Centro ECDL de la UAH

ICDL/ECDL PROGRAMME

The European Computer Driving License (ICDL/ECDL) is the European certification that recognizes basic and complete computer usage competences at the user level. You can obtain this certification in our certified examination centre.

With more than 20 years of history and more than 16 million certified people in the world, ICDL has been recognized by UNESCO as the certification that most widely implements the European framework of digital competence (DigComp), reference of digital qualification of the European Commission. ICDL is a main reference of digital competence merits in different contexts: access to or promotion in public service and requirement for enrolment in universities in some countries, merit for specific private jobs or in international organizations (e.g. Europol, NATO, etc.), etc.

The current available modules for the examination are (all of them available in english, also in spanish):

• ICDL/ECDL initial modules:
  • Computer and Online Essentials
  • Documents
  • Spreadsheets
  • Presentation
  • Cyber Security
  • Digital Marketing
• ICDL/ECDL specialised modules:
  • Teamwork
  • Remote work
  • Data protection
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Artifical Intelligence (AI)
  • Big Data
  • Cloud Computing
• Other ICDL/ECDL avalable modules (please contact us to check the availability):
  • ICDL website programmes

ICDL/ECDL GUIDE

• The programme syllabus of the ICDL/ECDL accreditation is public and can be consulted in the ICDL website website.
• The examinations are hands on in the computer lab and only available through approved centres. Online examination option is also possible. Please, check on the online system if your configuration is adequate for online tests (use the option “Check system requirements”). You will also need:
  • An appropriate place with a very good connection: you should be alone, with no other people around during the test.
  • A camera and microphone that must work during the test, as we must verify identity and authorship as well as have the option to communicate during the session.
  • A good computer with Chrome browser (others like Mozilla could also work), Windows 10 and Office 2016 or later.
  • An installed plugin following the instructions of the check configuration option of the system.
• You can consult our guide on certification, tests and diagnostic tests (in Spanish).

PRICES

Consult the examination fees in the links below. Prices for students and staff of the University of Alcalá are only available through access from an account or computer inside the university.

• ICDL/ECDL for personnel not linked to UAH (external: information in English).
• ICDL/ECDL for UAH students (information in English).

DATES AND TIMES

Online training and learning materials are available almost all time along the year. Test sessions are possible when our centre is open: only on university school days, Monday to Friday. The starting time for the exams will be at 16:00 (Spanish time)  in the afternoon at latest, as each session usually includes the exams of five or more modules and each module will take up to 45 minutes to complete. The sessions are organised on demand when there is a group of several candidates ready to take the exams (normally after showing proficiency through results of diagnostic pre-tests).

HOW TO ENROL AND START WITH US

Please, follow this steps once you are convinced of being trained and taking test with us:

• Fill out our online registration form (see upper menu) with your contact data and indicate what you would exactly want: only online tests, also online training (only Spanish) or learning materials for test preparation.
• We will contact you by e-mail to confirm conditions and indicating details to pay fees
• You will send us the confirmation receipt of having paid the fees
• We will send you the details for accessing systems and you can start