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European
Computer
Driving
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What
is ECDL
ECDL
(European Computer Driving Licence) is a programme
under CEPIS
(Council of European Professional Informatics Societies),
the organization of European Information Technology Associations:
Italy is one the 17 member countries and is represented by
AICA
(Associazione Italiana per l'Informatica ed il Calcolo Automatico).
ECDL
is an internationally recognised certificate, attesting minimum
ability in using a personal computer independently or at work
or at school, from home, etc.
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AICA has achieved an
agreement with the Public Education Ministry, (www.istruzione.it/prot482_00.htm)
on the basis of which the ECDL certificate will be
adopted in schools as a standard for certifying competence
in information technology, and will be formally recognised
as credit towards the state exams for the Maturity
Diploma.
The Ministry of Employment
has also created a formal document which certifies
ECDL's role in Employment. (www.istruzione.it/news/2001/prot_patente.htm).
A similar document has
been drawn up betweeen the Public Education Ministry
and the Conference of Italian Universities' Deans
(www.istruzione.it/news/2001/protocolloint_01.htm)
which gives the ECDL certificate a training credit
towards university education as a reference point
for basic knowledge of information technology.
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ASPHI onlus, through
DIDACTA
onlus Training Partners, together with Anastasis,
is now officially recognised by
AICA as a Test Centre enabled to operate as official certifying
organization for special needs: "for
disabled people only".
Moreover, ASPHI onlus, within
the ECDL programme has been recognised by AICA as national
reference point for the rest of italian test centres so to
give advice and suggestion on the modality of achieving ECDL
by people with disabilities.
IN PRACTICE
To obtain the ECDL,
it is necessary to pass the tests in relations to the following
seven modules:
- Basic Concepts of Information
Technology
- Use of computers and
files management
- Working with text
- Electronic
Page
- Databases
- Presentation
tools
- Web
The knowledge requirements of
the candidate are defined according to the detailed list of
the Syllabus, which can be downloaded from: http://www.aicanet.it/index_b.htm
Exams can be arranged:
- in Bologna - at ASPHI onlus
- Via Arienti, 6
- in Milan - at ASPHI onlus
- Rosellini,12
The candidate phone
calling Anna Giordano on 051 - 277831
for information for the date and for letting her know if already with a
skills card or not and which modules they would like to test (maximum two at a time).
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