What is Micro-Credentials

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Micro-credentials are mini-qualifications, narrower than traditional qualifications such as diplomas or degrees, that demonstrate skills, knowledge and/or competence in a given area. Learn more in: Visibilization of Graduating Student Employability Skills via ePortfolio Practices: Evidence From East African HE Institutions

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Online instructional learning design that is learning objective focused on specific skills that provide learners a self-paced, performance-based learning experience. Learn more in: Micro-Credentials in Higher Education

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Minor qualifications or certified acknowledgement of a, usually narrow, learning achievement relating to competencies, knowledge, skills and/or experience in certain subject area. Learn more in: The Future of Transversal Competencies in Higher Education Assessment

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A subset of credentials that can be used in larger pathways that can build toward a larger credential or certification. They emphasize specific and more fine-grained skills and competencies and are often developmental with relationships to other micro-credentials and related credentials. Learn more in: Impacting Practice: The Role of Digital Credentials in Social Learning Communities

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Microcredentials provide adult learners with the option to demonstrate necessary skills on their own timeline rather than through fixed periods, proving competency or mastery of learning by providing evidence through practical assessments. Learn more in: Unbundling Credit to Non-Credit: A Framework for Developing Alternative Credentials

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A competency-based digital form of certification. Typically issued for a variety of learning experiences that validate developing skills and acquiring knowledge. Learn more in: Open Digital Badges: The Future of Skill Validation and Credentialing

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A series of short-term, teaching-learning experiences leading to the development of expertise. Learn more in: Innovations in Teacher Professional Development: Integrating Social and Cultural Competencies for Inclusive Excellence

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Learning opportunities that take less time to complete than degrees or certificate programs and focus on specific knowledge and skills that are explicitly aligned with workforce competencies. Learn more in: Using Digital Badges to Design a Comprehensive Model for High-Impact Experiential Learning