ICDL Candidates in New Zealand are invited to enter the E/ICDL Foundation and be in to win an Apple iPad. If you are aged between 13-21 years and have participated in the ICDL programme (training or testing) then you still have time to enter. All you have to do is create a 15 second video to enter the video competition, a ... Read more
ICDL popular with CPIT students
More than 100 students from CPIT in Christchurch grabbed the chance to gain their ICDL Certificate at a recent 3-day event. Funded through the popular KiwiSkills programme, the pop-up test centre attracted students keen to have the certification to help them get jobs. “The certificate shows that you have essential computer skills. It verifies you know how”, says Events Coordinator Fiorella Fioretto. ... Read more
UC takes on ICDL
About 30 students at the University of Canterbury grabbed the chance to earn the ICDL Certificate when our team visited their campus last week. Digital skills are highly sought after by employers so having the ICDL Certificate provides the evidence that students will need as they transition into the workforce. ... Read more
Asia Pacific ICDL Partners Forum
ICDL Asia hosted partners from around the Asia Pacific region last week providing the opportunity to hear international updates from Damien O’Sullivan, CEO of the ICDL Foundation and to participate in round table discussions. Representatives from Indonesia, Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Vietnam attended the one day forum in Singapore, with New Zealand being represented by ... Read more
Online learning for inmates
The ICDL programme is being offered to prisoners as part of a new online learning programme that was launched yesterday by the Corrections Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga at Rimutaka Prison. “It was wonderful to see inmates working on computers in the training suite and hear their learning aspirations for the future,” says Sarah Lee, ICDL Marketing Executive ... Read more
Jobseeker promotion winner
The KiwiSkills Jobseeker programme is free for jobseekers, offering Computer Essentials, Online Essentials, Word Processing and Spreadsheets. The June promotion & competition raised awareness of the programme. ... Read more
Kapiti digital champions impress
Recently our team took the ICDL Digital Literacy Challenge to Coastlands Mall as part of the Tech Expo Kapiti. The event was well supported with a fantastic turn out of vendors and locals of all ages who were keen to learn more about technology and test their digital skills. Nearly 170 ICDL online tests were taken during the expo ... Read more
Digital skills put to the test
Visitors to the Tech Expo Kāpiti event (18-20 June 2015 – Coastlands Mall, Paraparaumu) will be invited to test their digital prowess in a fun game show environment while helping a local school win Chromebooks for their students. The 2020 Trust is taking the popular ICDL Digital Literacy Challenge to the expo, which is open ... Read more
In the drivers seat
At 19 years old, Shantelle Moses is currently working full-time as a Junior Office Administrator in a busy New Plymouth office. Getting there took determination and perseverance, this is her story. Shantelle was working in a New Plymouth fashion store but really wanted to work in an office. “I wanted to get experience in administration and ... Read more
Digital Literacy Challenge at NZATD Conference
Learning and development professionals from all over New Zealand took part in the ICDL Digital Literacy Challenge last week as part of the ‘From Best to Next’ two-day conference organized by the New Zealand Association for Training and Development (NZATD). Delegates were invited to test their digital prowess in the quest to find out who ... Read more