"The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL), known as the ICDL outside Europe, is the global standard in end-user computer skills, offering Candidates an internationally recognised certification that is supported by governments, computer societies, international organisations and commercial corporations globally.

The ECDL / ICDL is the world’s largest end-user computer skills certification programme, with more than 6 million candidates in 146 countries.

ECDL / ICDL raises the level of IT and computer skills and allows candidates to be more productive at home and at work. ECDL / ICDL also improves job prospects by providing an internationally recognised qualification. With a superior Syllabus – uniquely validated to ensure that it is always relevant, up-to-date and meaningful – Candidates can be confident that the ECDL / ICDL offers a certification of unrivalled quality.“

The main implementations of the ECDL today revolve around Microsoft's proprietary products such as Windows^® and Office^®. The Open Learning Centre can provide ECDL approved training using Open Source products such as GNU/Linux and OpenOffice. Training is available either interactively or in a more usual classroom environment.