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ICDL

The International Computer Driving Licence or ICDL certification is suited to most computer users in Canada. Responding to the need for a uniform ‘base qualification’ in computing skills, ICDL Canada has been set up under an exclusive licensing arrangement to promote the ICDL concept in Canada. ICDL is a certificate verifying computer user skills in the home, office, and educational environments.

The concept is governed internationally by a Foundation based in Ireland, which updates the standard regularly and monitors the licensees worldwide. The Information Technology Association of Canada, the Canadian Information Processing Society and La Federation de l’informatique du Quebec are participating in the Canadian Initiative. Several other Canadian organizations also endorse the ICDL concept.

The Modules are:

• Module 1 – Basic Concepts of Information Technology
• Module 2 – Using the Computer and Managing Files
• Module 3 – Word Processing
• Module 4 – Spreadsheets
• Module 5 – Database
• Module 6 – Presentation
• Module 7 – Information and Communication

All but the first of the modules are tests of practical skills rather than theory. Tests consist of tasks chosen at random from a store of typical day to day computer operations. The guiding principle is reality the licence is a definition of the candidate’s actual skills. The tests may be taken in any order and over a period of time. The standard is free of any bias towards any computer producer or software product.

Implementation is progressing in Canada. ICDL is identifying several potential authorized test centres that will be accredited by ICDL Canada using guidelines standardized worldwide. Loyalist College is an authorized test centre. Computer training organizations, educational institutions and large employers are being accredited to operate the tests. Certified test center staff will utilize automated exams provided by ICDL Canada for each of the seven modules. Approved course materials are available in many forms for self-paced or instructor-led approaches to learning.

We have been pleased with the positive reception the ICDL has been receiving in Canada during our discussions with senior government, institutional and corporate officials.

Benefits of ICDL to the INDIVIDUAL

• Participate fully in the Information society
• A reliable and consistent learning structure
• Certification that will be recognized around the world
• Open doorways to new opportunities

Corporate Benefits derived from ICDL

• Faster pay-back of IT investments
• Increased productivity
• Increased quality of administrative output
• Personnel motivation and development
• Fewer PC problems
• International recognition
• Training results measured
• A standard for employee recruitment

Benefits of ICDL to Society

• Raise the level of Information Technology (IT) competence
• Provides certification of IT skills in the education sector
• Re-skill the unemployed
• ICDL credibly defines computer literacy

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