Workforce-context micro-credential success depends on sustained partnerships, employer recognition, higher-education credit linkage, and time-cost flexibility¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r1 · q1
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Subclaims¶

q1 i? Digital Promise reports that successful workforce micro-credential programs feature sustained programs and partnerships incorporating micro-credentials into additional pathways of opportunity, employer recognition, association with higher education and postsecondary credit, and flexibility and feasibility of offerings in both time and cost. → Rita Fennelly-Atkinson and April Williamson (Digital Promise) 2023

Evidence¶

Rita Fennelly-Atkinson and April Williamson (Digital Promise) 2023¶

Rita Fennelly-Atkinson and April Williamson (Digital Promise). (2023). Certifying Competencies and Skills with Micro-credentials in a Global Context. Digital Promise presentation. https://digitalpromise.org/microcredentials

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A descriptive implementation-practice slide citing the Tinsley et al. 2022 report. The presentation also lists "Employer recognition of MCs" and "Flexibility and feasibility of MC offerings in both time and cost" as success factors, without printing study designs, samples, or statistics.

"Sustained programs and partnerships that incorporate MCs into additional pathways of opportunity (Tinsley, Cacicio, Shah, Parker, Younge, & Luke Luna, 2022)"

Discussion¶

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