Hanoi to pilot international digital skills certificate for school students
Education experts and school leaders have endorsed ICDL as a vital tool to standardize international digital skills for Hanoi students amid growing global integration.
THE HANOI TIMES — Hanoi will pilot the International Computer Driving License (ICDL) program to improve digital and technological skills for students from grades 1 to 12, starting in the second semester of the 2025–2026 academic year.
The Hanoi Department of Education and Training announced the plan at a conference on October 3.
Overview of the conference organized by the Hanoi Department of Education and Training. Photo: Hanoimoi.
According to the department, the program follows both the European Digital Competence Framework and Vietnam’s Digital Competence Framework, which the Ministry of Education and Training issued on January 24, 2025.
The ministry recognizes ICDL as a modern, globally accepted standard. The certificate remains valid permanently and is recognized in more than 100 countries. The program helps standardize international digital skills for Hanoi students and demonstrates schools’ readiness to apply it based on their specific conditions.
EMG Education, the implementing partner, pledged to support Hanoi’s education sector through free training and professional development for teachers. The organization also presented the program’s structure, roadmap, and solutions for implementation challenges.
Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training Tran The Cuong said the ICDL program would give students access to international digital skill standards and strengthen Hanoi’s leadership in educational innovation.
He urged relevant departments, schools at all levels, and vocational training centers to develop pilot plans. At the same time, teachers are required to complete the training as a mandatory professional duty.
He also asked EMG Education to continue providing learning materials, technical platforms, and training to ensure consistent and effective implementation.
In the 2025–2026 school year, Hanoi has about 129,300 teachers and 2.3 million students, an increase of around 60,000 from the previous year. The city has 68,900 classrooms and 2,954 preschools and general schools, up 43 from last year.
Hanoi also has 29 continuing and vocational education centers with 29,000 high school learners and 28,000 students in joint training programs.
