ICDL Americas - Caribbean

04/03/2026

Our colleagues from ICDL Europe participated in the international conference in Valencia, Spain with the presentation “Bridging the Digital Skills Gap: Perception, Reality, and the Role of Certification.”

Across education, industry, and society, a persistent challenge continues to undermine digital readiness: the gap between how people perceive their digital skills and their actual ability to use technology effectively. Research shows individuals tend to overestimate their competence. Young people, often assumed to be “digital natives,” show skills gaps as wide as those of older generations. This disconnect is amplified by the widespread use of self reported indicators, which fail to measure real proficiency. Only practical, task based assessment can accurately capture true digital capability. Learn more https://lnkd.in/diy8E39k

21/07/2025

What level of digital skills do we have?

ICDL Foundation has conducted digital literacy studies, over the years, in different countries, analysing the difference between a first self-assessment of digital skills and the real level, assessed by a practical test. The results revealed that people tend to overestimate their capabilities and that significant digital skills gaps exist in all the countries analysed, and also among young people. This updated report includes new studies from ICDL and other international reports.

The ICDL Foundation and its National Operators conducted digital literacy studies in five European countries (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, and Switzerland) and two countries outside Europe (India and Singapore). The studies consisted of two key parts: a first self-assessment phase and a secon...

17/04/2025

The ICDL certification has obtained several endorsements and celebrated hundred of agreements around the world over its 25 years history. We invite you to review the most up-to-date document on global impact, international references, and digital skills development projects across various sectors
https://icdl.org/references-and-endorsements/icdl-references-and-endorsements-brochure/

10/04/2025

ICDL is one of 27 certification schemes analysed in a new report from the European Commission: Joint Research Centre (JRC), reflecting its breadth, impact in the EU and alignment with DigComp.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨❓ This new report provides a comprehensive analysis of the digital skills certification la...

07/03/2025

📢 Ready to take the first step into the professional world?

With ICDL CORE, gain essential digital skills that employers value. From mastering documents to cybersecurity, these skills will set you apart and open doors to exciting career opportunities.

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12/02/2025

The recent World Economic Forum "The Future of Jobs Report 2025" highlights that "Broadening digital access is expected to be the most transformative trend – both across technology-related trends and overall – with 60% of employers expecting it to transform their business by 2030. Advancements in technologies, particularly AI and information processing (86%); robotics and automation (58%); and energy generation, storage and distribution (41%), are also expected to be transformative.

These trends are expected to have a divergent effect on jobs, driving both the fastest-growing and fastest-declining roles, and fueling demand for technology-related skills, including AI and big data, networks and cybersecurity and technological literacy, which are anticipated to be the top three fastest- growing skills.

On average, workers can expect 39% of their existing skill sets will be transformed or become outdated over the 2025-2030 period

Given these evolving skill demands, the scale of workforce upskilling and reskilling expected to be needed remains significant: if the world’s workforce was made up of 100 people, 59 would need training by 2030"

https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/

13/12/2022

FaceIT Foundation, ICDL representative in Colombia, and the Colombian Chamber of Electronic Commerce, officially presented the new eCommerce module to main players in online commerce in the country. Read all here: https://bit.ly/PresentacionModuloICDLEcommerce

20/04/2022

Our ICDL Insights modules develop an understanding of trending and emerging technology, to allow organisation and business managers to consider the potential of these technologies.

Find our more on our website https://bit.ly/ICDLInsightModules

Interested in learning more about emerging technologies?Organisations are being exposed to an increasingly dynamic and fast-pacedtechnology landscape. We nee...

06/04/2022

ICDL Americas organised its first Regional ICDL Forum - Digital Skills for a Competitive Workforce the past March 24th, an online bilingual English / Spanish event, with speakers from Latin America, the Caribbean and representatives from our international network.

A productive workforce with 21st century skills is critical to staying competitive today. Getting the most from the workforce means investing in both hard and soft skills. Digital skills are key to maximise the investment in IT resources and allow innovation in all areas, both in the private and public sectors.

Complete post and videos here: https://bit.ly/ICDLAmericasForumvideos

24/03/2022

Now from Chile Valora
Institutional Relations and Communications, Area Manager
Álvaro Aguilar Huerta presenting: 'Strategy for the standardization of new IT job profiles for the National System of Job Skills Certification

24/03/2022

Irish Computer Society (ICS) General Manager Frank Mockler, also representing his former ICDL Foundation role, presenting in a key topic today: 'ICT competences framework development, DigComp experience and examples of application in European countries in the workforce sector'