The Ministry of Education Kosovo (MEST) have defined the development and promotion of ICT skills at a national level as a special priority. In relation to this priority, the goal has been set that all teachers become equipped with necessary competences to operate successfully within their profession and to enable personal development through an improved skills set.

The ECDL programme was chosen by the Government of Kosovo to address the ICT skills deficit of the country’s teachers, under the name of the ‘ECDL for Teachers’ project. The ECDL programme suited the needs of Kosovo’s government in its aim to substantially improve the ICT skills of its educators as they harness technology and prepare today’s school-goers for the job market of tomorrow.

More than 70% of the targeted group have  achieved ECDL Start certification (4 Modules), with more than 50% gaining full ECDL certification. The ‘ECDL for Teachers’ programme in Kosovo is being implemented by the American University of Kosovo (AUK), and by the date of its completion (2012), more than 27,000 will have completed the certification.

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