Essential Digital Literacy is about knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours in the use of digital devices. Essential Skills Wales have designed the digital literacy qualification to cover six strands of knowledge within digital literacy.In order to gain the Essential Digital Literacy qualification, learners must demonstrate their skills in a controlled task which includes a structured discussion.
Digital Responsibility
Safe, secure and legal application of digital
literacy in respect of yourself and others.
This module covers e-safety and encourages
learners to work safely. Discuss email protocol, phishing, spam and issues of
online security.
Digital Productivity
Selection and application of the most suitable
resource(s) to achieve an objective. The learners will organise files in a
systematic way; identify and use digital technology to develop solutions to a
task; maintain and develop a system to ensure that work can be produced in an
efficient and effective way.
Digital Information Literacy
Using digital literacy to research and locate relevant
information. Learners need to demonstrate awareness of the validity of
information found and issues related to copyright.
Digital Collaboration
Collaborating and working with others to achieve
shared objectives. Learners need to demonstrate a range of skills and etiquette
to work effectively with or within a team.
Digital Creativity
Applying own initiative to maximise the potential of
digital literacy. This module challenges learners to think creatively in a
digital environment and to be critical and reflective in relation to their
target audience.
Digital Learning
Evaluating
the use of digital literacy and developing new skills. Learners should be able
to respond to a variety of tasks: selecting, applying and evaluating a range of
familiar and unfamiliar digital tools.
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