ICDL Africa team visit to Nigeria
21st November 2022
In the month of October 2022, the ICDL Foundation CEO, ICDL Africa General Manager and Regional Manager visited the Nigerian Market for market overview and strategic meetings with stakeholders towards the promotion of ICDL in Nigeria. Prior to their arrival, the Nigerian team had earmarked major stakeholders for them to meet with. The Nigerian team, …
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Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services Commits to Upskill Banking Sector
17th November 2022
The Uganda institute of Banking and financial services, a leading financial institution devoted to keeping professional standards in Uganda’s banking and financial services industry has committed itself to promote digital skilling in the country. Speaking at the side-line of the ICDL onboarding meeting that took place early this month at the institute in Kampala, the …
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Tumaini Senior Secondary School (TSSS) has joined ICDL Family!
17th November 2022
Tumaini Senior Secondary School is a secondary school in Arusha – Tanzania with The National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA) registration number S5493. The boys and girls boarding school, provides quality education, have an additional curriculum such as STEM whereby students study advanced technology, PBL= PROJECT BASED LEARNING. Student centered learning is influenced by doing …
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Engaging ICDL Partners in Kenya
17th November 2022
In mid-November, The ICDL Africa team in Kenya engaged ATC Coordinators and representatives in a series of meetings. The objectives of these meetings were to engage partners in open discussions relating to their experiences throughout the year, plans and strategies for the coming year(2023) as well as various ways in which ICDL Kenya can support their …
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Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) conducts a digital skills survey for their staff
28th April 2022
ICDL team in Tanzania conducted ICDL Compass testing for more than 30 Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE) staff across all departments of the association on 11th April 2022. The plan basing on the outcome of the report will be for ATE to adopt ICDL training as they prepare to offer digital skills training in Tanzania. …
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ISBAT University Gears up Digital Skilling and Certification
22nd April 2022
ISBAT University one of the top digital hub universities located in the heart of Kampala City-Uganda has geared up efforts to train and certify students and the work force using ICDL. While speaking to Dan Muhenda, the ICDL Market Development Executive in Uganda, Mr. Hareesh Kumar, emphasized the need for all students and the workforce …
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ICDL Accreditation by Kenya National Qualifications Authority
20th April 2022
On Monday, 5 April 2022, ICDL was awarded an accreditation certificate by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) during a ceremony held at Sankara, Nairobi, Kenya. This auspicious event was graced by the Guest of Honor Ms. Maureen Mbaka (Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs), Dr. Juma Mukhwana (Director General/CEO, KNQA), …
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ICDL TTT Programme at Kenyatta University
17th March 2022
ICDL Africa team started a Train-the-Trainer Programme at the Kenyatta University on 9th March 2022. The Programme ran for 3 days within which a total of 9 trainers from the university were equipped with skills on how to deliver effective ICDL training to their learners. The Programme was conducted virtually with 7 of the trainers …
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New ICDL ATC: New Life Leadership Academy – Rwanda
11th March 2022
ICDL Africa is delighted to welcome New Life Leadership Academy to join us as our newest Accredited Test Centre (ATC) in Bugesera, Rwanda. New Life Leadership Academy is an outreach of Africa New Life uniquely set apart to offer Christ- centered education aimed at developing Christian character and Christian leadership. They offer the Accelerated Christian …
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BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania Joins ICDL Africa
28th February 2022
Brac Maendeleo Tanzania has joined ICDL Africa to offer ICDL trainings to secondary school students in Tanzania under the project dubbed “Skills for their future” which is aimed at equipping youths in public schools with ICT skills to prepare them for the fourth industrial revolution. BRAC is an organization that implements various projects aimed at …
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New ICDL ATC alert: SKILLS HUB INTERNATIONAL (SHI) – Rwanda
23rd February 2022
SKILLS HUB INTERNATIONAL (SHI) is a private company limited by shares specializing in training and other employment consulting services, it is registered in Rwanda since 2013 to offer a wide range of world-class and excellent training services, recruitment services and employment services to corporate and individual clients. It also offers cutting edge business and management …
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New ATC alert: Light of Life International Christian School – Uganda
22nd February 2022
Life International Christian School, a newly accredited ICDL training and Test Center located in the heart of Mukono town council, Mukono District has this week successfully completed the certification of over eight (8) trainers and six (6) market development executives. Located just a few meters away from Uganda Christian University (UCU), Light of Life Christian School has kicked …
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Kenya National Qualifications Authority Accredits ICDL Certification.
