On Tuesday 12 July, the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation and the Minister of Labour and the Civil Service officially launched the ICDL training and certification programme for officials of the Beninese administration.
More than 1,500 staff at 6 sites across the country are benefiting from this training in order to acquire the skills and abilities needed to use IT tools effectively. According to Mr Daris GBAGUIDI, ICDL Representative for French-speaking Africa, this training, which will lead to an internationally recognised ICDL certificate, will give administration staff “a digital skills passport”. The programme is scheduled to last 9 months.
For the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Ms Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, this training will contribute to greater efficiency in the public administration. “The actions undertaken by the Government aim to modernise the administration and develop it digitally, and also to ensure that the State sets a good example,” she stressed.
ICDL is a digital skills certification standard with three (3) levels (Base, Intermediate and Advanced). In this field, ICDL is the leading certification in the world, widely used in particular within the United Nations system, in public administrations such as those of Côte d'Ivoire, Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Egypt, Malaysia, Romania and the United Arab Emirates, and by private organisations in Europe, Africa and worldwide.