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Jack Kie Cheng; Irene Seok-Ching Yong; Chee Keong Ch'ng; Huai Tein Lim – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Micro-credentials have become increasingly popular in the modern job market due to the ability to address rapid changes in various industries. These credentials offer flexibility, targeted and tailored learning experiences that fill specific skill gaps while preparing learners for job roles. In the hope of capitalizing on the advantages of this…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Lang, Josephine – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2023
Purpose: Since new digital micro-credential technologies emerged a decade ago, there has been a rapid rise in micro-credentials in the education landscape. Much has been promised about these educational technologies, yet there is much confusion by key stakeholders in the digital micro-credential ecosystem. This confusion has led to significant…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Job Skills, Universities, Lifelong Learning
Orman, Rukiye; Si?msek, Elif; Kozak Çakir, Meryem Aysegül – Higher Education Evaluation and Development, 2023
Purpose: Micro-credentials, which have been widely used in re-skilling and skills development, provide advantages for improvement in the professional career. As a complementary approach to career and professional development in formal education, it can be said that micro-credentials are preferred for supporting professional development and/or to…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Skill Development
European Training Foundation, 2022
Micro-credentials are an emerging phenomenon all over the world. They are seen as instrumental in supporting upskilling and reskilling in response to transformations in labour markets. New technologies and the green and digital transition are changing skills demand , and for such a transition, people will need to keep up-to-date and ensure their…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Evidence
Lindsay Malone; Aidan Mahon – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2023
This paper explores the Centre for Insurance, Risk and Data Analytics Studies (CIRDAS) as a case study of online adult education which offers flexible upskilling and reskilling opportunities to employees across the Irish insurance sector. It explores how CIRDAS's agile programme development enabled flexible entry, exit and progression routes for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Electronic Learning, Adult Education
European Training Foundation, 2023
Qualifications frameworks are tools for describing qualifications of an education or training system by classifying them into levels. Each level provides a clear description of what the holder of a qualification knows, understands and is able to do. They are important tools for making qualifications transparent and comprehensible, within and…
Descriptors: Qualifications, Global Approach, Regional Programs, Nonformal Education
Cedefop - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, 2024
Microcredentials hold promise for connecting people's skillsets with labour market demand in a rapidly changing world of work. They have proliferated in recent years across economic sectors and education levels, reinforcing European and national efforts to understand and develop them better. They can increase the provision of…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Credibility, Educational Practices, Education Work Relationship
Md Taimur Ahad; Faruk Ahmed; Auvick Chandra Bhowmik; Zannatul Maoya Mim; Aunirudra Dey Anu; Peter Busch – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
The concept of affordance is helpful to understand the advantages that can be offered to users. However, little is known about the affordable Micro-Credential courses (MC) offered by Higher education (HE) providers. This study utilizes Gibson's affordance theory as a lens and aims to validate the affordances of MCs for HE. Furthermore, this study…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Affordances, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Rory McGreal; Eduardo Ali – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2025
This paper investigates the role of micro-credentials (MCs) in addressing educational challenges in the English-speaking Caribbean, with a focus on their potential to align with regional education policies and strategic development goals (SDGs), particularly SDG4: Education for All. Drawing on policy documents, strategic plans, and other resources…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Distance Education
Reynoldson, Miriam – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2023
Much has been written about the potential of micro-credentials to revitalise and modernise Australian higher education offerings, and to create forms of educational credit linked more meaningfully with industry. Proponents of micro-credentials speak from a range of standpoints: public education institutions, private companies, industry…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Educational Innovation, Employment Potential, Nontraditional Education