External Resources

Welcome to the learn-new-skills-from-home external resources page.  Listed below is a selection of external links including awarding bodies, educational, directories, ICT job, business and other related links.

Sections

Awarding Bodies 

Educational Services 

Directories 

ICT Job Services 

Business Services 

Web Services

Awarding Bodies

A list of awarding bodies connected to the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Foundation and International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) Foundation qualifications from around the world.

BCS (British Computer Society) 

The Chartered Institute for IT, promotes wider social and economic progress through the advancement of information technology science and practice. BCS delivers the ECDL Core and ECDL Advanced certification programme throughout the United Kingdom.

http://www.bcs.org/

ECDL  

The ECDL Foundation is the certifying authority of the leading international computer skills certification programmes the ECDL Advanced and ICDL Advanced.

http://www.ecdl.com

ICDL US 

ICDL US is a not-for-profit initiative that delivers the ICDL certification programme throughout the United States to ICDL Advanced levels.  It is an initiative of the ECDL Foundation, the international certifying authority of the leading computer skills certification programme – ICDL (known as ECDL in Europe).  

http://www.icdlus.org/ 

ICDL Canada  

ICDL computer use skill certification is for computer users in Canada.  Uniform qualifications in computing skills verify computer user skills in the home, office, industry and educational environments. 

http://www.icdl.ca/ 

ICDL South Africa 

ICDL South Africa is a not-for-profit initiative that delivers the ICDL certification programme throughout South Africa to ICDL Advanced levels. 

http://www.icdl.org.za/index.php

ICDL Australia  

ICDL Australia is a not-for-profit initiative that delivers the ICDL certification programme throughout Australia to ICDL Advanced levels. 

http://www.icdl.com.au/

The New Zealand Computer Society 

In 2001 the NZ Computer Society (NZCS) introduced the internationally recognised International Computer Driving Licence to New Zealand through a subsidiary, later moving ICDL into the core Society's operations. 

http://www.icdl.co.nz 

Jamaica Computer Society Education Foundation 

The Jamaica Computer Society Education Foundation (JCSEF) is a not-for-profit organization of professionals dedicated to technology in education and the improvement of computer end-user skills. JCSEF delivers the ICDL certification to ICDL Advanced levels throughout Jamaica.

http://www.jcsef.org/  

ECDL Malta 

EICDL Malta is a not-for-profit initiative that delivers the ICDL certification programme throughout Malta to ECDL Advanced levels.  

http://www.ecdl.com.mt/

ICDL Philippines 

The Digital Data Corporation is the exclusive sub licensee of the ICDL in the Philippines to ICDL Advanced levels. 

http://www.digitaldata.ph/ICDL.htm/ICDL.htm  

ICDL Hong Kong 

ICDL HK & Macau Ltd. is dedicated to helping improve the general level of computer skills in Hong Kong and Macau by providing access for all to the information society.

http://www.icdl.com.hk/

ECDL Germany 

The DLGI has successfully introduced an European IT certification standard by implementing the ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence), in Germany. ECDL Core to ECDL Advanced levels available. 

http://www.dlgi.de/en/home/

ICDL GCC Foundation 

The ICDL GCC Foundation administer and oversee the ICDL certification program to the ICDL Advanced levels in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. 

http://www.icdlgcc.com/

ECDL Luxembourg 

L'ECDL est un certificat européen qui atteste, sur la base d'une évaluation independante et objective, des connaissances générales et des compétences pratiques dans les domaines les plus courants de l'utilisation de l'ordinateur.  

http://www.ecdl.public.lu/

Banyan Tree Knowledge Centre - ICDL India

The Banyan Tree Knowledge Centre administer and oversee the ICDL certification to the ICDL Advanced level program in India.  

http://www.btkc.org/home.html  

ICDL Singapore 

ICDL Singapore is an initiative of ECDL Foundation, the global governing body of the ICDL certification. ICDL Singapore oversee the ICDL certification to the ICDL Advanced level program.

 http://www.icdl.org.sg/  

ECDL Russia AS  

ECDL Russia As is an initiative of ECDL Foundation, the global governing body of the ECDL and ICDL certification. ECDL Russia AS oversee the ECDL certification to the ECDL Advanced level program.

http://www.ecdl.su/  

Worldwide Certifying Authorities 

Worldwide certifying authorities list for the ECDL and ICDL qualifications to ECDL Advanced and ICDL Advanced levels. 

http://ecdl.com/publisher/locations.jsp?cat=3

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Educational Services

A list of educational links, including home tutor services, colleges, universities and private ICT training provides. 

Home and Learn

Home and Learn - Free Beginners computer courses: VB .NET, Microsoft Word, Excel, Web Design, PHP, Javascript. Aimed at those who have little or no experience. Courses takes you to an intermediate level. Free exams are also available.

