Towards a common definition of micro-credentials
Micro-credentials are increasingly promoted as a new and more flexible way of recognising knowledge, skills and competences. Micro-credentials are flourishing with more new brand names constantly emerging. However, acceptance and recognition of micro-credentials by employers and policy makers is hampered because, among other challenges, there is no universally recognised definition that clearly communicates to lay users, particularly learners and employers, what micro-credentials are. This study set out to address this challenge, by proposing a consensual definition, in the hope of assisting t ... Show more
Authors: Oliver, Beverley
Published: [Paris, France], UNESCO, 2022
Resource type: Report, paper or authored book
Physical description: 36 p.
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https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381668
