Prove you have the essential computer use skills for work
Certified computer skills make you more attractive to employers. They can enable career advancement and can help you to use your work time more productively. Computers have become an essential part of everyday life. Gaining the skills to understand and use computers or advancing your existing skills are an essential part of lifelong learning. Computer skills enable social and economical inclusion, which is essential to a healthy functioning society. ICDL certification programs are designed to meet the needs of both younger and older age groups.

Communicate, connect, interact
ICDL can help you communicate, connect, and interact with others: Communicate with friends and family. Connect with virtual communities of like-minded people through, for example, web browsing, email, or blogs. Interact using online technologies, for example, Instant Messaging, webcams, Internet telephony, social; networking, or online education and entertainment.

Tools for learning
ICDL Certification gives you important tools for learning. The importance of computer use skills’ is recognized by many institutions in higher education. They give ICDL holders advanced standing and transfer credit for courses that are often compulsory for freshmen. With an ICDL certification your computer skills are well developed for higher education, and you may find time and flexibility in your first year timetable.

Continuous learning is fundamentally part of the information society and its pursuit goes hand in hand with good computer use skills.