- European Computer Driving Licence
Course Code: ECDL
ECDL is certified by ICS Skills. The ECDL establishes standards for everyone who uses a computer in either a professional or a personal capacity. It is a certificate that verifies your competence, declares your computer skills, and makes you readily mobile within Irish business and across the European Community.
The ECDL is for anyone who wants to certify their computer skills according to a pan-European industry standard. Large multinationals have already adopted the licence, setting it as the performance benchmark they expect from their employees. The licence matches the needs of both Irish staff and employers in its clear definition of essential computer skills.
Attendance
Commencing 20 September 2010, students attend Monday evening from 6:30pm to 9:30pm over a 25 week term.
Course Content
ECDL builds around a special user-friendly skills card. This card records the skills you obtain in each of the 7 modules. As you pass each module successfully the corresponding skill is noted in your card. The final achievement of a full card leads to the award of your licence.
The modules are:
- Basic Concepts of Information Technology (Theory)
- Using a Computer & Managing Files
- Word Processing
- Spreadsheets
- Databases
- Presentations
- Information and Communication.
With the exception of the first module, modules are tests of practical skills rather than of theory.
Assessment
Students are assessed on the completion of each module.
Tuition
€320. This includes the cost of the ECDL skills card which is necessary in order to sit the ECDL exams.
Progression
Students may wish to continue to the Microsoft Office 2007 MCAS qualification. MCAS comprises expert training in Microsoft Office 2007 - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and in Windows Vista.