World Education Services 

World Education Services (WES) is the leading source of international education intelligence. WES is a not for profit organization with over thirty years’ experience evaluating international credentials.

http://www.wes.org/

UNESCO 

Education is one of UNESCO’s principal fields of activities. Since its creation in 1945, the Organization has worked to improve education worldwide believing it to be key to social and economic development. 

http://www.unesco.org/en/education/about-us/

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Home Tutors 

Home Tutors Directory - Home Tutors Directory provides classified listings of UK Tutors and UK Tutoring Agencies.Students can search for a private tutor for free, and find resources relating to private tuition. 

Directories

A list of directory links, including educational, SEO, business, computers, ICT, blogs and technology.  

Google Directory

Listing your web site with Google can help reach the world by distributing your content on Google Web Search, Maps, Product Search, iGoogle etc...  

Bing

Submit your URL to the Bing (MSN) directory using the MSNBot crawler.

Yahoo Directory Listings

Yahoo Directory Listings is part of a suite of services created to help businesses get more out of Yahoo!, more efficiently. Whether you've submitted to the Yahoo! Directory in the past or are a new user, Yahoo! Directory Submit provides expedited review of web sites you propose for the Yahoo! Directory. 

https://ecom.yahoo.com/dir/submit/intro/

DMOZ Open Directory Project

The DMOZ Open Directory Project is the largest, human-edited directory on the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. 

http://www.dmoz.org/add.html

Business Directory 

Business To Business Directory
Directory of major b2b portals in the world, including alibaba. Com, ec21. Com, kellysearch. Com, tradeindia. Com, ecvv. Com, china. Cn, globalsources. Com, dhgate. Com, etc. Covers company information, website reviews, and traffic details of each po...  

Direct Employment Directory  

http://www.directoryemployment.com/ Employment Directory:DirectoryEmployment.com provides links to jobs opportunities, job references, job fairs, career planning, career services, interview advice, resumes and portfolios, counseling and management, job listings, resume advice, job boards, staffing services, employment investigations and more.

Gateway Directory

Gateway-Worldwide.com Free Directory Links To Your Website- Submit Today 

Search Engine Friendly Directory

http://www.masc.cc/ 

Free Link Project 

viesearch

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ICT Job Services

A list of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) job links, including networking, office, systems, technicians and consultants that the ECDL Advanced and ICDL Advanced qualifications could help you achieve.

Careerjet

Careerjet is learn-new-skills-from-home chosen job search engine, designed to make the process of finding ICT (including ECDL and ICDL) jobs worldwide on the internet easier for the user. Search now, simply click here.

Work At Home 

Make Money Online
Learn about all the ways to make money online free and how to avoid online money making scams. Also learn how to build, market, an earn with a website.  

Virtual Assistants 

Virtual Personal Assistant
Timesvr provides virtual office assistants and virtual administrative assistants to help your organize your busy life. Learn about good personal assistants and get an rfp for digital concierge services. Timesvr helps you save time and get things done.

Students and Graduates Recruitment

Sell Yourself Recruitment Limited
New Students and Graduates platform to self promote directly to employers locally, nationally and globally. Join FREE and get a FREE webmail account, CHAT facility and more. The first truly 21st century total recruitment solution for FULL TIME, PART TIME and SEASONAL employment. NO CV - NO HASSLE - NO FEE!

Technology Employment 

Staff It Now
Staff it now's mission is to get the right technology job for every technology job seeker. As a first step to fulfilling this mission, staffitnow has odin- artificial intelligence program that accurately matches resumes to it job descriptions.  

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Business Services

A list of business services including trading, accountancy and global market services. These services can help you run your company more efficiently if you intend to use your ECDL Advanced and ICDL Advanced skills to start your own business.

Webmaster Tools 

Webmaster Tools is a FREE service supplied by Google to help webmasters have access to resources that will help them with crawling, indexing, keywords, sitemap creation etc...

http://www.google.com/webmasters/

Accounting

Accounting Freedom
Accountancy and tax services company also offering payroll and umbrella scheme management.  

Sephari 

Sephari Global Market Place
Sephari is a free and open global market place for artisans and merchants to list and sell their items. Sephari is the first truly free global fair trade market place.

Web Services

A mixed of web services such as SEO (Search Engine Optimization), blogs, articles, web design and web site guides that can enhance your web presence if you intend to use your ECDL Advanced and ICDL Advanced skills to start your own business.

Web Design Service

Clean-Cut Web Design is a Kent-based [UK] company which provides a personal and friendly cheap Web design service -- creating successful, user-friendly, and visually appealing Web solutions without compromising on quality. 

Articles

EzineArticles.com is a matching service -- bringing real-world experts and ezine publishers together.  Expert authors and writers are able to post their articles to be featured within the site. 

Free Resources

FGD (freegeardesign) offers free web design resources including a website design guide, seo tips, flash, PHP, flash buttons, tutorials, reviews, design tips, how to make money using your website.  

Web

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Professional free and premium web templates. Also a lot of free and premium web graphics. Build your site in a minute.

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