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ICDL Germany honoured the vocational school at the SRH vocational training center Neckargemünd with the ICDL School Award 2023. The award was given in recognition of the school’s commitment to the informatics education of trainees with special needs and its outstanding performance in conducting a total of almost 10,000 ICDL tests, including about 3,000 in …
In late June of this year, Specto held its annual retreat for ICDL teachers at the Dead Sea in recognition of their efforts throughout the past year to successfully implement the ICDL program despite the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 100 principals and teachers representing the elite private schools in Jordan attended the …
Specto, the body responsible for ICDL implementation in Jordan, recently collaborated with UNICEF to deliver digital skills to the refugees throughout the country. As part of the project, Specto oversaw the accreditation of a series of educational centres, providing ICDL training and testing to the trainers. One of UNICEF’s primary goals is to build a …
The recently completed “Skills Strategy Ireland: Assessment and Recommendations” report, carried out by the OECD, suggests that Ireland has entered a crucial juncture in relation to upskilling and professional training. Indeed, with the advent of AI and the ever-increasing march of technological progress, it has never been more pertinent for the companies to upskill and …
ICDL has recently marked a significant milestone in our mission to raise digital competency standards through the development, promotion, and delivery of quality certification programmes worldwide. With over two decades of experience, ICDL has successfully delivered our certification programmes to over 17 million candidates across more than 100 countries in the world. The ICDL 17 …
ICDL has long understood the importance of computational skills in education. ICDL believes that computing skills and digital literacy skills are essential elements of digital competence. Coding, computing, and computational thinking are terms that currently dominate the debate on digital skills development in Europe and worldwide. This is influenced by the rising demand of ICT …
Today marks the start of All Digital Weeks 2022 and this year, the focus is on enhancing digital skills and promoting digital inclusion and accessibility.
This past year has shown the importance of digital skills for all, particularly secondary students who have had to adapt to online learning during school closures across Europe.
Beyond any clichés of digital skills being limited to the mastery of social networks among the youngest or the use of video conferencing so that seniors can keep in touch with their grandchildren, the testimonies of candidates give us a broader picture. ICDL France interviewed both the youngest and oldest candidates for ICDL certification.
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