EUCIP, European Certification for Informatics Professionals, is a professional certification and competence development scheme aimed at IT practitioners and undergraduates. EUCIP, like ECDL, was developed by CEPIS, the Council of European Professional Informatics Professionals. It is administered in Ireland by ICS SKILLS. The objective of the programme is to offer certification of IT competence at an intermediate educational level to ensure a common standard which is accepted by industry, government and public organisations. EUCIP will increase the labour market value of certified IT practitioners, and thus can contribute to the closing of the skills gap, which is threatening the continued development of the IT industry.

In view of the decline in the numbers of students opting for careers in IT, EUCIP can offer added value to IT qualifications by the Pan-European dimension of the certification. The fact that EUCIP, which is a professional entry level qualification, is standardised across Europe gives holders an attractive and versatile certification, which will allow them to apply for IT jobs all across Europe, and allow employers to recruit internationally also.

FETAC announce EUCIP equates to Level 6 on the Irish National Framework for Qualifications.

Register your interest in EUCIP to receive updates on EUCIP courses as they are scheduled nationally.

Visit the official EUCIP web site