Developed by the ECDL Foundation, ECDL Image Editing is a new certification designed to give you the knowledge required to use and manipulate digital images.

ECDL Image Editinggives you the practical skills you need to get the most out of your digital images. This makes ECDL ImageMaker an ideal certification for second-level students, small businesses, community groups or individuals and junior photographers.

ECDL / ICDL Image Editing has been specifically designed for people who wish to acquire the skills to work with digital images, without having to commit to the time and expense of a professional-level digital image editing certification

ECDL ImageMaker is an ideal Certification for:

• Junior photographers
• Second-level students
• Small businesses
• Community groups
• Individuals

With the arrival of digital cameras, computers, scanners, camera phones and digital image manipulation software, everyone now has the opportunity to work with digital images for a variety of purposes. The possibilities are endless - if you understand the main concepts of digital images and have the skills to manipulate and edit them. Until now, acquiring those skills has involved committing to professional or third-level programmes.

Now the introduction of ECDL / ICDL Image Editing offers Candidates the opportunity to acquire the skills to work with digital images without having to commit to the time and expense of a professional-level digital image editing certification. The benefits of ECDL / ICDL Image Editing are summarised as follows:

It is recommended that the candidate has at least passed the Module 2 (Using the Computer & Managing Files), Module 3 (Wordprocessing) and Module 7 (Information & Communication) before attempting to take the ECDL / ICDL Image Editing test.

Depending on the candidate's experience, ECDL / ICDL Image Editing requires approximately 20-30 hours of training followed by the successful completion of a  45 minute test.