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Thorne, Kacey; DeMark, Sarah; Heath, Tyson; Young, Kristian – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2023
Purpose: The global labor market has been upended and a new landscape has emerged. New models for ensuring the value and relevance of post-secondary education are needed. Learners need better understanding of the value and relevancy which the education provides and more immediate return on the educational investment. Education providers must…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Skill Development, Microcredentials, College Students
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
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
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David Porter; Robin Cox; Vivian Forssman – OTESSA Journal, 2023
Capacity building for advancing climate-change leadership has become a critical workforce development requirement for both professionals and front-line workers. As the World Economic Forum Jobs 2020 report noted, there is an increasing need to provide short-timeframe opportunities for reskilling and upskilling that will keep step with the…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Open Educational Resources, Skill Development, Continuing Education