Background
Launched in the UK in 1998 to combat issues associated with unqualified computer users in the workplace, the European Computer Driving Licence® (ECDL) has become the standard computer skills qualification for individuals wishing to prove their computer literacy.
Today over 1.5 million people have started or completed the ECDL world-wide with numbers increasing daily. It works, as the name suggests, just like the traditional driving licence by applying a single standard measure of competence to all candidates.
The ECDL qualification allows employers to be confident that their staff are competent in the key concepts of computing and common workplace applications. Reducing the likelihood of error, wasted time through lack of knowledge, ineffective IT working methods and seeking advice from colleagues.
ECDL is made up of seven modules based around key computer skills and common applications used in the workplace, a test is set for each module and must be passed before the ECDL certificate is awarded.
The modules are:
Basic
Concepts of IT
Using
the Computer and Managing Files
Word
Processing
Spreadsheets
Database
Presentation
Information
and Communication