Course Title: e-Citizen (from ECDL Foundation)

Duration: 7 Weeks (1 session of 3 hours per week)

Next Available Dates: Starting every 3 weeks

Required before attending: No experience needed

Overview: e-Citizen is a new end-user computer skills certification programme developed by ECDL-Foundation. It is an improver-level certification specifically developed to cater for those with a limited knowledge of computers and the Internet.
e-Citizen is intended to help Candidates bridge the digital divide by giving them the necessary skills to interact on-line across a broad range of environments, from dealing with government departments to communicating on-line with family and friends.

Included with the course:

Full manual. Exam Fee, In class assignments, home assignments, Mock Exams and access to our Online mock exams.

What level of competence will Candidates reach on completion of e-Citizen?

On completion of the programme Candidates will have acquired the skills to be able to fully participate in the e-society. Candidates will be able to use e-government services and on-line banking, search for information from a variety of sources and carry out on-line transactions.

e-Citizen is not intended as a certification leading to employment but rather helps Candidates to develop an understanding and experience of computers and the Internet with a view to facilitating their participation in the Information Society.

On completion of e-Citizen Candidates will be aware of information sources and available online services and will be able to browse the World Wide Web and extract useful information in the areas of News, Government, Consumer, Travel, Education/Training, Employment, Health, Interest Groups and Business. They will be able to use the services available through the Internet by interacting with the service provider to successfully obtain the service required and fully participate as an e-Citizen.

How is e-Citizen taught?

The e-Citizen programme is partly tutor-led but also involves independent study.

Candidates work through a Syllabus Guide which includes tasks that are designed to allow the Candidate to become more involved within online culture and give the Candidate practical experience of some of the opportunities the Internet presents.

The programme has an easy-to-follow look and feel with a clear and logical progression pathway through the Syllabus Guide, which is retained by the Candidate as a reminder of the skills they have acquired.