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Direct linkPierce, Dennis – Community College Journal, 2023
Micro-credentials are short, highly focused programs designed to provide in-demand skills that help students quickly advance their career, often in just a single semester. They have emerged as a way for students-many of whom are adult learners looking to change jobs-to acquire and demonstrate a core set of skills that can jumpstart their entry…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Microcredentials, Career Development, Partnerships in Education
Kelly LaPlante – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study explores the perceptions of employed MBA students regarding the value of optional micro-credentials and their impact on skill enhancement, career advancement, and personal growth. Utilizing Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), the research involved semi-structured virtual interviews with 15 participants, complemented by…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Graduate Students, Microcredentials, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedBénédicte Gnangnon; Kuang Li; Dena Fatemeh Rezaei; Mishonne Maryann Marks; Chrysanthos Dellarocas; Sarah Chobot Hokanson; Sasha B. Goldman – Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to present the evaluation of a competency-based online professional development training program, PhD Progression, tied to a digital badge system, created to support PhD students across fields. Design/methodology/approach: This study took place at Boston University, a large, nonprofit, Carnegie Classified R1…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Motivation Techniques, Professional Development, Microcredentials
Download full textQuan Yuan, Contributor; Nicola Rampino, Contributor; Seaenna Yang, Contributor; Kun Yuan, Contributor; Sabrina White, Contributor – Graduate Management Admission Council, 2024
For more than a decade, the GMACTM Prospective Students Survey (PSS) has provided the world's graduate business schools with critical insights into the decision-making processes of people actively applying to, considering, or researching graduate management education (GME) programs. Its questions--covering a diverse range of topics that impact…
Descriptors: Surveys, College Admission, College Applicants, Graduate Study
Amy Cosby; Nicole McDonald; Kristen Lovric – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2024
Purpose: To identify a skilled micro-credentialled training pathway for agricultural careers. Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey consisting of open ended and Likert-type ratings questions regarding workforce skills requirements, training priorities and training delivery preferences was administered with 17 agricultural business managers and…
Descriptors: Guided Pathways, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Occupations, Seasonal Laborers
Lynnae Venaruzzo; Cherie Diaz – Distance Education, 2025
Microcredentials enable a digital transformation of educational offerings that build skills of learners and the capability of organisations; however learners struggle with balancing study on top of work and family commitments unless they are motivated and self-regulated in their learning. Designing microcredentials that intrinsically motivate…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Learning Experience
Marilys Galindo – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
The Micro-Credential Program is a digital badging system composed of competency-based pathways that move forward early childhood professionals to achieving mastery in employability skills. These skills are crucial for early childhood professionals to have to provide high-quality, nurturing learning environments to children in their care as well as…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Microcredentials, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Competencies
