CERTIFICATION OF IT SKILLS

IT skills are needed in the Knowledge Economy. How do workers efficiently demonstrate that they have such skills, and how do employers efficiently screen when employing for jobs that need such skills? In Europe, increasingly certification provides a solution to these concerns.

EUropean Certification of Informatics Professionals
Provides two levels of certification:
http://www.eucip.com/

The European Computer Driving License Foundation
The ECDL is a more basic certificate of ability dealing with basic computer applications.
http://www.ecdl.com/main/index.php

It is owned by CEPIS, the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies
http://www.cepis.org/