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Making Sense of Micro-Credentials
Short courses and micro-credentials that help workers upskill and reskill are in high demand and super relevant right now. The analyses and webinar links below provide a great overview of everything you need to know about micro-credentials, from what they are and where to find them to what they mean for higher education and the post-pandemic economy.
Navigating the Challenges of Micro-Credentials
5 Juin 2024
14 Issues We Must Address to Evolve to MICRO-CREDENTIALS 2.0!
15 Septembre 2023The recalibration of micro-credentials – moving to Micro-credentials 2.0 – requires a refocus on skills, competencies and capabilities as well as a higher level of employer engagement in the design of the credential.
Three Key Steps to Evolve to MICRO-CREDENTIALS 2.0
15 Septembre 2023It’s time for us to move to Micro-Credentials 2.0 by taking three critical steps.
The 10-Question Micro-Credential Checklist
6 Avril 2023Before commissioning, developing, or delivering a micro-credential, check it meets these 10 requirements.
2 Février 2023The skills challenges faced by employers in Canada are very real, with 1 million unfilled job vacancies reported in the summer of 2022 alone.
What is the Problem We’re Trying to Solve With Micro-credentials?
2 Février 2023The skills challenge is among the key obstacles that communities, employers and organizations face at this time. 64% of employers say they can’t find employees who have the skills they are seeking.
What’s Next for Micro-Credentials?
2 Février 2023The challenge deserves a systematic, Canada-wide, coordinated response. It is time for a cold, hard look at micro-credentials and the skills agenda.
Contact North | Contact Nord’s Reflections on Micro-Credentials
20 Décembre 2022In a city of over a million people in Canada (e.g., Toronto, Montreal Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa-Gatineau), there can be over 3,000 providers of adult learning offering over 30,000 learning experiences each year.
How to Design a Micro-Credential that Meets Demand
26 Avril 2022Canada has about 10,000 micro-credentials. But many do not meet the definition of what they are intended to be: short, focused, intensive learning linked to skills that are in demand from employers, industry or a profession.
Using the Development of Micro-Credentials to Improve Diplomas and Degrees
19 Août 2021Micro-credentials are quickly emerging as a response to the urgent need to reskill and upskill many who find their future disrupted by COVID-19. In Ontario alone, 1,837 micro-credentials have been developed and made available to Ontarians,
10 Key Actions to Ensure Micro-Credentials Meet the Needs of Learners and Employers
20 Mai 2021As colleges and universities start rolling out micro-credentials, 10 key actions must be taken to ensure these credentials meet the needs of both learners and employers.
11 Mars 2021Webinar - Will emerging technologies — AI, blockchain and immersive learning — have an impact on what micro-credentials look like? Will assessment on demand and assessment-only credentials make an appearance in Canada?
Micro-Credentials and Skills-Based Learning in the United States
24 Février 2021Webinar - What does the micro-credentials landscape look like in the U.S.? And what can we learn from it?
How Micro-Credentials are Changing the Landscape of Skills-Based Learning: Lessons from Australia
2 Février 2021Webinar - What’s been happening with micro-credentials Down Under and what can we learn from their use?
Ten Facts You Need to Know About Micro-Credentials
9 Décembre 2020There is no absolute definition for micro-credentials in Canada or anywhere else, in terms of period of study, range of content or specific forms of assessment. These components are, however, widely recognized as key characteristics of micro-credentials:
Micro-Credentials and the Skills Agenda
30 Novembre 2020Micro-credentials represent a real opportunity to make lifelong learning accessible to all. In this overview, we address 12 fundamental questions about micro-credentials.
How to Build a Successful Micro-Credentials System: Best Practises from New Zealand
1 Septembre 2020Webinar - New Zealand is one of the world’s leading jurisdictions in the conceptualization, planning and implementation of a micro-credential system, which offers students a fast, efficient and economical way to gain new skills to secure new employment
