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ECDL - experiences/thoughts?

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  • #32
    JC 2K3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,794 ✭✭✭JC 2K3


    Why use the disc? There are handbooks available....

    dfaf wrote:
    the ECDl cert is a waste of time, it has being used and abused over last few years by companies selling courses 1 day course 3 day course, 1 week course online courses 24 hour course 72 hour course, that most employers are not interested in the qualification because it is no indication of real ability. the full syllabus for European computer driving licence is 3,500 pages long.
    if you want a decent applications(office) qualification do the MOUS course microsoft office user
    lol, and sell your soul to Microsoft? How is MOUS any better than ECDL? Most employers aren't interested in ECDL? Where did you get that idea? And you did know that ECDL is only meant to be a basic qualification? Ever heard of ECDL Advanced or ECDL Expert?

    MOUS is simply part of Microsoft's policy of competing in every sector of the IT industry. ECDL is superior as it can be done in any application that fits the task as opposed to MOUS which is limited to MS Office applications.


  • #33
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    JC 2K3 wrote:
    Why use the disc? There are handbooks available....
    For free? The computers teacher showed me a book he has for it but it's ridiculously large and undoubtedly costs a load of money. You'd think they'd include a handbook with the price of the disc/certification.


  • #34
    JC 2K3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,794 ✭✭✭JC 2K3


    I'm surprised they don't...

    I'll relay this info to my mom, who works in this area in ICS Skills.

    Do they do online testing yet? I was testing one of the prototype online testing programmes over the summer. Dunno if it's implemented yet.

    Back when I did mine I used a floppy disk, I presume it's CDRs now, yes?


  • #35
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    It is online alright. Which makes the cost seem a LITTLE bit ridiculous... I mean, maybe if people were hand-correcting it...
    And yes, it is a CD.


  • #36
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,675 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    #Elites wrote:
    same with exel and databases..did the other 5 off the top of my head, and now im ****ed for the last 2! ahhhhh

    Hehe that is mainly due to the fact that you never use those programs?:D


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  • #37
    Sierra Oscar
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 8,675 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sierra Oscar


    #Elites wrote:
    who the **** does!
    Good question!;) :D


  • #38
    JC 2K3
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,794 ✭✭✭JC 2K3


    Secretaries, database administrators, accountants, self employed company owners, anyone in a job that involves handling data....


  • #39
    Sierra Oscar
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    JC 2K3 wrote:
    Secretaries, database administrators, accountants, self employed company owners, anyone in a job that involves handling data....
    We were just messing:rolleyes:


  • #40
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    JC 2K3 wrote:
    Why use the disc? There are handbooks available....



    lol, and sell your soul to Microsoft? How is MOUS any better than ECDL? Most employers aren't interested in ECDL? Where did you get that idea? And you did know that ECDL is only meant to be a basic qualification? Ever heard of ECDL Advanced or ECDL Expert?

    MOUS is simply part of Microsoft's policy of competing in every sector of the IT industry. ECDL is superior as it can be done in any application that fits the task as opposed to MOUS which is limited to MS Office applications.

    ECDL is a very basic exam. But it gets people with no computer experience up to a basic skill level which is probably all they will ever need. As a basic IT benchmark its good enough. Unless of course someone is someone is good at passing exams but can't translate that knowledge to real world problems, which is common enough. MOUS if you do all of it is aimed at power users of the Office Suite. Which again is what most people will use. So its good enough for that scenario. If you were looking for someone to work with excel or access and had 3 applicants the only difference between them being no certification, ECDL or Access\Excel Expert. Which would you choose (other than the best looking).

    I think it comes down to having something, is better than having nothing.Like others I have to say most of this kinda training material is desperately boring to someone with any computer experience at all. Dull beyond belief.


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