IT user training news archive

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06/11/06
BCS to use e-skills Passport for ITQ candidates
The British Computer Society (BCS) and e-skills UK have announced a partnership agreement that will require all candidates registering for an ITQ in one of BCS’ centres to use an e-skills Passport to assess their existing skills.

31/10/06
e-skills UK publishes progress report
e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for IT and telecoms, has published a progress report on its activities since its Sector Skills Agreement (SSA) was launched a year ago.

14/06/06
Bourne Training to develop IT skills courses for Ufi
e-Learning provider Bourne Training has won a contract from University for Industry (Ufi) to develop part of the second phase of a new range of IT skills courses within the 'IT for Life' and 'IT for Work' portfolios.

25/05/06
IT experts are the most stressed, says survey
IT experts are more likely to suffer from stress than any other professional, according to a new survey.

09/05/06
Blended learning package for ECDL launched
GTSLearning has launched a new blended-learning package for ECDL study using Microsoft Office 2003, XP or 2000.

01/03/06
Symposium to focus on global digital literacy
A move to address digital literacy as a global issue has been undertaken by the ECDL Foundation and CEPIS (The Council of European Professional Informatics Societies).

10/02/06
Pitman Training to deliver OCR qualifications
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA) has signed a partnership agreement with training provider Pitman Training Group. The arrangement will see a number of Pitman Training Centres deliver a combination of OCR CLAiT Plus with Microsoft Office Specialist units and OCR Text Processing. The package is designed to provide individuals and employers with a blend of OCR qualifications and the Pitman Training Diploma.

06/12/05
GTSLearning launches new self-paced study tools for ECDL
GTSLearning has launched two self-paced study tools designed to help prepare students for the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) qualification.

25/08/05
BCS campaign encourages technophobes to 'Keep Up'
The British Computer Society (BCS) has launched a new campaign to encourage people who feel intimidated by computers to get online and use the Internet.

19/08/05
BCS launches national search for ECDL tales of success
The British Computer Society (BCS) has launched a competition to find the most inspirational tale of success achieved by a UK candidate of their ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) IT literacy qualification.

21/07/05
ECDL Foundation launches global competition
The ECDL Foundation has launched a global competition entitled "ECDL / ICDL Impacts Lives" for all ECDL and ICDL candidates and certificate holders from around the world.

04/07/05
BCS offers free membership to successful ECDL Expert candidates
An opportunity to acquire free membership of the British Computer Society is being offered to successful candidates of the BCS's core IT skills qualification product - the ECDL Advanced qualification.

15/06/05
IT skills improvement plan aims to close UK productivity gap
An action plan for IT skills improvement is aiming to reduce the productivity gap with France, Germany and the USA within three-years.

19/04/05
BCS extends ECDL offering with ECDL Expert Certificate
The British Computer Society (BCS) has extended its European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) range with the new ECDL Expert Certificate.

14/04/05
OCR unveils revised CLAiT computer skills qualification
Awarding body OCR unveiled its revised CLAiT Suite at this week’s HRD Conference and Exhibition at Olympia in London.

18/02/05
BCS launch new IT literacy campaign
The British Computer Society (BCS) launched a new IT literacy campaign earlier this week. The Society's new e-Citizen programme aims to encourage individuals who possibly don't own a computer or have immediate access to one to get online and join the internet revolution.

05/01/05
ECDL foundation calls for digital literacy to be given priority in European education strategy
The European Computer Driving Licence Foundation (ECDL-F) has called for digital literacy to be placed at the heart of Europe's education strategy.

16/11/04
BCS welcomes Brown's proposals on skills
The British Computer Society has welcomed the proposals on skills made by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown at last week's CBI conference.

09/08/04
Home PC users put employers at risk from email viruses
Home PC users are increasingly falling victim to viruses from spam emails and are consequently putting their work IT systems at risk according to the Corporate IT Forum, a membership organisation representing 148 of Europe's largest IT user organisations.

13/07/04
Microsoft Office Specialist Academic Competition: UK winners announced
The UKs best students of Microsoft Word and Excel have had their achievements acknowledged at an awards ceremony at the Microsoft Campus in Reading.

12/07/04
e-skills UK launches national IT assessment tool
IT skills are a basic requirement of employment – not just a skills issue. That was the message Larry Hirst, Chairman of Sector Skills Council e-skills UK, and Chief Executive IBM UK and Ireland, delivered when he launched e-skills Passport last week as part of the Department for Education and Skills' 'One year on from the skills strategy' event in London.

05/07/04
BCS shows new face to Parliament
Charles Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills and Ian Taylor MP, former Minister of Science and Technology, were just two prominent political figures who visited the British Computer Society's exhibition stand in the House of Commons last week.

23/06/04
Microsoft boosts IT literacy at the grass roots
Microsoft is inviting community groups across the UK to apply for a Microsoft Community Learning Award to help further the provision of ICT skills and training to disadvantaged young people and adults across the UK.

11/05/04
First 25 complete new IT user qualification
At an awards ceremony yesterday, the first 25 people to complete the new Information Technology Qualification (ITQ) were presented with their certificates.

05/05/04
ECDL hits the million mark
The BCS is celebrating reaching its biggest milestone yet, as one million people in the UK are now registered with the Society's European Computer Driving Licence international IT qualification.

08/04/04
BCS offers free IT skills assessment for individuals
The British Computer Society (BCS) is offering individuals a free IT skills assessment for anyone wishing to identify their strengths and weaknesses in computing. The Society's Training Needs Analysis (TNA) resource will be available on the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) website, which is managed in the UK by the BCS.

06/04/04
Pearson VUE signs three-year testing agreement with Adobe
Pearson VUE, the electronic testing business of Pearson Education, has announced that it has signed a three-year contract with Adobe Systems Incorporated to provide computer-based test delivery of Adobe certification exams.

01/04/04
Electric Paper launch new courseware for New CLAiT
Electric Paper, today unveiled a new interactive product designed to help raise completion rates and grades for the New CLAiT qualification that is offered in schools, FE Colleges, adult educations centres and training organisations, as well as NHS Trusts.

25/02/04
Record registrations for ECDL Advanced
A record 1,600 candidates registered for the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Advanced qualification in January 2004.

16/02/04
QA expands IT user training

10/02/04
British Computer Society calls for "cradle to grave" IT skills for all

04/02/04
Certiport's IC3 chosen for Microsoft Innovative Teachers Programme

21/01/04
British Computer Society launch skills programme for the IT illiterate

14/01/04
IT instructor first to pass new look ECDL

15/10/03
Global Digital Literacy Council discuss International ICT standards

12/05/03
ECDL celebrates fifth birthday

24/03/03
ECDL launched in Welsh

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