A donation of ICDL Skills Logbooks and tests has been made to the WCED. In addition, iThemba LABS in Faure have offered to train 180 educators and supervise the testing of the four ICDL modules. These donations grant educators the opportunity to obtain the ICDL Start qualification at no cost.

• What Does the ICDL Course Entail?
• Course Dates
• Criteria for Participants
• Applications
• Contact Details

WHAT DOES THE ICDL COURSE ENTAIL?

These logbooks and free examinations will be allocated to:

• Educators at Further Education and Training (FET) institutions, specifically those educators who will teach the CAT and IT learning areas in 2006,
• Educators who teach the 2006 FET learning areas that will require the use of ICT's, e.g. Accountancy, Geography, Engineering Studies, etc.

Nine training courses are to be offered between April and October 2005 (see table below). The courses are made up as follows:

• The first eight courses are offered bi-weekly (once every two weeks), after school hours from 15:00 to 17:00. Each of these courses therefore, runs over 10 weeks.
• The ninth course is offered in a block week during the last week of the mid-year vacation, from 08:00 to 16:00. Delegates will receive training for a module in the morning, and write the examination on that module in the afternoon (this is for more competent users).

The ICDL Start certificate consists of four modules:

• Word Processing
• Spreadsheets
• Presentations
• Email & Internet

Only 180 educators can be accommodated in this pilot project, 20 educators per course. Selection for participation therefore, will be on a first come, first served basis with participants further vetted depending on the availability of seats.

COURSE DATES

Please Note: Courses IL003, IL005, IL006 and IL008 are affected by the numerous public holidays. A Friday afternoon had to be utilized to make up the time.

CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPANTS

This is an opportunity for:

• FET Educators in the North, South, East, Central and West coast Winelands EMDCs
• who are to teach the CAT and IT Learning Areas or who are to teach another FET learning area in which the use of ICT will be an integral and compulsory part of the curriculum (e.g. CAD, GIS, Pastel Accounting)

More than one educator per school may apply.

Basic skills required to be accommodated in this intermediate level ICDL course:

• Able to log on to computer system,
• the mouse,
• understand basic file management,
• and have a reasonable understanding of MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and an e-mail program, such as Pegasus Mail or MS Outlook

• The course is open to all educators who are in a position to make their own travel arrangements to iThemba LABS in Faure (on the Old Faure Road, behind Eersterivier).
• No travel costs will be re-imbursed.
• This course is not suitable for beginners.

• The necessary information must be filled out on the MS Excel form.
• The closing date for applications is Tuesday , 12 April 2005 at 16:00 - no late applications can be considered.
• Please note that only the application form (Excel spreadsheet) must be returned via email to the Project Manager for the ICDL Start course, Ms Nazneen Lalla at nazneen@ceie.org.za.

Instructions to Educators Downloading the Application Form:

• Right click here to download the application document
• Click on the "Save Terget As" button
• Save the Excel file (Application form) to the My Documents folder or to your Desktop under " your name "
• Open the file and complete the application form in Excel
  • The cells shaded in blue: select from the drop down lists
  • The cells shaded in yellow: type in the missing information
• SAVE
• email the document as an attachment to:
• either nazneen@ceie.org.za  or stanley@ceie.org.za

Instructions to Educators Downloading the Revised Circular:

• The information can be printed from this website or you can click here to download or view the revised circular (PDF file)
• Select save or view button

CONTACT DETAILS

Nazneen Lalla : 021 900 5173
Stanley Marais : 021 900 5053