IT Skills Certification

To take the ICDL exams, you must complete three simple steps:

STEP ONE

Purchase the skills card and exams

The fees charged at our test centre are particularly advantageous for:

• Students enrolled at the University of Eastern Piedmont
• Graduates who left University of Eastern Piedmont less than one year ago
• Alumni UPO - Association of former students of the University of Eastern Piedmont
• Employees of the University of Eastern Piedmont

The fees are as follows:

Together with the skills card, it is advisable to purchase at least two exams (payment is made in a single payment).
Any failed exam must be reacquired.

• Skills Card New ICDL (no expiry date) € 55
• Exam of New ICDL basic/full standard (including “Mi Certifico Ecdl” activation code for online AICA course) € 18
• Kit ICDL basic (Skills card + 4 exams) € 120
• Kit ICDL standard (Skills card +7 exams) € 170
• Exam of New ICDL basic/full standard (only repurchase – without code, for candidates who failed exam) € 15
• ICDL Full Standard Update Certification € 45
• Single exam of New ICDL Update € 9
• Exam module ICDL Advanced € 40
• Exam module Using Databases € 30

It is possible to pay for multiple modules together and then take them over time, for example, 2 or 3 at a time, by booking for different exam sessions; or pay only for the modules you wish to take immediately and then make a new payment for subsequent exams.

Payment method

• Log on to Easy Pagamenti - PagoPA (allow pop-ups in your browser).
  The first time you log on, registration is required which is verified with a confirmation message to the email address indicated during registration.
• After you have registered, you will be able to access the payment portal by logging in with the username and password chosen during registration.
• Choose the menu Access the payment portal > Catalogues > ECDL
• By clicking on your cart> ECDL, you select the product you are interested in (exams without code for those who fail the exam; 1 exam; the ECDL Base kit which includes skill cards and 4 modules; ...)
• As indicated on the chosen category, you must specify your student ID (enrolment) number and the CITY (e.g., Alessandria, Novara, Vercelli)
• Continue on Go to Payment. For payment, it is possible to download a PagoPA payment slip and print the bill, or proceed with online payment by credit card, bank transfer, postal order.
• Use this payment method also to re-purchase failed exams

STEP TWO

Complete the form, sending receipt of payment

You can attach the receipt of payment directly to the form and receive in your email the codes to access the portal https://www.aicadigitalacademy.it/aica_academy/ where you will find specific materials for the preparation of each exam module. This material remains available to the student for one year from its activation. Each “Mi Certifico ECDL” activation code is valid for one module only. (These are courses managed by Aica and you should consult their helpdesk if there are any problems).

Only the registrations for which both online registration and payment receipt have been received are valid.
FILL IN THE FORM and send receipt of payment

STEP THREE

Register online for the exam session, respecting procedure and deadlines indicated in the ICDL Exam Calendar

Last step: around one week before the exam session, the form for REGISTRATION ON ICDL SESSIONS is available (see below).

Information on data processing – automatic exams AICA

Certificates

ICDL (formerly ECDL) requires a Skills Card that does not expire. The Skills Card is an official and personal digital document that enables its owner to carry out ECDL exams and allows the registration of modules as they pass. The Syllabus is a document that specifies the exam programme for each module
ICDL is recognized as an educational credit in a university setting and as a score or prerequisite in many competitions.
Read more (su sito www.ecdl.it)

ICDL offers two courses, one basic (4 exams) and one full (7 exams):

• BASIC: composed of four modules that are the basic elements of digital competence and define the knowledge and skills necessary to use computers and the Internet with confidence:
  • Computer Essentials
  • OnlineEssentials
  • Word Processing
  • Spreadsheets​

For more information (www.ecdl.it)

• STANDARD: composed of NEW ECDL BASIC plus three other modules to be chosen by the candidate from among the proposals:
  For more information (www.ecdl.it)

The Test Centre is NOT approved for the following modules:

• WebEditing
• ImageEditing
• 2D Computer Aided Design
• ECDL - CAD 3D MECHANICAL
• ECDL - CAD 3D ARCHITECTURAL
• Health
• ECDL - GIS M1 - CARTOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION
• ECDL - GIS M2 - GIS SYSTEMS, ECDL - GIS M3 – USE OF SOFTWARE GIS
• ECDL MULTIMEDIA - AUDIO EDITING
• ECDL MULTIMEDIA - VIDEO EDITING
• ECDL MULTIMEDIA - MULTIMEDIA PUBLISHING
• DCA2 - Digital Competence Assessment (superior)
• E-Citizen
• Using Databases (syllabus 5.0)
• Using Databases (syllabus 6.0 - Office 2016)
• Project Planning
• Information Literacy
• Digital Marketing
• ECDL Robotica
• Application Essentials

Academic credit value of ICDL/ECDL certification for Disum

• The course in Modern Languages requires ICDL STANDARD (7 exams) to achieve 6 CFU academic credits, as stated in "Other Activity".
• The course in Modern, Classical and Comparative Philology requires ICDL STARDARD (7 exams) to achieve 6 CFU academic credits, as stated in "Other Activity".
• The course in Philosophy and Communication requires ICDL BASE (4 exams) to achieve 3 CFU academic credits.

Registration of credits in the study plan

For credits to be recorded, the request for validation of the ICDL certificate is examined by the Degree Course Council.
Action: contact the Test Centre contact person and ask for a summary of the exams taken.
Download the application for credit transfer that you find in the forms section.
Fill out the application and send everything to the Disum Admin Office by e-mail.
The Office can be contacted:

• by sending a ticket via TICKETING UPO RISPONDE: for requests of any kind, when forms or other documentation in file format do not need to be attached;
• by sending an e-mail to allegati.disum@uniupo.it when files containing forms, identity documents, etc. must be attached to the request.

Upon receipt, the Admin Office will upload a € 16 bill online for stamp duty which you will then have to pay.

Advice on use of Micertifico codes

Candidates can access from the portal: https://www.aicadigitalacademy.it/aica_academyand subsequently, after registration, to the Micertifico area in order to use codes that have been assigned and not yet activated on the micertificoecdl platform.

N.B. All codes already activated on www.micertificoecdl.it will be valid until the expiry date.

Your ICDL Profile (virtual skills card)

​This is the candidate transcript booklet, a digital document on which all the exams you have taken are recorded, with details of the date, the software suite, the syllabus and the language in which they were taken.
You can check yours by registering on the Portal of AICA

The ICDL certificate

​After passing the exams required by the chosen certification path, you will receive your European Computer Driving License.

Keep up-to-date

ICDL offers lifetime membership (your "Skills Card" never expires); as you continue your studies or working life, you will always be able to add new modules to your certification and demonstrate that you are always up-to-date.