microcredentials

What are microcredentials?

Basically, micro denotes small, and credential refers to a qualification and/or an achievement.

These small qualifications support individuals to learn and earn new skills and knowledge, advance in their careers, or even change careers completely.

They are frequently on-demand, online courses that can be done in a learners own time and grant certification upon completion. They are designed to be fast, accessible, and precise.

Microcredentials are an ideal option for;

• Employers looking to embed new skills and knowledge within their teams.
• Demand-led skills and knowledge development in specified sectors, regions or vocational groups.
• Schools, FE Colleges, Training Providers and Universities, looking to add specific skills to update or enhance an existing qualification or career pathway, at all levels from Entry to Degree level.
• Any type of organisation looking to offer flexible, accessible and relevant learning options, as part of their CPD activities.

Why microcredentials matter

• Allows rapid deployment of new skills packages – can be brought to market in weeks rather than months
• Facilitates precision learning – very specific skills needs can be met and support individuals who may be experiencing difficulty with acquiring or maintaining inherent skills
• Supports just-in-time learning throughout someone’s career -they allow those starting their learning journey to thrive, even those with a traditional degree to diversify or become specialists in a new field
• Are stackable and can lead through to certification – fully supports lifelong learning
• Can be mapped against different skills taxonomies – OCN London are a licenced SFIA partner
• Supports learners to develop at any stage of their career – applicable to experienced staff, new recruits and apprentices to support CPD and induction
• Offers truly agile and accessible learner journeys  – Flexibility for learner to experience, learn and develop at own pace and on own schedule

Each microcredential offered by OCN London is developed and assessed through a range of innovative, industry-relevant activities and is accompanied by a range of learning resources & materials.

Pathways

Pathways are groups of microcredentials that can achieved individually leading to pathway credential.

Tutorials for sharing digital badges

Digital badges are a great way to showcase individual accomplishments gained via our microcredentials suite.

They can be easily added to LinkedIn profiles to ensure that the individual skills and knowledge gained are evidenced and illustrated to support learners career development and progression.

The short tutorial videos below from our credentials partner, Learning Vault, offer step by step guides on how to manage digital badges on LinkedIn profiles.

Request a demo 

Contact us to arrange to speak with our qualification experts and to see our microcredentials and digital badges in action.