News from Peterborough City Council

Peterborough City Council's information and communications technology (ICT) training team has been awarded an A grade for the way it delivers an internationally recognised computer qualification.

 

It follows an annual audit looking at the way staff deliver the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) qualification.

 

The ECDL is the fastest growing IT user qualification in more than 125 countries. It is designed for people who want to gain a benchmark qualification in computing to enable them to develop their IT skills and enhance their career prospects.

 

It is the second time the city council's ICT training team has attained an A grade in the ECDL audit carried out by the British Computer Society, which is the governing body for ECDL in the UK.

 

The audit consists of a stringent examination of the council's testing records and procedures to ensure the council complies with all of the ECDL rules and regulations.

 

The city council's ICT training section is one of only a few locally registered test centres offering testing for both ECDL and Advanced ECDL in all four modules - word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentations.

 

Anita Lobb, training centre manager for Peterborough City Council, said: "Although we primarily offer testing for Peterborough City Council staff we can also test external candidates.

 

"Candidates can contact us individually or as a group. A large number of staff from a High Street bank in Peterborough have now successfully completed their qualifications in this way. The latest group of delegates are travelling from Norfolk to take their ECDL Advanced tests with us." 

 

The ICT training centre also provides an extensive range of training courses for anyone who needs to increase their IT skills. The centre specialises in providing training courses to specifically suit the needs of customers and regularly meets individuals or managers to discuss their exact requirements to design and deliver training courses tailor made for them.

 

Cabinet member for efficiency and business improvement, councillor Sheila Scott, said "The ICT training team prides itself on providing an excellent customer service and do their utmost to ensure our delegates are successful. I am thrilled that our efforts have been recognised in this way."

 

For more information on training courses and how to register for ECDL or to book an ECDL test, visit www.peterborough.gov.uk/computertraining