ECDL

Certification: ECDL

Duration: 60 hours

Audience

Anyone who has completed a beginner's or intermediate level computer course or who has a sound knowledge of computer basics.

Everybody needs IT skills. A certain amount of IT skills and competency is required for most jobs. An ECDL qualification proves you have these skills and competencies and that you have the ability to play your part. The ECDL is recognised as the standard definition of practical competence in Information Technology. It is for anyone who wants to certify their computer skills according to a pan-European industry standard. Employers regard the ECDL as the benchmark they expect from their employees as it dispels any vagueness in your professed experience or in your job specifications. You either have the licence or you don't.

Certify Your Skills - the ECDL:

• Is a passport to employment.
• Information Technology (ECDL) skills tend to be among the first thing potential employers look for on a candidate's CV.
• Is available to everyone.
• It is a recognition of your knowledge of standard business computer applications.
• It opens the door to the world of Information Technology.
• It is a detailed statement of real computer skills.
• For the employer, it is a precise definition of a job applicant's or employee's skills.
• It gives people a goal to aim towards and a yardstick by which to measure computing abilities.

Remember that ECDL qualifications and courses are not designed for people who want to be computer professionals - programmers, software developers or web designers for example. They are more aimed at those who need to use computer applications to do their job, especially people who work in office type environments. So the ECDL concentrates on the basic uses of computers, and common applications such as Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and using the Internet and Email.  This situation doesn't look like changing any time soon, so IT skills are going to get even more important for everyone. An ECDL qualification will teach you the basics, make you more employable, and ensure that you are not left behind.

 Course Contents

1. Module 1 - Basic Concepts of Information Technology
2. Module 2 - Using a Computer and Managing Files
3. Module 3 - Word Processing
4. Module 4 - Spreadsheets
5. Module 5 - Databases
6. Module 6 - Presentations
7. Module 7 - Information and Communication

Accreditation

To receive the ECDL certification, the participant must complete and pass the seven modules within three years.

Office 2007

We are currently offering training using Office 2007.  Please be aware that there is considerable difference between Office 2007 and Office 2003 so please check with us before enrolling to ensure that you are making the correct choice of course to meet your needs.

Preferred Entry Level

Beginners Computers, FETAC Computer Literacy, FETAC Computer Applications, FETAC Information Technology Skills, MOS Core or relevant life and work experiences.

ECDL Start

On completion of any four modules of the ECDL, candidates may apply for the ECDL Start certification.

1. FETAC Accreditation - Modules 1, 2, 3 and 7 give one Level 4 credit.
2. FETAC Accreditation - Modules 4, 5 and 6 give one Level 4 credit.
3. FETAC Accreditation - Two Level 4 credits on completion of the full ECDL (all 7 modules).

 ECDL Examinations Only

If you would like to get the ECDL qualification without having to attend a course why not take the Examinations Only option. The fee for all seven examinations and ECDL Skills Card is €150 inclusive up-front (to be completed within 3 months from date of first exam) OR €65 for Skills Card and first exam, followed by €25 per subsequent exam. (Repeat Fee €15).  Contact Westgate Computer Centre for more details at 053 9146291 or info@westgatecc.com.

 

This course is currently scheduled as follows:

Course	Date	Duration	Time	Comments
ECDL night class - Mon & Wed	20-09-2010	10 wks x 3 hrs	6pm - 9pm	Two nights a week - Mon & Wed

Course	Date	Duration	Time	Comments
ECDL Day - Wednesdays	06-10-2010	20 wks x 3 hrs	10am - 1pm	The essential computer certification to have on your CV.