ECDL European Computer Driving Licence.

The European Computer Driving Licence® (ECDL) is the internationally recognized qualification which enables people to demonstrate their competence in computer skills and which is now a recognised IT user qualification in over 125 countries.

ECDL is designed specifically for those who wish to gain a benchmark qualification in computing to enable them to develop their IT skills and enhance their career prospects. No prior knowledge of IT or computer skills is needed to study ECDL.

The ECDL course overseen by the British Computer Society, is a qualification that is recognised throughout the business community and now the EU. It comprises of seven modules each of which are relevent to every day computer usage.

At BMS pupils start ECDL in Year 7 and have usually completed all seven modules by the end of Year 9

Module 1 Concepts of I.T

Module 2 File Management

Module 3 Word Processing

Module 4 Spreadsheets

Module 5 Databases

Module 6 Presentations

Module 7 The Internet and E-mail

The modules may be taken in any order and over any period of time up to three years - even all at once - offering maximum flexibility.

Each module requires an examination pass and all seven modules must be completed within the time limit of three years, from the date of the first exam, in order to gain the overall qualification.