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INTRODUCTION TO

I C D LI C D L

Nixon LeeManaging Director

Agenda

What is our purpose?

What are our products?

The ICDL licensing structure.

ICDL@HKICDL@HK: Past / Present / Future.

Why are we here?

For basic Englishlanguage skills

TOEFL

For U.S. universitiesSAT

For medical coursesMCAT

For MBA coursesGMAT

For basicFor basiccomputer skills?computer skills?

What is ICDL?

The ICDL certifies that the holder has knowledge of theessential concepts of IT and is able to use a personalcomputer and common computer applications at anInternational Recognized Level of competence.

Test of practical skills and competenciesICDL is an recognized standard for computer literacyGeneric syllabusInternational Support – Over 150 countries with 5million participants

What are we equipped with?

Foundationale-Citizen

Entry level programmee-Type

Touch-typing skills programme

ICDL Core LevelConcepts

of ITUsing theComputer

WordProcessing Spreadsheets Databases Presentations Information &

Communication

ICDL Advanced LevelWord

Processing Spreadsheets Databases Presentations

SpecialisedICDL

ImageMakerICDL

WebStarterICDLCAD

AM3AM3 AM4AM4 AM5AM5 AM6AM6

M1M1 M2M2 M3M3 M4M4 M5M5 M6M6 M7M7Most Popular in Hong Kong

Basic Computer SkillsCertification Programmes

forEVERYONEEVERYONE!!

What are we equipped with?

Module 1: Basic Concepts of Information Technology

Module 2: Using the Computer and Managing Files

Module 3: Word Processing

Module 4: Spreadsheets

Module 5: Database

Module 6: Presentation

Module 7: Information and Communication

The Seven Modules of ICDL

Basic computer skills programme – our main productmain product.

Certificates:ICDL Start - any four (4) modules;ICDL Core Level - all seven (7) modules.

Testing:45’ Tests;36 Tasks per Test;75% pass mark;Tests available in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese(HK/TW), Vietnamese and soon in Thai (March’07).

ICDL Core LevelConcepts

of ITUsing theComputer

WordProcessing Spreadsheets Databases Presentations Information &

Communication

Sample Test Question

Sample Question (Chinese)

On-line Result Checking

My Personal Information

My Skill Card

ICDL Full Certificate

ICDL On Line Certificate

Common product features

Every ICDL product:is based on a single, internationally developed and agreedSyllabusSyllabus;is being periodically updated;is vendor independentvendor independent;has a “PassPass” or “FailFail” mentality, i.e. scores do not matter -the candidate either has or does not have the requiredskills;can be tested, subject to availability, on any language,software application and in any ICDL Approved TestCentre in the world.

ICDL Global Statistics

• 150 Countries• 40 Languages• > 6,500,000 Candidates• > 25,000,000 Tests• > 25,000 Test Centres

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In Britain:• Mapped into the National Qualifications Framework• Basic IT standard for the 1.3 million employees of the

National Health Service

In USA:• ISTE NETS (National Education Technology Standards)

Alignment for Students, and Teachers. Adopted byt 90% ofUS state education depts.

• US College Board (composed of 4,700 schools, colleges,universities & other education bodies serving 3.5 million students

annually) promote ICDL as the leading fundamental IT skillsprogramme

ICDL@USA/Britain

Oxford UniversityUniversity of LondonBritish University & College Information Systems Asso.University of WarwickLondon School of EconomicsMetropolitan UniversityUniversity of HallAnglia Polytechnic UniversityUniversity of GlamorganCoventry UniversityUniversity of TessideUniversity of Wales Bangor etc…

Academic Community (Britain)

ICDLAP Statistics

• 19 Territories• 6 Languages• 80,000 Candidates• > 50% in AU and NZ• ~ 700 Test Centres

ICDLAP Network

Australian Computer Society

Computing New Zealand

ICDL China

Singapore Computer Society

ITTQCTaipei Computer Association

MSC - MS

SpringBoard4AsiaTestIT

YPI

Philippines Computer Society

In China:

The Ministry of Information Industry (中國信息產業部 ) officiallyendorsed ICDL since March 2004

Nowadays, ICDL isofficially well adopted in

Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian,Jiangsu Province and

Shangdong Province etc…

ICDL@China

In May 2001, the Hong Kong Computer Society introduced the ICDLto Hong Kong, and the launching ceremony was officiated by Mrs.Carrie Yau, Secretary for Information Technology and BroadcastingHKSAR Government.

ICDL HK Launch

In Macau:• Career Development Centre of Macao Polytechnic Institute

encourage teachers and students to be certified with ICDL

In Hong Kong:The Faculty of Medicine (CUHK) has included ICDL as amandatory subject in its curriculum, all first year Medicineundergraduate students MUST take the ICDL

Students admitted in 2004-2005 and thereafter, who have takenand passed the ICDL examinations will be given exemption from theCUHK IT Proficiency Test upon application

ICDL@Hong Kong/Macau

Technology• IBM

• Hewlett-Packard

• Nokia

• Motorola

• Hutchison

Medical• National Health Service, UK

• Matilda International Hospital

• CUHK, Faculty of Medicine

Public Utilities• MTR Corporation Ltd.

• The HK & China Gas Co. Ltd.

Finance & Accounting• HSBC, UK

• Citibank, UK

• KPMG

• Ernst & Young

Business Community

NGO• Australia Computer Society

• British Council

• Hong Kong Computer Society

• United Kingdom Computer Society

Others• The Hong Kong Association for Computer Education

• Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Union

Business Community

Ministry ofLabor/Edu, Italy

Llyods TSBOpen University,LiPACE

Rank Xerox

National EducationTechnologyStandard, USA

BNPGerman SwissInternational

Nortel

NationalQualificationsFramework, UK

HSBC UKHKU, SPACESAS

New ZealandComputer Society

ExxonBank of EnglandCity University,SCOPE

Siemens

Ministry ofInformationIndusties, China

ShellNational HealthServices, UK

Bank of CyprusMinistry of Education,Italy

Nokia

Australia ComputerSociety

BPKaiser PermanenteHealth Care Group

Belgian BankersAssociation

London School ofEconomics

Motorola

British CouncilScottish PowerMatilda HospitalBank of IrelandUS College BoardHewlett-Packard

United NationsTown GasPfizerCitibank UKOxford UniversityIBM

HK ComputerSociety

MTRCCUHK, MedicineFaculty

Generali InsuranceUniversity of LondonEricsson

NationalAuthorities

Public Utilities& Energy

MedicalBanking &Finance

EducationTechnology

Industries Adoption

IT Training Quality & Certification Institute Limited

Contact : Nixon LeeTel ：2830-7168Email ：nixon.lee@ittqc.comWebsite ：http://www.icdl.com.hk

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