Open AccessMaking micro-credentials work: A student perspective
Author(s) -
Kaleb Oxley,
Tristan van Rooyen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of teaching and learning for graduate employability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.397
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 1838-3815
DOI - 10.21153/jtlge2021vol12no1art1321
Subject(s) - employability , perspective (graphical) , higher education , work (physics) , continuing education , engineering ethics , political science , pedagogy , public relations , sociology , medical education , engineering , medicine , computer science , law , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence
Micro-credentials, digital badges and industry-recognised certificates have been attracting considerable attention in recent years and with the disruption of many jobs due to the pandemic, interest in continuing education has grown. Micro-credentials represent an alternative approach to career and professional development (Ghasia, Machumu, & De Smet, 2019, p. 219; LaMagna, 2017, p. 207). These credentialed … industry aligned short units of learning’ are described by Wheelahan & Moodie (2021, p. 212) as an extension of ‘21st century skills’ and the discourse of employability in higher education. Graduate employability has become heavily integrated into modern higher education policy frameworks, but what does this actually mean from a student perspective?