2nd February 2022
The Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) was set up in 2015 as set out in the Kenya National Qualifications Framework (KNQF) act no. 22 of 2014 (and KNQF Regulations, 2018) to help coordinate and harmonize the various levels of education; and to create a database of all qualifications in the country. The KNQF that the …
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ICDL Exhibition at Kenyatta University.
28th January 2022
On Thursday 28th January 2022, ICDL Africa participated in a Career Day exhibition at an ATC, Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya, The event was organised by The Directorate of Career Development and Mentoring Programmes (CDMP) in conjunction with Kenyatta university students’ Association (KUSA). The event theme was “Dynamic World: Creativity, Innovation and Technology as the Main Skills …
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21st Century Skills
20th January 2022
A productive workforce with 21st century skills is critical to staying competitive today. Retaining staff and getting the most from your workforce means investing in both hard and soft skills. We have developed custom training solutions that give you everything you need to develop employees’ skills and meet the challenges of the 21st century. Read …
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The Central Bank of Rwanda holds a Graduation Ceremony.
23rd December 2021
On Tuesday 21st December, 2021, the Central Bank of Rwanda held it’s graduation ceremony with 14 graduates who received ICDL certificates. The ceremony was graced with BNR staff including the Executive Director, the HR department and the general staff. In partnership with the Central Bank, ICDL Africa had conducted a Pilot Assessment in Digital Skills …
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Rwanda Management Institute trains 30 TVET staff from all 30 Districts in Rwanda.
7th October 2021
On August 17th, 2021, Dr. MULINDAHABI Charline with other senior officials from Rwanda TVET Board (RTB) and GIZ-Rwanda officially opened a 17-day training of International Certification in Digital Literacy (ICDL) that brought together 30 TVET staff from all districts at RMI Murambi campus. Dr. MULINDAHABI welcomed the training participants at RMI and urged them to …
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Meru University of Science and Technology Joins ICDL.
24th September 2021
Meru University of Science and Technology is a public university in Tigania West Constituency Meru. The Vision of the University is to be a world-class University of excellence in Science and Technology. In pursuit of its mission to provide Quality University education, training, and research in Science, Technology, and Innovation, the University has successfully implemented the Quality …
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DARUSSALAM COMPUTERS LTD JOINS ICDL.
20th September 2021
DARUSSALAM Computers Ltd. is a consultancy services firm on ICT (Information Communication Technology) training, integration and solutions. DARUSSALAM Computers focuses on both large & small scale telecommunications and network infrastructure, applications and services which are designed, deployed and supported by our highly skilled technical and management team in Nigeria. These solutions are created from best-of-breed, …
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NEW ICDL ATC :Enugu State Tech Hub
15th September 2021
Enugu State Tech Hub and Youths Innovation Center is an Initiative of Enugu State Government through the leadership of His Excellency Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, the Executive governor of Enugu state under the supervision of Enugu State Ministry of Science and Technology to bring technology down to the grassroot of Ndi Enugu. This …
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University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies (UTB) 8TH Graduation
6th September 2021
ICDL was made compulsory to all candidates graduating from UTB since 2018. During the UTB graduation, class of 2019 – 2020, over 1500 candidates graduated in ICDL programes. Prof. DR calixte Kabera thanked ICDL for the partnership and encouraged the good relationship as they both aim at graduating candidates ready for the workforce. There was …
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Lonadek Global Services collaborates with The Lagos State Science Research & Innovation Council to train in ICDL Programs.
