Micro-credentials 101 – On-Demand Training

Essential Building Blocks To Create A Sound Curriculum

While micro-credentials are gaining popularity in higher education, many institutions struggle with effective implementation. Confusion around design, integration with existing programs, and alignment with learner needs creates barriers to success, often leading to frustration or stalled initiatives. Without clear strategies, institutions risk falling behind in their ability to evolve credential offerings and serve the growing population of learners who seek flexible, relevant, and accessible education options.

What are the essential foundational blocks needed to initiate, implement, and maintain a micro-credential program successfully?

Do you know the difference between the various types of micro-credentials so that you can make the appropriate decisions about options for your institution?

Gather your staff and colleagues for this training with our expert presenter who will go beyond simply defining micro-credentials and offer a comprehensive, action-oriented guide to developing and implementing a successful micro-credential strategy. Participants will gain deep insights into critical decision-making processes, including aligning micro-credentials with learner needs and institutional goals, and the resources required for sustainable implementation.

This webinar will focus on real-world applications and present a variety of examples and models that illustrate effective approaches across different institutions. Participants will receive practical tools and resources that can be used to develop or enhance their own micro-credential initiatives, understand the purpose and benefits of micro-credentials, and garner concrete steps to start or scale their programs.

Topics Covered

You will gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:

• Identify the benefits and challenges involved with implementing different types of micro-credentials.
• Design micro-credentials that address learners’ needs for flexible, personalized, and career-relevant education opportunities.
• Understand the financial, human resource, and technological infrastructure required for a scalable and sustainable micro-credential initiative.
• Consider the importance of designing learner-centered micro-credentials with meaningful assessments to ensure both academic rigor and practical application.
• Identify opportunities to align micro-credential offerings with labor market trends and institutional goals.
• Recognize the highly competitive global market and the key elements that make badging, micro-credentialing, and stackable credentials so valuable.
  

Presenter

Anne Reed currently serves as the founding Director of Micro-Credentials at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.
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