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Carles Bruguera; Carmen Pagés; Mitchell Peters; Àngels Fitó – Distance Education, 2025
This paper explores the potential of online micro-credentials, a novel learning approach that awards credentials after short educational experiences, as a viable solution to bridging the soft skills gap in the workforce. Using a qualitative foresight research design, the study analyzes and synthesizes insights gathered from 85 in-depth interviews…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Soft Skills, Employer Attitudes, Distance Education
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Rory McGreal – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2025
Micro-credentials (MCs) have emerged as a transformative tool in education and workforce development, offering flexible, targeted learning opportunities that align with the principles of lifelong learning. This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted among stakeholders in the Commonwealth Caribbean in a baseline study to gauge their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Microcredentials, Stakeholders, Attitudes
Nancy Hoffman – Jobs for the Future, 2025
The Humanities to Career initiative is grounded in the belief that the study of the humanities/liberal arts (HLA) can be an asset in preparation for technical and professional careers. Lorain County Community College, in Elyria, Ohio; Bunker Hill Community College, in Boston; and Northern Virginia Community College, located outside of Washington,…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Community College Students, Community Colleges, Humanities