Digital skills. Delivered your way
Digital skills are essential for learning, employment and modern working life. ICDL SkillsBuilder is a flexible digital skills training programme that helps learners build practical, recognised digital skills through tailored, bite sized, modular learning pathways.
Whether you're supporting school learners, preparing people for employment or career changes, developing a digital health and care workforce, SkillsBuilder provides the digital literacy, productivity and technology skills needed to succeed.
Developed by the ICDL Foundation and delivered by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, SkillsBuilder is the only ICDL programme accredited for delivery in the UK.
Learning that fits your learners
Every learner starts from a different place. That's why SkillsBuilder combines flexible module choices with Compass, our self-assessment tool.
Compass helps learners identify their digital strengths and development needs, allowing organisations to create personalised learning pathways that support individual goals and organisational objectives.
From secondary school students and adult learners to clinicians and frontline staff, SkillsBuilder adapts to a wide range of learning journeys.
Digital skills for schools and learners under 16
Build digital confidence from an early age
Today's learners need strong digital literacy skills to thrive in education, employment and everyday life. ICDL SkillsBuilder helps schools develop digital confidence through flexible learning that works alongside existing curriculum.
Schools can introduce digital skills learning from Key Stage 3 and build progressively as learners develop, helping students gain practical experience with the digital tools and technologies they will use throughout their lives.
Benefits for schools
Students develop practical capabilities across communication, collaboration, productivity and responsible digital participation, creating strong foundations for future study and employment.
Modules start at KS3 with Digital Student Essentials modules
Flexible, modular learning that grows with the learner
Supports digital literacy and online safety
Develop confidence using everyday workplace and education tools like Microsoft suite
Build future-ready skills valued by employers and further education providers
Create learning pathways that suit your curriculum
Ready to build digital confidence?
We're already helping schools, colleges, health and care organisations, employers and training providers across the UK develop digital confidence and capability.
Digital skills for employment, employability and adult learners
Turn digital skills into career opportunities
Digital skills are now an essential employability skill. ICDL SkillsBuilder helps learners develop recognised digital skills for employment, enabling them to become more confident, capable and workplace-ready.
Ideal for further education colleges, employability programmes, workforce development initiatives and adult learning providers, SkillsBuilder supports upskilling, reskilling and career progression through flexible learning pathways.
Digital skills can make a real difference at work
Building confidence with everyday digital tools can help learners feel more prepared for work and career progression.
Benefits for employability programmes
Learners gain practical experience in commonly used workplace technologies, helping them contribute effectively from day one and adapt to evolving digital workplaces.
Create bespoke pathways for different learner groups
Develop workplace digital skills employers value
Support adult learners entering or returning to employment
Build confidence with productivity and collaboration tools
Strengthen employability and career progression opportunities
Support reskilling and workforce readiness
Ready to build digital confidence?
We're already helping schools, colleges, health and care organisations, employers and training providers across the UK develop digital confidence and capability.
Digital skills training for health and care organisations
Support a digitally confident workforce
Health and care services are increasingly reliant on digital systems, data and technology. ICDL SkillsBuilder helps health and care organisations build the confidence and capability needed to deliver safer, more efficient services.
Whether staff are updating patient records, managing information securely, supporting patients with digital services or contributing to Electronic Patient Record (EPR) programmes, SkillsBuilder provides practical digital skills training that can be applied immediately.
Tailored to your organisation
NHS Digital Academy, Learning Needs Analysis:
"A whole workforce approach is needed, but training must meet individual learners' needs."
Using Compass, organisations can identify digital development requirements across their workforce and design learning programmes that support staff at every level.
From frontline staff and administrators to clinicians and operational leaders, SkillsBuilder supports a wide range of health and care roles.
Benefits for health and care organisations
Develop a digitally confident workforce across all health and care roles
Improve adoption of EPR systems and other digital healthcare technologies
Strengthen cybersecurity awareness and data protection practices
Support workforce development, career pathways and personal development plans
Enable safer, more efficient patient care through better use of digital tools
Create flexible learning pathways tailored to organisational and individual needs
SkillsBuilder covers essential workplace, education and organisational digital skills, including:
Artificial Intelligence
Building awareness of emerging technologies.
Cybersecurity
Keeping systems and data safe.
Data Analysis
Turning information into meaningful insight.
Data Protection
Understanding responsibilities and reducing risk.
Documents, Presentations and Spreadsheets
Core productivity skills.
Cloud Computing
Working smarter with modern platforms.
Ready to build digital confidence?
We're already helping schools, colleges, health and care organisations, employers and training providers across the UK develop digital confidence and capability.
