ECDL WebStarter
Developed by ECDL Foundation, ECDL WebStarter is a new certification designed to give you the skills required to design, create and maintain a website. ECDL WebStarter has been specifically designed for anyone who wants to acquire the skills to create and maintain a website without having to commit to the time and expense of a professional level Web design programme.
The ECDL WebStarter certification requires approximately 20-30 hours of tuition followed by successful completion of a simple 45 minute test.
ECDL WebStarter certifies that a Candidate:
- Understands key Web publishing concepts
- Has the core skills necessary to create a Web site
- Understands some of the basic principles of HTML
- Can perform simple HTML coding
- Can use a Web editor to create Web pages, create forms and tables, use frames and format text
- Can save and work with images on a Web site
- Can publish the site on the World Wide Web (WWW)
- Has a good appreciation of security issues and laws relating to Web publishing
Who is ECDL WebStarter for?
ECDL Webstarter is the ideal product for:
- Small businesses who need a presence on the Web but do not have the resources to finance a large scale site
- Community groups who may need to communicate with their members while keeping costs as low as possible
- Second-level students who wish to share information and communicate with each other
- Individuals who wish to create personal Web sites, e.g. to stay in touch with friends and family or to pursue hobbies
Benefits of ECDL WebStarter
- Simple, easy-to-follow programme progression
- Explains the basic concepts behind Web site design
- Applicable to a variety of Web publishing software
- A quality certification developed with input from international Subject Matter Experts
- Certifies best practice in Web site creation
- Backed by the international reputation of ECDL Foundation
How does the ECDL WebStarter programme work?
When Candidates register to sit for am ECDL WebStarter test they purchase a Registration Number. The Registration Number fee incorporates the external marking by ECDL Malta and the issue of the ECDL WebStarter certificate.
Registration Numbers may be purchased from any accredited ECDL WebStarter Test Centre. Only an accredited Test Centre can carry out testing and issue Registration Numbers. Test Centres are approved and monitored by ECDL Malta.
Tests
- The ECDL WebStarter test is undertaken at the computer at an accredited ECDL Test Centre. Candidates are provided with a test paper that contains a set of questions. Candidates work through these questions on the computer.
- The duration of each test is 45 minutes. No books or other help may be used during the tests.
- The tests are marked externally by ECDL Malta.
- The pass mark for each module is set to be 75%.
- Candidates failing ECDL WebStarter tests are allowed to retake the tests at the same Test Centre. Candidates are encouraged to attempt the sample test papers before taking tests.
- Any candidate who is not satisfied with the assessment process of his/her ECDL WebStarter test is encouraged to discuss his/her concerns with the Test Centre. If s/he is not satisfied with the outcome of these discussions, s/he is encouraged to send an email/letter to ECDL Malta explaining his/her concerns. A fee will be charged for revision of tests.
Syllabus
At present all tests are based on WebStarter Syllabus 1.5 in PDF* format.
The ECDL Foundation has launched a new syllabus for WebStarter in October 2009. The new syllabus was developed to ensure that the ECDL WebStarter certification programme, which was originally developed in 2004, continues to reflect advances in technologies and current practices of users of web authoring applications.
The main principles underlying the revision of the syllabus were the need to accomodate changes in the usage of applications in today's fast developing ICT world, to reflect the typical behaviour of users in this domain, and to ensure seamless integration with ECDL Core Syllabus 5.0.
The ECDL WebStarter qualification has been renamed ECDL Web Editing to keep with the naming approach used in other ECDL Core modules e.g. ECDL Word Processing and ECDL Spreadsheets.
Local Test Centres will be able to offer testing on the new syllabus during 2010. More details will be made available on this page.
The ECDL Web Editing Syllabus 2.0 is available here in PDF* format.
*You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files on your system.
Sample Tests
In order to download the WebStarter Sample Paper files to your PC, do the following:
- Select the WebStarter Sample Paper link provided below
- In the dialogue box that appears, select "Open this file from its current location"
- In the dialogue box that appears, select the required path to extract files to.(e.g. C:/My Documents)
- This will extract all the files into the chosen folder above ( you may require a compressed folder extraction tool e.g. jZip)
- In this folder, open the files and follow instructions.
ECDL WebStarter Sample Test Papers
How to get Started
Contact one of the locally accredited ECDL WebStarter Test Centres.
