ENQA is pleased to invite you to an online event that will explore existing and prospective practices for external quality assurance of micro-credentials in a variety of contexts across the European Higher Education Area. The event is based on the outcomes of the ENQA working group on micro-credentials, which has been exploring the topic in detail over the past year.
A comprehensive mapping exercise conducted by ENQA has revealed that micro-credentials are on the radar of quality assurance agencies but that arrangements are highly dependent on the spread of the phenomenon in national contexts and the regulatory requirements under development. Due to the specific features of micro-credentials, there is also some resistance to claims that internal quality assurance arrangements cover, by default, micro-credentials and can be relied on heavily.
The event will outline a number of areas which require added attention if micro-credentials are to be designed, delivered and reviewed to render quality results and meet the expectations of increasingly diverse profiles of learners. Topics for debate will include the appropriateness of ex-ante or ex-post quality assurance, the level of involvement of industry partners, the notion of an expiry date and the link between quality assurance and recognition practices with a view to supporting stackability and portability of micro-credentials.
The event will take place on Tuesday 27 September at 10.00-13.00 CEST. Further details about the programme are available here. Participation is open to all interested stakeholders. Please register in advance here.
We hope you will join us for an interesting conversation and one which must unite multiple categories of stakeholders if it is to be successful.