRUS LAUNCHES ECDL COMPUTING WITH AN E-LEARNING PLATFORM
The Cyprus Computer Society, the National Operator of the ICDL programme in Cyprus is launching the Computing module as of October 1, 2019. As part of a campaign to inform the test centers and trainers about the new module the CCS organised two informative webinars...
DIGITAL SKILLS FOR EMPLOYABILITY – ICDL LAUNCH IN GERMANY
ICDL will be launched in Germany at a kick-off event on October 10. The event will feature a keynote speech by the President of the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Professor Dr Friedrich Hubert Esser. The launch follows the introduction of ICDL...
UNICEF REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ICDL COMPATIBILITY WITH DIGCOMP AND DIGITAL KIDS ASIA-PACIFIC FRAMEWORKS
UNICEF has published a new paper on digital literacy for children, arguing that the UN agency should use the EU’s DigComp framework to develop its digital literacy strategy for children. The paper also notes that ICDL has been used in 31 countries as a competence...
EUROPE’S NEXT DIGITAL COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT-ELECT VON DER LEYEN
European Commission President-elect, Ursula von der Leyen has announced her college of commissioners for the 2019 – 2024 period. Several commissioners will share responsibility for digital affairs. Margrethe Vestager will take on the role of Executive Vice-President for a Europe fit for the digital age. Mariya Gabriel will serve...
ICDL FOUNDATION CEO DELIVERS KEYNOTE SPEECH AT ANNUAL ICT CONFERENCE IN CYPRUS
Damien O’Sullivan, CEO of ICDL Foundation, was invited to Cyprus by ECDL Cyprus and Cyprus Computer Society to participate in the 9th Information and Communication, Technology Conference & Exhibition. The conference that took place on June 7, 2019 at the Hilton Park Hotel in Nicosia...
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...
WORLD BANK FUNDING SUPPORTS TRAINING FOR USING ICT IN SCHOOLS IN KOSOVO
Seven schools in Kosovo are using ECDL certification to improve the use of ICT in teaching thanks to an ECDL Kosova project funded by the World Bank’s Education System Improvement Project (ESIP). ESIP is an initiative to improve education in the Republic of Kosovo. It...
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...