The ECDL Foundation is the co-ordination unit among countries in Europe which deploying the ECDL in their territories. It also administers the Licences and takes care of coherence, scientific quality, and version follow-up. The main customers of the ECDL are all Europeans. The ECDL syllabus is designed to cover the key concepts of computing, its practical applications and their use in the workplace and society in general. It is broken down into seven modules, each of which must be passed before the ECDL certificate is awarded.
Candidates purchase a logbook listing all the modules.
As they pass each module, the accredited testing body signs the logbook. When all the modules have been successfully completed, the logbook is exchanged for a certificate. Users may, if they wish, just walk in off the street and take the tests. More likely, they will opt for courses based on the ECDL syllabus. The European Computer Driving Licence is the first pan-European Union qualification in computing skills.