ICDL Base Profile is a recommended profile of an individual’s digital literacy. It consists of four separate modules that cover key ICT skills and knowledge areas.

• Computer Essentials
• Online Essentials
• Word Processing
• Spreadsheets

As well as constituting a key profile in their own right, these modules contain important concepts and skills that can underpin competence in more specialised areas. They equip individuals to deal and work with a range skills in their daily activity.