Record of the learning outcomes that a learner has acquired following a small unit of learning, and that have been assessed against a predefined standard.
Comment
- Learning leading to microcredentials provides the learner with specific knowledge, skills and competences that respond to societal, personal, cultural or labour market needs;
- microcredentials can be designed and delivered by a variety of providers in different learning settings;
- they are owned by the learner; they provide visibility and value to the outcomes of small, tailored learning experiences, facilitating their certification;
- microcredentials can be shared and are portable, they may be standalone or combined into larger credentials; they can be underpinned by quality assurance following agreed standards in the relevant sector or area of activity;
- the European Union defined the mandatory elements to describe a microcredential:
- identification of the learner;
- title of the microcredential;
- country/region of the issuer;
- awarding body;
- date of issuing;
- learning outcomes;
- notional workload needed to achieve the learning outcomes;
- level in the European Qualifications Framework (and cycle) of the learning experience, if applicable;
- type of assessment;
- form of participation in the learning activity;
- type of quality assurance used to underpin the microcredential.
- this term is close, but not synonymous with: digital credential.
Source
European Commission, 2021g; Cedefop.