Web Editing

What is Web Editing?

This module offers candidates the opportunity to acquire an understanding of key web publishing concepts and the core skills required to design, create and maintain a static website, without having to commit time and valuable resources to a professional-level web design programme. Candidates learn a range of web design skills from HTML to cascading style sheets (CSS).

ECDL / ICDL Web Editing certifies that a candidate can:

Understand key web concepts and terms
Understand the basic principles of HTML and use common HTML mark-up tags to modify the layout of a web page
Use a web authoring application to design and format web pages, format text, and work with hyperlinks and tables
Recognise and use common web image formats and create forms in a web page
Understand and use cascading style sheets (CSS)
Prepare web pages for publishing to a web server

The ECDL Web Editing certification requires approximately 20-30 hours of tuition followed by successful completion of a simple 45 minute test.

Who is ECDL Web Editing for?

ECDL Web Editing 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

Training

ECDL Web Editing is offered to our students during the summer holidays.
We also offer ECDL Web Editing courses and testing for the general public outside school hours. These courses can be organised on demand for groups of not less than 6 persons.

Testing

The ECDL Web Editing test is undertaken at the computer at our 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 is set to be 75%.
Candidates failing ECDL Web Editing tests are allowed to retake the test at the same Test Centre. Candidates are encouraged to attempt the sample test papers before taking the test.
Candidates who are not satisfied with the assessment process of their ECDL Web Editing test are encouraged to discuss their concerns with the Test Centre. If they are not satisfied with the outcome of these discussions, they are encouraged to send an email/letter to ECDL Malta explaining their concerns. A fee will be charged for revision of tests.

Syllabus

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.

Certification

The Web Editing certificate is awarded when a Candidate successfully passes the Web Editing test. The certificate will NOT be issued immediately by the Test Centre. ECDL Malta will issue the certificate and pass this on to the Test Centre where the test was held. Candidates will collect the certificate from the Test Centre where they had sat for their test. The fee involved in issuing the Web Editing certificate is incorporated in the cost of the Registration Number.

Adapted from http://ecdl.com.mt