Global
Launch of New ECDL / ICDL
ECDL
Foundation launched the New ECDL /
ICDL programme at its annual
Forum, held this year in London on
16 & 17 May. New ECDL / ICDL
is a major revision of the
programme, developed to reflect
technology changes and labour
market requirements. The key
changes to the programme include
more flexibility, more suitability
to lifelong learning and a wider
range of modules. Read more.
ECDL-Government
Project to Skill Teachers and
Civil Servants - Montenegro
The
project is financed by the
European Union’s IPA fund, with
participation from two Montenegrin
ministries, and is being
implemented by ECDL Foundation and
its National Operator for Serbia
and Montenegro – JISA. During the
project, 3,500 employees in
education institutions and in
public administration will be
trained and certified in
accordance with the ECDL standard.
Read more.
ICDL
Gains Growing Recognition in Asia
and Australia
As
a result of the efforts of ICDL
Asia, the ICDL programme is
starting to gain considerable
recognition in Asia and Australia,
as it is being adopted by a
variety of schools and
universities in Malaysia and
Indonesia, and has gained formal
recognition by an education board
in Australia. Read More.
ECDL
Romania Supports the
‘Informatics Champions’
Over
500 students and teachers in
secondary schools across the
country participated in the
‘National Olympiad in
Informatics’ during April.
This initiative, which
encourages excellence in
Romanian schools, is also
supported by the Ministry of
Education and the School
Inspectorates. Read more.
ICDL
Colombia as a Main Participant
in National e-Learning
Conference
ICDL
Colombia, with the support of ICDL
Latinoamérica, will participate in
EXPOELEARNING on 13 June in
Bogotá, Colombia. ICDL Colombia
will present on digital
competences in the world of online
and distance learning,
highlighting successful instances
of the ICDL digital skills
certification’s successful
implementation in the public and
private sector around the world. Read more.
Inspiring
ICDL Student from Zimbabwe
Daniel
Goncalves, who set up a Zimbabwean
social networking site that
competes with Facebook, is
fast-becoming a rising national
ICT star. Daniel became interested
in computers at an early age, and
cites the ICDL programme as
significant element in his digital
skills development. Read more.
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