This study examines the role of microcredentials in supporting learning for employment. The study collected information through an online survey among mostly European VET providers, national authorities, employee and employer organisations, in-depth country case studies and interviews, as well as Cedefop’s ReferNet network.
While the topic has gained in importance in the context of higher education, focusing on vocational education and training does justice to the complexity of microcredentials in education, training and learning for the European labour market. Results show that microcredentials have only recently become prominent in Europe-wide policy-level debates, despite the existence for many decades of short courses and credentials that support labour-market-related education and training. Although there is uncertainty linked to the naming and function of microcredentials, clear benefits with regards to their flexibility and responsiveness to labour market needs can be observed.
Publication details
Cedefop (2022). Microcredentials for labour market education and training: first look at mapping microcredentials in European labour-market-related education, training and learning: take-up, characteristics and functions. Luxembourg: Publications Office. Cedefop research paper, No 87. http://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2801/351271
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Microcredentials for labour market education and training
Microcredentials for labour market education and training
Microcredentials for labour market education and training: case study Finland
Microcredentials for labour market education and training: case study France
Microcredentials for labour market education and training: case study Germany
Microcredentials for labour market education and training: case study Ireland
Microcredentials for labour market education and training: case study Netherlands
Microcredentials for labour market education and training: case study Poland
Microcredentials for labour market education and training: case study Slovenia
Microcredentials for labour market education and training: case study Spain
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Mikrokvalifikācijas uz darba tirgu vērstā izglītībā
