Making micro-credentials work: A student perspective

Micro-credentials, digital badges and industry-recognised certificates have been attracting considerable attention in recent years and with the disruption of many jobs due to the pandemic, interest in continuing education has grown. Micro-credentials represent an alternative approach to career and...

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Main Authors:	Kaleb Oxley, Tristan van Rooyen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Deakin University 2021-08-01
Series:	Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability
Online Access:	https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/article/view/1321

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description	Micro-credentials, digital badges and industry-recognised certificates have been attracting considerable attention in recent years and with the disruption of many jobs due to the pandemic, interest in continuing education has grown. Micro-credentials represent an alternative approach to career and professional development (Ghasia, Machumu, & De Smet, 2019, p. 219; LaMagna, 2017, p. 207). These credentialed … industry aligned short units of learning’ are described by Wheelahan & Moodie (2021, p. 212) as an extension of ‘21st century skills’ and the discourse of employability in higher education. Graduate employability has become heavily integrated into modern higher education policy frameworks, but what does this actually mean from a student perspective?
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Making micro-credentials work: A student perspective

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