Microcredentials are now widely recognised
Microcredentials are now widely recognised as a legitimate pathway to learning, plus validating specialised skills and competencies.
Microcredentials are used by many major private and public sector organisations, plus career-focused people throughout the world covering:
- Short courses on-site or online
- Boot camps – short intensive learning experiences, often associated with information technology or entrepreneurship opportunities
- Digital badges earned for achievement or participation in short learning events
- Licences and certifications.
Major benefits of microcredentials include:
- Allowing workers to select and personalise their learning
- Aligning learning with an individual’s immediate or longer-term career goals
- Ensuring learning meets employers’ expectations and industry needs
- The opportunity to explore new subject areas and skills
- Flexible delivery and shorter time commitment
- More learning providers locally and globally to choose from
- Capacity to integrate into career pathways and larger education credentials
As the value and integrity of a university degree decline, employers are looking for candidates that demonstrate excellent people and team skills over a basic degree.
Microcredentials show an employer an ongoing commitment to learning and development, plus a motivated mindset to be your very best.
The major attractions of microcredentials are that they are cheap, high quality, completed online at your convenience and provide a certificate of completion to validate your learnings.
In some aspects, it may also bypass the need for a long term study university degree and associated student loan debts.
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