- Feb 2024
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www.cedefop.europa.eu www.cedefop.europa.eu
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This is often described as a mainreason why qualification systems not opened to all types of credentials
Barrier is about burden to status quo...if sustainable process existed, would systems accommodate something that is probably in learners' interests?
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attribute a quality label to credentials outsidethe formal system
Model for HE to value high quality external (non-accredited) credentials
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The mainfactors limiting the level of trust include: doubts about the quality of somemicrocredentials, no agreed standards for quality assurance, and uncertainty as towhether certain microcredentials will be recognised by national authorities,employers or education and training providers
Seeds of doubt on MC quality
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- Apr 2023
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campustechnology.com campustechnology.com
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How are you going to maintain quality? Who will teach the program? Who will oversee it? How will you assess the success?
Assessment questions
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- Dec 2022
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www.qaa.ac.uk www.qaa.ac.uk
- Feb 2022
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www.workcred.org www.workcred.org
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Appendix F: Questions Universities Can Ask Certification Bodies to Assess Quality of Certifications
These questions (I believe) are coming from a place of validating certifications. Experts publish these as helpful guides to understand if and to what degree certifications are trustworthy. In other words, are they worth the paper they're printed on? In the case of micro-credentials, most questions are likely overkill for the proposal process, etc. Given the central role and importance of TRUST however, perhaps providing a version of these questions to stakeholders seeking to propose micro-credentials could be beneficial in pushing their thinking, or at least centering these themes in their thinking.
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