• Workforce
  • Schools
  • Blog
  • Find Test Centre
  • Become a Test Centre
  • Contact

COVID-19 is a significant risk to progress on educational disadvantage

by Michael Tighe


Posted on 19th August 2020 at 10:33 am



Education systems across the world are being impacted by COVID-19. Almost 900 million children and young people are affected by interruptions in their education and this number is growing. The response from education systems across the globe has been to turn to technological solutions to continue to engage their students in learning. As education systems […]


Schools must prepare for return to remote learning

by Amy Townsend


Posted on 27th July 2020 at 12:07 pm



The coronavirus pandemic disrupted the education and training of learners across the world. In particular, learners from a disadvantaged background risk falling further behind, as distanced learning continues and the debate rages on about how to get learners back into classrooms as safely as possible. A recent report published by Cedefop, the European Centre for the […]


€15m government funding to address student digital divide

by Amy Townsend


Posted on 22nd July 2020 at 4:34 pm



A new scheme announced by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State Niall Collins TD will provide €168 million of funding for third level institutions and students. Notably, this new scheme includes €15 million to help us address the digital divide and give students the […]


Online registration for Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades now open!

by Michael Tighe


Posted on 25th May 2020 at 3:32 pm



Minister McHugh announces online registration for Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades opens on Tuesday 26 May ­All Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied students should register now on gov.ie/leavingcertificate  The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD today (Monday 25 May 2020) announced that the new online Calculated Grades Student Portal will open for registration […]


Older Posts
  • Categories

    • Adult Education
    • blog
    • Careers
    • Centre News
    • Computing Curriculum
    • ECDL Schools
    • ECDL Workforce
    • eSkills
    • IT Security
    • Site News
    • Uncategorised
  • Archives

    • December 2020
    • August 2020
    • July 2020
    • May 2020
    • April 2020
    • March 2020
    • February 2020
    • December 2019
    • November 2019
    • October 2019
    • September 2019
    • August 2019
    • July 2019
    • May 2019
    • April 2019
    • March 2019
    • November 2018
    • September 2018
    • August 2018
    • July 2018
    • May 2018
    • March 2018
    • January 2018
    • December 2017
    • October 2017
    • September 2017
    • August 2017
    • March 2017
    • February 2017
    • December 2016
    • November 2016
    • October 2016
    • September 2016
    • August 2016
    • July 2016
    • April 2016
ECDL Ireland Ltd trading as ICDL Ireland. Registered in Dublin, Ireland No. 265078. ECDL Ireland is a Registered Charity in Ireland No. CHY 12259
Contact Us
ICDL operates under the Irish Computer Society. Our privacy policy can be found here : Privacy