Interested in getting tested for your ICDL Certification but not close to an ICDL Canada Authorized Test Centre? Custom Testing may be the answer. Custom Testing Services are available in most places in Canada where there is broadband Internet service and we can arrange local proctoring.

As you may know the ICDL Core Syllabus is organized into 7 modules and each has a test. The Canadian tests and training material are currently available in reflections of either Windows XP/Office 2003 or Windows Vista/Office 2007. Windows 7 versions of Module 2 are also available. Although the tests have a time limit of 45 minutes each, the average time taken is under 20 minutes. You can do the tests in any order – we recommend the most familiar to the least familiar.

Under the circumstances of Custom Testing you would be doing the tests by appointment with a Proctor at the ICDL Canada designated institution. To keep the fees in line we set this custom testing program up with the understanding that you would do a minimum of 2 tests at each sitting for two sittings plus 3 tests at one sitting. (Some very well prepared candidates do all the tests in two sessions or even one.)

Upon registration and receipt of full payment we proceed to set up a custom testing service for you in a location as near as possible to your residence.

There is an individual Custom Testing service fee and repeat tests, if required, incur an additional fee. There are self-paced study resources available. One option, localized for use in Canada, is the CiA Training seven-book set that includes data file access for the exercises.

As an option, and once you are registered, we can also set you up with diagnostic tests which you can do yourself on-line without supervision on any broadband connected computer that has the corresponding versions of software installed. There is a reduced fee for a set of seven diagnostic tests. You can also buy them individually. The Diagnostic Tests are more extensive than the Certification Tests and provide greater detail in the feedback. You should expect to take at least two times longer to do each diagnostic test as compared to the Certification Test.

In Canada registered candidates can access the results of all tests through their online testing account. Test result feedback details are organized by Syllabus Section and so is the training material.

Please request your registration form from ICDL Canada by contacting us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .