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The Rise of Micro-Credentials

Micro-credentials focus on specific skills and competencies, enabling learners to acquire, demonstrate, and validate expertise in a shorter timeframe. Educational institutions, online platforms, and employers increasingly support these certifications, acknowledging their value for career development, workforce adaptability, and lifelong learning.
Gürhan Durak, Serkan Cankaya
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Micro-credentials and Short Courses in Latin America and Caribbean Region

Micro-credentials have the potential to expand access to post-secondary education by offering students more flexible and cost-effective alternatives to traditional higher-education pathways.
Raquel Fernández, Rafael Novella, Elena Arias Ortiz, David Rosas-Shady, Graciana Rucci   +4 more
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NAVIGATING THE FUTURE: STUDENT EXPERIENCES WITH MICRO-CREDENTIALS AS A LEARNING TOOL

International Journal of Modern Education
This paper explores the UMC390 Public Expenditure micro-credential platform developed by the Institute of Continuing Education and Professional Studies (ICEPS) at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UITM).
`Ainatul Fathiyah Abdul Rahim, Nur Hazirah Hamdan, Muhammad Syakir, Mohd Amar Aziz   +3 more
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Micro-credentials in Saudi higher education: stakeholder perceptions and policy implications for economic transformation and bridging skills gaps

Journal of Professional Capital and Community
PurposeThis study explores how aware college students and employers in Saudi Arabia are of micro-credentials and how much value they place on them. It also examines how micro-credentials affect students’ motivation for professional growth, addressing the
Ke Zhang, Talal Alasmari
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Micro-credentialing

Clinical Nurse Specialist, 2023
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Gaps in the Quality Assurance of Micro-Credentials

PriMera Scientific Engineering
Micro-credentials have emerged as a flexible, personalised approach to skills development, serving a variety of learner and industry needs. These credentials offer opportunities for learners to upskill or reskill in a more focused and accessible manner ...
S. Virkus, Sigrid Mandre
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Characteristics, Motivators, and Enablers of Educators Who Earn Many Micro‐Credentials

Future in Educational Research
This study explores the characteristics, motivators, and enablers of US educators, who earned more than ten micro‐credentials. Although research exists on attitudes and motivators associated with educators newly engaging with micro‐credentials, it ...
Marilys Galindo, Rita Fennelly-Atkinson
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Perspectives on Implementing Micro-credentials in the Commonwealth Caribbean: A Survey of Stakeholders

Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology
Micro-credentials (MCs) have emerged as a transformative tool in education and workforce development, offering flexible, targeted learning opportunities that align with the principles of lifelong learning.
Rory McGreal
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Co-designing inclusive, accessible micro-credentials

ASCILITE Publications
Micro-credentials are a flexible and responsive course type that meets the evolving demands of learners, industries, and higher education institutions (Department of Education, 2024; Department of Education, 2022).
Megan Colbert, Laura Airey, Richard McInnes   +2 more
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Integrating Micro-Credentials into Higher Education: Skilling Youth to Enhance Employability in Pakistan

Review of Education, Administration & Law
The rapid evolution in industrial needs and the changing employment requirements making it necessary to put the higher education in line with the altering demands.
Muhammad Ehsan, Azhar Mahmood
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