|
Home > About
> About ICDL Egypt
About
About ICDL Egypt
ICDL Egypt was launched in May 2006 by the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) in cooperation with Ministries of Education, Higher Education, and Administrative Development. ICDL Egypt is available at around 223 training and testing centers across the country and is certified by the UNESCO Cairo Office as an official representative of the ECDL Foundation in Ireland
MCIT is committed to ensuring that the ECDL Foundation quality standards are
implemented throughout the project. MCIT offers the ICDL training, material,
skill cards and the seven module tests free of charge to all applicants
ICDL Egypt Training |
|
ECDL training is delivered through a variety of media, including
traditional classroom based, instructor-led methods, and self-directed,
assignment or multimedia based training (CBT), which is usually a home study
option.
|
 |
Tests |
|
-
ICDL Core test is an Automated Testing - Many centers use automated testing software, where Candidates undertake a test on a computer, which then automatically assesses the candidate's performance, and provides immediate pass/fail feedback to both the centre and the candidate. The use of automated testing simplifies the testing and administration procedures in a test centre, and make it very efficient.
-
The duration of each test is 45 minutes. No books or other help may be used during the tests.
-
The pass mark for each test is set to be 75%.
-
The seven tests may be taken in any sequence.
-
ICDL Egypt training and testing should not exceed 3 months; one month for training and 2 months from the date of the first exam.
-
Candidates failing ICDL tests are allowed to retake tests on their own expenses.
|
| Syllabus 4.0 |
|
The ICDL syllabus is designed and updated by a
panel of experts to ensure relevance to the working world and advances in
technology, covers the key concepts of computing, their practical applications
and use in the workplace and society. It consists of seven modules, each of
which must be passed before the ICDL certificate is awarded. Currently ICDL
Egypt offers ICDL Core Syllabus V4.0.
|
| |
Certification
|
|
The ICDL Core Certificate is awarded when all seven module tests
have been successfully completed. The certificate will NOT be issued
immediately by the Test Centre. MCIT will issue the certificate and pass this
on to the Test Centre. The Candidate will collect the certificate from the Test
Centre where s/he is assigned to. There is no fee involved in issuing the ICDL
certificate. Candidates should refund the insurance fees from his/her center
when he/she receives the ICDL certificate. |
| |
|
|
