ICDL / ECDL News
Zadco and ICDL extend their 3-year partnership
1 March 2010
Zakum Development Company (Zadco), a major Abu Dhabi-based oil company, has announced that it will extend its 3-year partnership agreement with ICDL GCC Foundation, the governing body of the ICDL certification program in the Gulf Region, to ensure that its offshore workforce has computer literacy training.
The move broadens the 2006 agreement between Zadco and ICDL GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Foundation, which established Zadco's internal IT training centre as an ICDL Approved Training and Testing Centre. Under the terms of this agreement, the oil company's new employees are required to obtain the ICDL certification in line with corporate productivity targets. The ICDL GCC Foundation has since been overseeing the delivery quality of the ICDL training and testing; and providing support in the form of courseware and guidance.
Juma Al Muhairi, Assistant General Manager, Zadco, said:
"Today's competitive business environments require highly-skilled and multi-functional human resources. An IT-enabled workforce offers higher productivity levels that provide the desired market edge. Expanding our ICDL program to our offshore operations will enable us to further boost productivity to attain our corporate development goals. This is also our own contribution to national and regional efforts towards the establishment of a knowledge-based economy."
"The Gulf's IT infrastructure continues to expand rapidly, so the region's businesses must train their employees accordingly to take full advantage of information and communication technologies. The ICDL certification program offers an efficient and world-class approach to providing basic computer skills that will help the workforce keep pace with this growth. We will ensure that Zadco's successful experience in enhancing the IT literacy of its employees over the past three years will extend to its remote offshore operations," said Jamil Ezzo, Director General, ICDL GCC Foundation.
Zadco was established in 1977 to develop and operate the Upper Zakum Field, one of the largest oil fields in the world, on behalf of ADNOC and Japan Oil Development Company. Besides Upper Zakum, the company currently operates the Umm Al Dalkh and Satah fields. Zadco adopts the latest technologies in developing and operating these oil fields. Its commitment to health, safety, and environmental sustainability has made it one of the leading oil companies in the UAE.
The ECDL / ICDL program recently marked its historic 9 millionth enrollment, over 1 million of which has been jointly contributed by the ICDL GCC Foundation and the UNESCO Cairo Office in the development of computer skills in Arab countries. The ICDL GCC Foundation continues to aggressively promote and supervise ICDL initiatives throughout the region to increase employability, enhance the workforce productivity, and raise economic competitiveness.
By: http://www.ameinfo.com |
ICDL officially endorsed by Kenyan Law
9 December 2009
ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) is now officially endorsed by law by the Kenyan government. It was gazetted on 2nd November 2009, as part of the Kenya Information and Communications Act that the ICDL is recognized as the entry level computer certification designed to demonstrate competence in computer use.
By: http://www.icdl.org.za
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Ministry of Technical & Vocational Training Senegal endorses ICDL
20 October 2009
ECDL / ICDL Foundation attended a ceremony in Senegal at which the ICDL programme in Africa received another landmark endorsement with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between ICDL Africa and the Ministry of Technical and Vocational Training of the Republic of Senegal. Various senior representatives from the Ministry and ICDL Africa were also in attendance.
By: http://www.icdl.org.za |
Nine Million ICDL Candidates Worldwide
26 February 2009
The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Foundation, the global accreditation body for the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL), recently celebrated issuing their nine millionth log book at a ceremony in Brussels. A log book is the first step in obtaining the internationally-recognised ICDL certification. It denotes the candidate’s registration and is used to record progress through the seven modules that make up the programme.
“Nine million candidates registering with the ICDL certification programme highlights the importance of digital literacy for employability and sustainable economic growth”, said Jennifer van Niekerk, chief executive officer of the ICDL in South Africa.
Van Niekerk said this was a significant feat indicating the ICDL sets the global benchmark in end-user computer skills programmes. “This achievement also indicates that the public’s awareness of the importance of ICT certification has increased over the past few years,” she said.
“In this difficult economic climate many workers will need to be re-trained and the digital competences they can gain will help them find new opportunities for a better life”, said van Niekerk.
By cutting back on education and training for digital skills, van Niekerk said this might impede the country’s capability to fully recover from the current crisis hitting the world economy.
“We therefore call on government to increase and accelerate investments in training and education to ensure South Africa emerges as a more dynamic and competitive economy when the economic recession finally eases.
“For the past 10 years ICDL South Africa has worked to raise the level of ICT skills in society, to increase users’ confidence in computer usage and to enable access to the information society for all citizens,” said van Niekerk.
The ICDL certification is available in 146 countries globally and has been translated into 38 languages. It is internationally recognised as the global standard in end-user computer skills and has been adopted by the international business community, international organisations and governments.
The ICDL in South Africa is a non-profit organisation and was established to promote digital literacy to all and to administer the global quality standard in end user computing. By: http://www.icdl.org.za |
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