Global challenges - Global solutions podcast
Micro-credentials: Powerful new learning tool, or just “pouring old wine into new bottles”?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, an explosion of online and micro-credential programmes changed the face of training and skills development. But it didn’t reduce the needs. Now, they’ve become an important fixture in lifelong learning, upskilling, reskilling and economic recovery. This podcast explores if micro-credentialing is a temporary phenomenon, whether we can ensure quality and relevance to certifications and qualifications, and how employers might view new types of credentialing systems.
13 May 2024
An explosion of online and micro-credential programmes since COVID-19 highlights the importance of lifelong learning to upskilling, reskilling and economic recovery. While these learning courses may help successfully train and equip large numbers of workers with the skills needed for the jobs of the future, they also raise several questions. In this podcast we explore the future of micro-credentialing with two experts on learning and skills development, Pedro Moreno Da Fonseca, ILO Technical Specialist on Lifelong Learning, and Anastasia Pouliou, Expert in Qualifications and credentials - Future of Vocational Education and Training (VET), and Lead Researcher on Micro-credentials at the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, known as Cedefop.
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Speakers
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Pedro Moreno da FonsecaILO Technical Specialist on Lifelong Learning -
Anastasia PouliouExpert in Qualifications and Credentials - Future of Vocational Education and Training (VET), and Leading Researcher on Micro-credentials at Cedefop
Cedefop resources on micro-credentials
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