Micro-credentials for recognition of workplace learning
In this provocation paper, we argue that designing micro-credentials for alignment with formal qualifications in terms of volume of learning and learning outcomes may leave employers' needs unmet and continue the disconnect between employers' and education providers' perceptions on graduates' work-readiness. We encourage the design of micro-credentials for greater recognition and portability of on-the-job learning, be it for credit into formal qualifications or not. We argue also that micro-credentials give an opportunity to better embed workplace informal learning into formal qualifications. ... Show more
Authors: Martinez-Marroquin, Elisa; Male, Sally
Published: Burwood, Victoria, Deakin University, 2021
Resource type: Article
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https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/article/view/1513
