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Micro-Credentials - A European Approach

 By Gerard Walker, Future Jobs-Skills-Work Insights Micro-credentials offer a flexible, targeted way to help people develop the knowledge, skills, and competences for personal and professional development. These short learning opportunities arise in response to the demand for more flexible, learner-centred forms of education and training. CEDEFOP has recently completed a review of micro-credentials' role in facilitating learning for employment across the 27 EU Member states, including Ireland. It finds that their use by a wide range of public and private providers has grown along with the number of micro-credentials. Despite this, challenges still need to be addressed concerning the complexity and proliferation of micro-credential offerings, which brings confusion to users. The use of Micro-credentials often does not reach the most vulnerable/disadvantaged learner groups. (https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/5587_en.pdf)Therefore, it is timely that the EU has adopted a recommendationfalse

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