What is the IT and Internet Certificate ?

The C2i certificate is the logical continuation of the B2i certificate. This certificate proves that the holder has mastered certain IT and network tool skills. The certificate has been established in order to achieve the goal of developing, strengthening and validating mastery of information and communication technologies by students at institutions of higher learning. It is expected to be available on two levels:

Level 1: requirements applicable to all students and continuous education interns. This first level must be acquired at graduate-degree level at the latest, but is preferably achieved at the beginning of higher-education studies. It will be required for entry into IUFMs (teaching-training colleges) in the long-term.

Level 2: more advanced requirements, based on the occupational focus of each training programme (pre-vocational and vocational education). This second level must be acquired at master’s-degree (second year) level.
C2i Level 2 certificates available:
1. C2i Level 2 for teachers
2. C2i Level 2 for law students
3. C2i Level 2 for students undertaking health-related studies
4. C2i Level 2 for engineering students (currently under development)

The "C2i Level 1" (IT and Internet Certificate) for students

The objective of C2i Level 1 is to enable students to master the skills that are now indispensable for pursuing higher education programmes and to become capable of developing these skills as the technology itself develops. The certificate also aims to help students master skills that will enable them to enter the professional world upon completion of the programme.

The "C2i Level 1" (IT and Internet Certificate) for students, published in the Official Bulletin (B.O.) of 30 April 2002 French version ; http://www2.c2i.education.fr/sections/c2i1/

The C2i Level 1 vouches for the student's proficiency in a full range of skills needed for carrying out the activities that higher education programmes now require :

- Researching, creating, using and managing information;
- Gathering and processing data;
- Managing data;
- Saving, archiving and researching data;
- Presenting the results of a project both in class and at distance;
- Exchanging dialogue and communicating at distance;
- Producing work as part of a group;
- Adopting a standpoint with regard to the problems and issues related to the use of ICT: rights and obligations, legal aspects, deontological and ethical concerns, etc.

Others certificate "C2i Level 2"

The "C2i level 2" for teachers, published in the Official Bulletin (B.O.) of 11 March 2004 French version aims to validate the professional skills required by all teachers for performing the pedagogical, educational and societal aspects of their job ; http://www2.c2i.education.fr/sections/c2i2e/
The "C2i level 2" for law students, published in the Official Bulletin (B.O.) of 17 juin 2004 French version is intended to provide students with an excellent command of the full range of law-related skills, in view of entering the workforce directly upon completion of the university programme ; http://www2.c2i.education.fr/sections/c2i2md/
The "C2i level 2" for students undertaking health-related studies, published in the Official Bulletin (B.O.) of 1er september 2005 French version ; http://www2.c2i.education.fr/sections/c2i2ms/
The "C2i level 2" for engineering students, currently under development http://www2.c2i.education.fr/sections/c2i2mi/