6th September 2021
Lonadek Global Services (www.lonadek.com) is a multi-award-winning, woman-owned, ISO:9001:2015 certified Engineering Technology and Information Management Company. Lonadek partners with ICDL to deliver Computer Literacy and Digital Skills Training as part of its corporate objective of empowering STEM/TECH talents to deliver state-of-the-art technologies and Innovative Solutions. As an ICDL partner in Africa, Lonadek recently collaborated …
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Life International Christian Academy graduates ICDL candidates.
3rd September 2021
Life International Christian Academy was co-founded by Birungi Ronald and Mrs.Birungi Ram and their 4 Children who moved to Rwanda in 2014, pursuing a dream to start and operate a learning center that integrates Biblical Principles (Scripture memory, wisdom principles), Godly Character Training (A.C.E. characters, 90 character traits of Christ), Mastery-Based Learning that has a …
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Oshwal College Prize award
3rd September 2021
Oshwal College is a post-modern tertiary institution located in a serene environment on its own grounds on 2nd Avenue, Parklands, Nairobi. Established in 1992, it is the elder institution of the many nursery, primary and secondary school institutions owned and managed by the Oshwal Education and Relief Board (OERB) – a charitable organization in Kenya. For …
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NEW ATC ALERT : Mount Kenya University
31st August 2021
Mount Kenya University (MKU) is a private, multi-campus, university in Kenya. Founded in 1996, it is one of the largest private universities in the country, with a student body in excess of 52,000, as of September 2015. Mount Kenya University Main campus is located in Thika, with other campuses in Nairobi, Parklands, Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nkubu, Meru, Kakamega, and Kisii. MKU …
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NEW ICDL ATC: Kenya Institute of Management
24th August 2021
The Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) is a membership-based non-profit making professional management organization committed to the promotion of excellence and integrity in the practice of management. The Institute was established in 1954 as a premier institute that provides management consultancy and capacity-building services to corporate organizations and other institutions. The institution is now fully …
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Haute Ecole de Commerce et de Management ( HECM ) – Benin
19th August 2021
Created in 1999, the Haute Ecole de Commerce et de Management ( HECM ) is located in Benin with 7 branches namely Cotonou ( Jericho and Akpakpa ), Calavi ( Gbodjè , Atrokpocodji ), Porto-Novo , Bohicon and Parakou. It is one of the best business and management schools in the sub-region. Its annual results …
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3C puts the Digital Tablet at the service of the Quranic Tablet
27th July 2021
Signing of the agreement with 3C, an ICDL Test Centre in Senegal and the Ahmed Sakhir Lô Institute in Boune, which specializes in memorizing the Holy Quran and teaching religious sciences. The ceremony took place on Tuesday 22 at the headquarters of the institute in Boune, under the presence of its CEO Serigne Bara Niang, …
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Over 75 Students Graduate at Orchard International Christian School
16th July 2021
It was joy and excitement at Orchard International School Kampala as over 75 candidates graduated. The graduating students have been part of 100 students that enrolled at Orchard center through sponsorship of the MTN innovation program and its partners. The trainers, Sally Nyangoma and Billy Golooba were overjoyed as they received the ICDL certificates on …
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ICDL Africa: Kenya Train the Trainer Workshop.
