European Information Technologies Certification Institute Explained
European Information Technologies Certification Institute (EITCI) |
Abbreviation: | EITCI |
Type: | Qualifications standardization and certification body |
Status: | Non-profit organization |
Purpose: | Combating digital exclusion |
Location: | Avenue des Saisons 100-102, bte 30, 1050 Brussels, Belgium |
Region Served: | Worldwide |
Main Organ: | EITCI General Assembly |
The European Information Technologies Certification Institute (EITCI) is an international non-profit organisation headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, aimed primarily towards promotion of digital literacy and prevention of digital exclusion, by providing standards for the certification of knowledge and skills in the area of information and communication technologies, in accordance to the European Commission's guidelines.[1] [2] [3] [4] EITCI is not an official EU organization.
Knowledge and skills certification standards
EITCI provides constant development, governance, and certification of the following professional ICT knowledge and skills certification standards:[5]
- European Information Technologies Certification (EITC) programme - provides certification of individuals' knowledge and skills in narrow, specialized single-subject areas of ICT such as Office software, Computer-aided project management, Online collaboration systems, Raster graphics processing.
- European Information Technologies Certification Academy (EITCA) programme - provides certification of individuals' knowledge and skills in broader field-oriented areas of ICT expertise such as Computer graphics, Information security etc. The EITCA programmes, referred to as EITCA Academies, include selected sets of several to over a dozen of individual EITC programmes, that together comprise a particular area of qualifications.
See also
Notes and References
- The Elevate Framework for Assessment and Certification Design for Vocational Training in European ICT SMEs . 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2014) . http://www.csedu.org/?y=2014 . Paraskakis . Iraklis . Hatziapostolou . Thanos . 2014 .
- Web site: General profile . 23 January 2015 . European Information Technologies Certification Institute (EITCI).
- Web site: ICT training/education and certification . Digital Agenda for Europe, ICT 2013 . European Commission.
- Goetzen. P.. Chmielecki. M.. Hernes. M.. Egovernment in Poland - Research on Polish Policies and Practices. Journal of Applied Computer Science Methods. 2012. 4. 2. 5–20. 166247285.
- Web site: Certification programmes. European Information Technologies Certification Institute (EITCI). 2015-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20150704004254/http://www.eitci.org/certification-programmes. 2015-07-04. dead.