Training Structure
Joint Continuing Education Office, Faculty of Sciences
Overview
The Pix certification is a national certification recognized throughout Europe, designed to help raise the overall level of digital knowledge and skills and thereby prepare for the digital transformation of our entire society and economy.
Earning the Pix certification allows you to demonstrate your level of proficiency in digital technology and its applications.
The Benefits of the Training Program
Objectives
- Support efforts to raise the overall level of digital knowledge and skills
- Preparing for the digital transformation of our entire society and economy
- To promote a better grasp of core digital skills
- Develop the ability to work independently and adapt to digital technologies regardless of the professional environment
Expertise and Skills
The Pix platform assesses your proficiency in 5 major areas and across 16 digital competencies from the European DigComp Reference Framework:
- Information and Data (Search engines, information monitoring, fake news, file organization, using spreadsheets...)
- Communication and Collaboration (Email, calendar, social media, collaboration tools, e-citizenship...)
- Content Creation (Word processing, images, audio and video, layout, copyright, programming...)
- Protection and Safety (Personal data, accessibility, workplace ergonomics, cybersecurity, environmental impacts of digital technology, cyberbullying)
- Digital Environment (Troubleshooting technical issues, operating systems, hardware components, history of computing...)
Your score in each area is rated on an 8-level scale ranging from novice (levels 1 and 2) to expert (levels 7 and 8), including independent (levels 3 and 4) and advanced (levels 5 and 6).
To ensure that the certification is recognized as a professional qualification, you must achieve a level between 3 and 4 in all 16 competencies (for a minimum of 384 PIX credits).
Program
The program includes 5 in-person sessions in Semester 1 (in September and December), the dates will be announced at a later time :
- Day 1 (6:30 a.m., 2 15-minute breaks)
Areas of expertise: D3 - Content Creation, D2 - Communication and Collaboration, D5 - Digital Environment
Background, Challenges, Tools, Resources, and How It Works (30 min)
Binary and Huffman Coding (45 min)
Word Processing (LibreOffice Writer: 45 min)
Spreadsheet (LibreOffice, Calc: 1 hour)
Presentation Tools (LibreOffice, Impress: 45 min)
Making Documents Accessible to Everyone (30 min)
Collaborative Tools (Framasoft Suite: 30 min)
Hands-on session on the Pix platform (1 hour and 15 minutes)
- Day 2 (7 hours, 2 15-minute breaks)
Areas of Expertise: D3 - Content Creation, D4 - Protection and Security
Programming (3 hours 45 minutes): Linux (directory structure basics) / Python (loops) / SQL (database querying) / HTML/CSS (code optimization and debugging)
Data Security (45 minutes)
Data Encryption (45 minutes)
Hands-on session on the Pix platform (1 hour and 30 minutes)
- Day 3 (6:30 a.m., 2 15-minute breaks)
Areas of Expertise: D3 - Content Creation, D4 - Protection and Security
Photo Analysis (1 hour): Location and Edits
Software-Based Image Processing (1 hour): Inkscape and GIMP
Video editing (1 hour): Shotcut
Search Engine (30 min)
Internet search: Boolean (30 min)
Rights and Use of Online Documents (45 min)
Hands-on session on the Pix platform (1 hour and 15 minutes)
- Day 4 (4 hours, 1 15-minute break)
Areas of Expertise: D3 - Content Creation, D4 - Protection and Security
Media Monitoring, Fake News (1 hour)
Messaging Apps and Social Media (30 min)
Chatbot powered by generative AI (Chat GPT) (1 hour)
Hands-on session on the Pix platform: Free choice of skills with a teacher present (1 hour 15 minutes)
- Remote support through the day of the certification exam (6 hours):
One session per week to answer your questions and help you work through specific exercises (1 hour in the evening, from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
2 interim reviews to track your progress (1 per month). In-person certification exam (2 hours): College of Sciences
Admission
Target Audience
- Employees
- Businesses
- Job Seekers
- University of Montpellier Staff
Tuition Fees
Training Costs
Cost: €950 (includes lunch at the Faculty of Sciences staff cafeteria)
This training course is eligible for CPF (Mon Compte Formation) funding
Mandatory Prerequisites
To participate in the Pix training program, candidates must first be able to read, write, and do basic math, as well as use the basic functions of a computer ( such as using a mouse and keyboard).
He or she must also have a basic understanding of how to use a computer and online communication tools in order to review instructional materials and participate in the online activities offered.
Expected Results
To ensure that the certification is relevant to the workplace, the learner must achieve a level between 3 and 4 in all 16 competencies (for a minimum of 384 Pix, adjusted as needed for the learner).