Skills for work and life

The skills required to use digital technology in daily life. These skills are best understood on a graduated continuum from basic functional skills to higher-level, specialist skills and include ‘a combination of behaviours, expertise, know-how, work habits, character traits, dispositions and critical understandings.’

Basic computer skills courses cover the most common usages of a computer, including a majority or all of the following: understanding the basic notions of computer manipulation; managing computer files, word processing, using spreadsheets and databases; creating presentations; finding information and communicating using computers; and being aware of social and ethical implications of Internet use.

Original source:

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2009: Guide to Measuring Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Education