18th June 2021
ICDL Africa held its second Virtual Train the Trainer Workshop in Kenya this year. The virtual workshop, conducted from 9th to 11th June 2021, was attended by 10 participants representing four Accredited Test Centres. namely S.C.S. Swaminarayan Academy, Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj School, and College, The Presbyterian University of East Africa, and Unity College Of Professional Studies. The 3-day …
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Rwanda Digital schools project
4th June 2021
The Rwanda Digital school project will establish Digital Schools (with 40 PCs each), across 8 secondary schools in Kigali, Rwanda. In total the project will supply 320 PCs, 24 laptops, assistive technology to aid classes and impact up to 2,000 students from underprivileged communities in the project’s first phase (and up to 12,000 students in …
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Graduation at Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
4th June 2021
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a Pan African women’s organization whose mission is to support girls and women acquire education for development. FAWE was founded in 1992 and its headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya. FAWE Rwanda is one of the 34 chapters across Africa. It was founded in 1997 by a group …
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The National Bank of Rwanda (Central Bank of Rwanda) Staff train in ICDL
13th February 2021
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) strives to be a world class Central Bank that contributes to economic growth & development, by using robust monetary policy tools to maintain stable market prices. The Bank ensures financial stability in a free-market economy as it embraces innovations, diversity, inclusiveness, and economic integration. The Bank is charged with …
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Chum International School Virtual Learning Students graduate
8th December 2020
We wish to congratulate the group of 12 students, who graduated from Chum International School in Muyenga-Kampala, having successfully completed virtual ICDL training.
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Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) graduates over 200 students in ICDL
8th December 2020
Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT) has graduated over 200 students, who have all been undergoing virtual training in ICDL Workforce modules.
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“ICDL Content is rich and very relevant for today’s world” – Lecturer
15th September 2020
Ezra Kampororo, a trainer at Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT) was one of the participants in the ICDL training that was recently conducted at UICT spearheaded by Dan Muhenda. He has so far certified in all the ICDL Base Modules apart from Documents, which he will accomplish sooner rather than later. Ezra …
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Emerson Education continues to champion ICDL Certification in Tanzania
7th September 2020
The ICDL Skillsbox has provided learners at the ATC with a wider range of modules spanning across ICDL Workforce that offers Digital skills for employability and productivity and the ICDL Professional that offers Digital skills for occupational effectiveness
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“ICDL’S Online Testing Platform is the best” – Uganda Institute of communication technology (UICT) Trainer
7th September 2020
Annet Tusiime a Senior IT Trainer at Uganda Institute of communication technology (UICT) has come out to give her own experience in joining ICDL as a student and later a certified trainer
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Harvest Academy Trainer gives accolades for the new ICDL Testing Platform
2nd July 2020
At Harvest Academy, the excitement that has come with the new experience in using Skillsbox is immeasurable.
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Leveraging Technology to Expand ICDL Partners Network
25th June 2020
Contingency plans on business continuity during and after the pandemic are a top priority.
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Oshwal College introduces the ICDL Skillsbox e-learning and remote invigilation for their students
10th June 2020
ICDL candidates at Oshwal College, in Kenya are very excited following the recent introduction of the ICDL Skillsbox testing platform.
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Chum International School management and students excited over ICDL Skills box Platform
25th May 2020
Students at Chum International School are more than excited after their centre migrated to the ICDL online platform SKillsbox.
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ICDL Africa Virtual Regional Meeting
25th May 2020
ICDL Africa held it’s first virtual Regional Meeting with all its representatives in Africa.
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ICDL TESTING DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS
13th May 2020
ICDL Africa will be remaining active during the COVID-19 crisis to help support all users of the ICDL programme in Africa. While this is an exceptionally difficult time, we will be taking steps to support the continued operation of the ICDL programme in Africa. We are working closely with our network of Accredited Test Centres, to …
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Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA) becomes the first ICDL Accredited Test Centre (ATC) in Tanzania to Test on Skillsbox
19th April 2020
Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA) becomes the first ICDL Accredited Test Centre (ATC) in Tanzania to Test on Skillsbox
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A group of Twenty five staff from the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) successfully completed the ICDL training certification of the seven (7) modules
18th March 2020
25 staffs from the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) successfully completed the ICDL training certification of the seven (7) modules
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Nigeria hosts the Phase II of the Train-the-Trainer Programme.
3rd March 2020
E-Tech Complete Solutions, hosted the Second Phase of the Train-the-Trainer Program (TTT) in February 2020.
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ICDL Africa expanding its existence in West Africa (Francophone Region).
