An Alternative Way To Study – ECDL And ICDL

If you want to study, you generally enrol yourself with a college, university or private training provider all of which can be very expensive. However there is an alternative way to learn and gain knowledge instead of using these mainstream methods. Home study allows you to learn in an effective and cheap way. You can enhance your skills, improve productivity or learn a new skill just like in any other learning environment.  That’s why so many new learners are turning to this method of learning each year. This article covers one of the many courses available to study from the comfort of your home, the ECDL/ ICDL qualification.

Altogether there are 3 qualification levels offered by ECDL and ICDL, these are ICDL and ECDL Core Qualification, ICDL and ECDL Advanced, and the Expert qualification.

The ECDL core and ICDL core qualification is the best courses for beginners in using computers. This may help them to improve their computer knowledge to increase their productivity in the corporate world. There are seven modules in the core qualification; the IT Security, Using the Computer, File Manager, Web Browsing and Communication, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Database and Presentation. After completion of these core modules, it will earn you the Core Qualification.

The ECDL Advanced and ICDL Advanced (level 3) qualification can be taken after you completed the core qualification or if you have the basic knowledge about computing or IT. This will enhance your basic knowledge to advanced level that can give you more confidence in the corporate world; showing competition and advanced computer skills. There are four modules to choose from: Word-Processing (Microsoft Word), Spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel), , Databases (Microsoft Access),  and Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint). You can take these modules one at a time and in any order. These modules will help you to improve your knowledge and to demonstrate higher technical computing skills.

The Expert Qualification will be awarded to candidates who pass all four ECDL Advanced or ICDL Advanced modules. The Expert Certification is awarded without any extra charge.

For more information about the ECDL and ICDL qualification, please visit our ECDL and ICDL Course Overview page.