[LINK] Microcredentials

[Tom Worthington]

On 24/3/22 15:59, Stephen Loosley wrote:
> Microcredentials standardised at last By David Braue on Mar 24 2022 
> 01:53 PM 
> https://ia.acs.org.au/content/ia/article/2022/microcredentials-standardised-at-last.html

Should be *centi* or *deci* credentials, as they are one tenth to one 
hundredth of a degree, not *micro* (millionth).

> ... enable potential students to compare short courses ...

Microcredentials are usually much longer than short courses, and have 
formal assessment, which short courses often do not have. The assessment 
is a bit under half the cost of running a course.

> ... ‘stack’ them to build complete qualifications ...

Yes, an lets take a whole lot of single story buildings, and stack them 
to make a skyscraper. What could possibly go wrong? ;-)

> ... whose clarity will make them more helpful for potential
> employers. ...

All those courses designed by different people, at different times,
for different purposes, when stuck together will make a cohesive
learning experience?

> ... more than one hour  and less than a formal Australian 
> Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification. ...

That is a very wide span. The smallest useful microcredenital will be 
more like a week of study, than an hour.

The smallest AQF qualification is a certificate (I to IV & Graduate), 
which requires 600 hours of learning. 
https://www.asqa.gov.au/standards-vac/10.5

> non-credit-bearing microcredentials ...

A "non-credit-bearing" credential?

More on microcredentials:
https://blog.highereducationwhisperer.com/search/label/microcredential

-- 
Tom Worthington