Skill Verified: The Power of Micro-Credentials and Digital Badges

This session offers a brief overview of micro-credentials and digital badges, highlighting their development through international collaboration within the Care about IT project. The session will explore their benefits in both initial education and lifelong learning, followed by discussion on their practical applications.  

Join us for an engaging and hands-on workshop where participants team up to tackle a real-world challenge related to micro-credentials and digital badges. In this interactive session, each group will brainstorm, collaborate, and co-create a solution to a thought-provoking scenario. At the end of the workshop, teams will present their ideas, followed by a group discussion to share insights and explore different perspectives. Whether you're new to digital badges and micro-credentials or looking to deepen your understanding, this session promises inspiration, innovation, and impactful dialogue.

Micro-credentials are small, flexible educational units specified to a certain skill or competence. A micro-credential typically lasts between a few hours and a couple of days. If the student already has the skills or competences defined in the learning objectives, a digital badge can be granted without studying the course. Micro-credentials and digital badges are the clear solution for formally recognizing informal learning.

Speakers:

• Reino Tissari, Turku Vocational Institute
• Terje Losvik, Tallinn Healthcare College

The workshop slides are available here.