ICDL in New Zealand

The International Computer Drivers License, or ICDL, is the leading global digital literacy certification programme, with almost 10 million participants in 148 different countries.

Quick Facts

The ICDL Programme (called ECDL throughout Europe):

• Was established by information professionals and is overseen globally by the non-profit ECDL Foundation, established to improve digital literacy around the world
• Is available in 148 countries, a truly international qualification
• Has almost 10 million participants, millions more than all other programmes combined
• Is NZQA Accredited, and can count towards NCEA in schools
• Is translated into 41 languages
• Is vendor-neutral and not tied to any particular product or technology
• Is endorsed by UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• In New Zealand, is endorsed by the New Zealand Computer Society (NZCS), the non-profit professional body of the ICT sector
• Is endorsed by informatics societies, governments, international organisations, academia, and the corporate sector in many countries around the world

The structure

The ICDL modules offerd in New Zealand include the following:

• Module 1 - Concepts of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• Module 2 - Using the Computer and Managing Files
• Module 3 - Word Processing
• Module 4 - Spreadsheets
• Module 5 - Using Databases
• Module 6 - Presentation
• Module 7 - Web Browsing and Communication
• Module 12 - IT Security

Full details of the material covered by ICDL are on the ECDL Foundation website.

Get ICDL In New Zealand

ICDL is managined in New Zealand by teh 2020 Communications Trust and endorsed by the New Zealand Computer Society (NZCS), the professional body of the ICT sector.

ICDL is available in one of the following ways:

Courseware/Training

• Individuals can access ICDL from one of the providers throughout New Zealand, or can access online training from the KiwiSkills site
• Business with less than 50 staff can access ICDL through the partner providers
• Larger businesses, organisations and government departments can choose to become an Internal Training Partner and access tools to manage training in conjunction with KiwiSkills. See here
• NZCS members can access ICDL courseware at a discounted rate - simply log into the NZCS site and view the "KiwiSkills" tab for more info

ICDL Certification

• Individuals and small businesses can access ICDL testing through a certified ICDL Test Centre
• Larger businesses, organisations and government departments can choose to become an Internal Test Centre and conduct certification testing in conjunction with KiwiSkills. See here

Please contact the KiwiSkills team for more information.

More about ICDL and the ECDL Foundation

The following short video illustrates some of the success of ICDL throughout the world: