3. Our mission
to enable proficient use of ICT that empowers
individuals, organisations and society,
through the development, promotion and delivery of
quality certification programmes …
throughout the world.
Digital Skills
Certification
Global
4. Bhutan e-Government Masterplan
“An ICT-Enabled, Knowledge-Based Society as
a Foundation for Gross National Happiness”
ICT Vision
Good
Governance
Bhutanese
Information Society
Key Enabler for Sustainable
Economic Development
5. Mission, Values, Actions
Mission Values
Digital Skills
Certification
Global
Social
Responsibility
Vendor Neutrality
Quality
Actions
Advocacy
Programme
Development
Partner
Network
non-profit social enterprise
12. Advocacy
"There is a myth about the digital native and the Google generation kid who,
because they are young, are seen as being more computer literate than their
parents, but that is totally wrong.
Kids can be very fluid and fast with computers, but they are only fast when they
are doing something they have had a lot of practice in.”
Dr. Dan Russell, Google Research Scientist
“Young people’s engagements with digital technologies are varied and often
unspectacular”
Neil Selwyn, Academic, Monash University, Australia, Aslib.
Digital Native Fallacy
13. Skills for the Workplace
Information Worker Productivity Study
“Our survey shows that information workers in Western Europe waste a significant amount of time
each week dealing with a variety of challenges related to working with documents. This wasted time
costs the organization €14,492 per information worker per year and amounts to a loss of 19.5% in
the organization's total productivity.”
14. Cost of IT Ignorance in Singapore
A total of 513 working professionals from across industries participated in
the survey
Average time spent... dealing with (ICT) difficulties was found to be 151
minutes per week.
This resulted in S$2,358 wasted for the employer per week
2012 IAL Productivity Research
15. Digital Skills in the US
The Digital Skills Gap In The Workforce
Middle-skill jobs, those that require more than a
high school education but less than a bachelor’s
degree, comprise 39% of U.S. employment.
Two-thirds of Americans don’t have a college
degree, and these jobs represent important
career opportunities for them.
Nearly eight in 10 middle-skill jobs require
digital skills. Spreadsheet and word processing
proficiencies have become a baseline
requirement for (78%) of middle- skill jobs
22. Government / Public Sector
• Singapore
Aligned 16 ICDL modules to national WSQ Framework
Up to 95% funding of course fee for Citizens and Permanent Residents
>30,000 candidates every year
26 minutes per week per worker saved after one ICDL module – direct
financial benefits
18 ICDL centres in the city-state – sustainable economic development
23. Government / Public Sector
• South Korea
Korea Productivity Centre adopted ICDL as the national programme for
capacity building
> 40 universities adopted ICDL to prepare graduates before employment
> 100,000 candidates certified to date
24. Government / Public Sector
• Sri Lanka
ADB funded project for teachers training and certification
>70,000 candidates certified to date
ICDL is the major driver behind improvement of national digital literacy level
• Oceania
ICDL mapped to Australia AQF, QSA, TSA Framework
ICDL mapped to New Zealand NZQA Framework
Kiwiskills project in progress to certify 7,500 unemployed by 2017
25. Government / Public Sector
• India
Started formal launch in mid 2014 only
National Skills Development Council – to ceritify 1 million candidates in
2016
State of Andra Pradesh / Kanartaka / Kerala – campaigns to foster next
generation digital workforce
Teachers’ choice programme with TalentSprint in Hyderabad
26. International Development Agency
• Myanmar
UNDP funded project to train and certify Parliament Staff
UNESCO project to train and certify teachers in rural areas
• Pacific
AUSAID projects for Tuvalu civil servants / university students
• Afghanistan
USAID project
EU funding
27. ICDL in Education
• Thailand
MoE Institute for Promotion of Science and Technology adopted ICDL internally
STEM project for elite schools
Major universities such as Chiang Mai University, Rajamangla, Sripathum, etc adopted ICDL
• Vietnam
Major universities such as Vietnam National University, Hanoi University of Business and
Technology, Hai Phong Private University, etc adopted ICDL
28. ICDL in Education
Australian Schools Hong Kong Schools
King’s College Warrnambool Hon Wah College
Freshwater Christian College NLSI Peace Evangelical Secondary
School
Grace Christian School St.Paul's Convent School
Trinity College Hong Kong Sea School
Ipswich Grammar School TWGHs Mr.& Mrs Kwong Sik Kwan
College
Jubillee Christian College CUHK F.A.A. Thomas Cheung
Secondary School
And many others……
29. ICDL in Education
Universities / Colleges International Schools
Chinese University of Hong Kong British School, Tokyo
Seoul National University Taipei European School
Yonsei University British School, Kathmandu
Pusan National University British Overseas School, Pakistan
National University of Mongolia International School Suva, Fiji
International Black Sea University Ela Murray International School, PNG
And many others……
30. Corporate Endorsement
Finance Healthcare Manufacturing Others
DBS Bank
Singapore General
Hospital
Global Foundries
National University of
Singapore
Monetary Authority of
Singapore
Changi Hospital Panasonic Comfort Delgo
Credit Suisse Tan Tock Seng Hospital Hitachi SMRT
Maybank Parkway Group Dupont MediaCorp
Citibank Infineon AIA
BNP Paribas Fuji Xerox Neptune Orient Lines
Standard Chartered
Bank
M Hotel Singapore
And many others……
31. ICDL Modules
Base Standard Advanced
Computer Essentials
Online Essentials
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Presentation
Using Databases
Image Editing
Web Editing
IT Security
Project Planning
Online Collaboration
Advanced Word Processing
Advanced Spreadsheets
Advanced Using Databases
Advanced Presentation
Introductory Programmes: EqualSkills / Intro to ICDL Base
34. How to Adopt ICDL in a School /
University
• Adopt ICDL in the school’s ICT Curriculum
– Set ICDL as Requirement for all students in schools / universities
– Set ICDL as Optional / CCA
– Blend ICDL Syllabus into the school existing ICT training plans
– Flexible arrangement at affordable price
– Standard courseware provided by ICDL Asia
– Diagnostic assessment (mock exam) available from ICDL Asia
35. How to Adopt ICDL in an Organisation
• Adopt ICDL as Recruitment Criteria
– Set ICDL as Preference / Requirement for all new staff
– Set ICDL as Preference / Requirement for existing staff / promotion
• Adopt ICDL as Staff Learning and Development Benefit
– Contact ICDL Asia Accredited Test Centre for services
– Complete solution from training needs analysis, training to assessment
36. How to Adopt ICDL as a Society
• Set ICDL as the Required / Recommended Standard
– Bhutan Civil Service Examination for civil servant recruitment?
– Graduation requirement for all university students?
– Recruitment requirement for all the teachers?
• Adopt / Integrate ICDL into National Qualification Framework
• Funding Model
– Local government funding
– International Donor Agencies (e.g., UNDP, ADB, World Bank, etc)
That’s why we talk about levels of digital proficiency – there is no one size fits all – and we realised with ECDL that we can’t continue with a one size fits all programme – people need to have the possibility to develop