Digital foundations
First digital steps: computer, Internet, email, online services
ICDL Digital Citizen · 21 hrs
The certification
ICDL Digital Citizen certification: computer, internet, email and online services.
This certification is not listed in the Specific Directory: it cannot be funded through CPF, but by the employer, the OPCO or France Travail.
Duration and price
Course
€1,290
Price per person, net of tax (VAT not applicable), exam included.
Objectives
By the end of the course, the learner is able to:
- Use a computer or mobile device and adjust its basic settings
- Create, save, print and file documents
- Browse the internet and find reliable information
- Send, receive and organise emails
- Use online services while recognising common risks
Skills assessed
The syllabus assesses the following skills:
- Use a computer or mobile device and its basic settings
- Create, save and file documents
- Browse the internet and search for information
- Write, send and receive emails
- Use online services safely
Programme
The order and length of each module are adjusted to the group after the placement test.
Discover the computer and mobile devices
Hardware and software, keyboard, mouse and touchscreen, starting up and shutting down your device, logging in.
Find your way around the desktop
Icons, windows, menus, basic settings; finding help.
Create a first document
Type a text, save it, print it.
File your documents
Folders, copy, move, delete and find a file; USB stick and online storage.
Browse the internet
Browser, addresses, tabs, bookmarks; search for information and judge how reliable it is.
Write and receive emails
Send, reply, forward, attach a file, keep an address book, set an appointment.
Use online services safely
Accounts and passwords, privacy, spotting scams and fraudulent messages.
Exam practice and sitting the certification
ICDL practice exercises, corrected with comments, then sitting the certification.
Audience and prerequisites
Audience: employees, freelancers and jobseekers.
- No computing experience is needed.
- Command of written and spoken French or English (courses delivered in French or English).
- Take the free ICDL placement test before enrolling.
Formats
In person
In a classroom in Mougins, Valbonne or Sophia Antipolis, in groups of 1 to 8 people, in full 7-hour days or 3.5-hour half-days. Workstation provided, with the necessary software.
Online
Live virtual classes with the trainer, in 3.5-hour half-days. You need a computer with the relevant software, an internet connection, a microphone and a webcam; a technical test takes place before the first session.
Hybrid
Sessions with the trainer, in a classroom or virtual class (at least 50% of the duration), and guided work on the ICDL practice platform, which is provided. Same technical conditions as online.
For online and hybrid courses, technical and teaching support is provided by phone and email, with a reply within 48 working hours at the latest.
In person or hybrid is preferable for complete beginners. Online training assumes you already know how to join a video call.
Assessment and validation
- Before: free ICDL placement test and 20-minute interview to define the pathway.
- During: corrected exercises and practice tests.
- At the end: supervised ICDL exam.
- Satisfaction: questionnaire at the end of the course, then a questionnaire after 3 months.
Validation: ICDL certificate verifiable online if you pass, course completion certificate in all cases.
Teaching methods and resources: interview and placement test, then a pathway adjusted to the result. Demonstrations, exercises on professional cases, practice tests, digital materials given to the learner. Trainers experienced in the subject taught.
Accessibility
Courses are accessible to people with disabilities after a discussion with the disability officer, who assesses the adaptations needed. The rooms in Mougins, Valbonne and Sophia Antipolis are accessible to people with reduced mobility. Disability officer: +33 4 22 21 32 43, contact@antipolisformation.fr. For the exam, adjustments can be requested from the test centre.
Access times
Dates and the access time are given in the written proposal (programme, duration, dates, price) that follows your enquiry.
Funding
Possible funding: employer, OPCO, France Travail.
Prices are per person, net of tax (VAT not applicable).
Practical information
- Documents given before the start of the course: programme, general terms of sale, internal rules, welcome booklet.
- Enrolment and teaching questions: +33 4 22 21 32 43, contact@antipolisformation.fr.
- Complaints: same address, with a reply within 10 working days.
- Other answers: see the frequently asked questions on courses, ICDL certification and funding.
Enrolment and enquiries
A question about this course?
Describe your project: an adviser will contact you free of charge and with no commitment, with the programme and a quote.