The ProcToGo Joint-Staff Training entitled Designing a Framework for micro-credentials, explored the state of the art of micro-credentials and identified a common ground for designing a framework for micro-credentials.
Hosted by Tor Vergata University of Rome from June 26th to June 28th, the training was attended by representatives from all project partner universities: University of Antwerp, University of Bremen, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. In addition, the meeting was also joined by representatives from the Universities of Konstanz, Potsdam, Limerick (on line) and the YERUN Central Office.
The meeting started with the keynote speech on “The Challenge of understanding micro-credentials” by Carlos Delgado Kloos – newly appointed Rector’s Delegate on Microcredentials at University Carlos III Madrid. Carlos laid the ground for the following discussion highlighting the many definitions attached to the micro-credentials concept and its controversial overlaps with digital badges.
The experiences shared by each university highlighted that despite the growing interest in experimenting with initiatives, the level of implementation of micro-credentials across most European countries is still in a preliminary phase. Some key barriers need to be overcome to make micro-credentials more valuable and recognised.
