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MICROCREDENTIALS Why micro-credentials? Micro-credentials play a crucial role in ECIU University’s drive to develop work-ready European citizens with future skills and competences and an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset.
MICRO-CREDENTIALS DEFINITION BY THE EU, SUPPORTED BY ECIU UNIVERSITY
Micro-credentials are an opportunity to fundamentally change universities’ role in transforming learning. And they are a
“A micro-credential is a proof of the learning outcomes that
promising means of aligning universities with wider s ocietal
a learner has acquired following a short, transparent-
perspectives and valued social goals. Micro-credentials
ly-assessed learning experience. They are awarded upon
redefine the types of awards and qualifications offered by
the completion of short stand-alone courses (or modules)
universities. They can align universities’ missions with wider
done on-site or online (or in a blended format)"
societal, economic and environmental goals.
GOOD TO KNOW Piloting with micro modules:
• Includes learning offerings from 12 ECIU University members
• Includes SDG11 and language
"There is an urgent need for short learning experiences to acquire targeted competences and skills."
learning related modules
• Includes assessment of the learning outcomes
• Range from 1 to 8 ECTS • Provides in an online or in a hybrid setting
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Says Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of Unit Higher Education at the European Commission, during a ECIU online seminar on January 28 about micro-credentials.