25th February 2020
ICDL Africa expanding its existence in West Africa (Francophone Region).
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Train the Trainer (TTT) programme at Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA) in Arusha,Tanzania.
17th February 2020
ICDL Africa has successfully conducted the Train the Trainer (TTT) programme at Institute of Accountancy Arusha (IAA) in Arusha,Tanzania. This is for the first time in the history of ICDL program in Tanzania a public institute of higher learning as hosted superior TTT training with twenty-two (22) ICT trainees at the institution participating actively at …
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African Institute for Mathematics Sciences(AIMS) Smart Classroom Launch and ICDL Graduation
17th February 2020
ICDL Africa attended the official launch of the New Smart Classrooms set up by the Africa Institute of Mathematical Sciences(AIMS) .
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ICDL Africa – Kenya attended the Career Week event at Kenyatta University (KU)
5th February 2020
ICDL Africa- Kenya Team engaged in a Career Week event at Kenyatta University (KU). Coming soon after the signing up of Kenyatta University as an ATC. The event was a great opportunity to showcase the benefits of ICDL certification to prospective students and parents who attended. The ICDL team was able to sensitize the students …
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ICDL Students at Shoma Christian Academy preparing for the Graduation
4th February 2020
During the visit at the school to check on the progress of learning and content delivery at the centre, the ICDL Africa representative in Uganda, Dan Muhenda discovered the students were over joyed for having completed successfully five (5) modules so far and have embarked on the last two to make a total of seven …
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ICDL Africa Team attended a session at AIMS RWANDA.
28th January 2020
The session brought together all the forty-two trainers who are running the training project of teachers across the fourteen Districts in the country
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Train the Trainer at Makerere University, Uganda
17th January 2020
ICDL Uganda welcomed the long-awaited Train-the-Trainer training at Makerere University in the heart of Kampala City.
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ICDL Africa talk at the Annual General Meeting of heads of church secondary & primary schools 2019 – Tanzania
17th December 2019
On behalf of ICDL Africa, the ICDL Africa Manager in Tanzania, was invited to talk .
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ICDL trainings for the Rwanda Social security Board (RSSB)
27th November 2019
After successfully training and certifying the first group of 25 staff members of RSSB, ICDL Africa received a second batch of 25 employees to start a certification training in ICDL Workforce modules
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ICDL Africa Uganda ATC Forum
19th November 2019
ICDL Africa Uganda held the ATC Forum with purpose of introducing the new changes to sharing and learning from each other.
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ICDL committed to bridging Digital skills gap in Africa
31st October 2019
ICDL Africa hosted an ATC Forum with over 150 participants from 13 African countries.The objective of the event was to discuss how Africa can fully become digital literate
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ICDL Africa concluded the training and certification of the first group of 45 teachers in eight ICDL modules
22nd August 2019
ICDL Africa concluded the training and certification of the first group of 45 teachers in Eight ICDL Modules. This is a project under the Africa Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
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UTB in partnership with ICDL Africa held a breakfast meeting with theme “tomorrow’s workforce
31st July 2019
UTB in Partnership with ICDL Africa held a breakfast meeting with theme "Tomorrow's Workforce".
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MoU signing between ICDL Africa and Insitute of Mathematics and Science(AIMS)
15th May 2019
The mission of AIMS Rwanda is to enable Africa’s students to flourish as independent thinkers, problem solvers and innovators capable of propelling Africa’s future scientific, educational and economic self-sufficiency. On 7th May 2019, ICDL Africa Signed an MoU with AIMS to be the digital skills provider for an AIMS Project named Teacher Training Programme. The MoU …
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The University of Tourism, Technology and Business studies (UTB) officially graduated 663 students
10th May 2019
The University of Tourism, Technology and Business studies (UTB) officially graduated 663 students from different faculties and departments. The university leadership and other invited guests shared with the graduates the secret to use in exploring the expertise gained. The graduation ceremony also saw a total of 1207 candidates issued with ICDL certificate. Among the graduates, …
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