MICROBOL Outputs

The MICROBOL Desk Research Report on Micro-credentials, examines the status  of micro-credentials in the context of European Higher Education Area and collects information from existing projects, studies and publications. The report provides an overview of the existing definitions of micro-credentials and presents the diversity of existing micro-credentials in terms of mode of delivery; place, pace, and time of study; volume of work; and basis for awarding of the credential. It also explores how micro-credentials are perceived by different actors.

The report concludes by discussing how the existing EHEA tools can be used for or adapted to accommodate micro-credentials without stifling the capacity to promote innovation and flexibility, which are usually associated with micro-credentials.

Lead: EUA with input of the 5 external experts in the project

BFUG members and nominees are invited to complete a national survey in order to give a better view on the state of play with regards to micro-credentials in the different EHEA countries.The results of the survey will be the topic of the next Working Group meetings.

The outcomes of the Working Group on Recognition will be published in a report and feed into the common framework for micro-credentials.

Lead: CIMEA

A common European framework for microcredentials will be proposed, based on the desk research report, on existing frameworks developed in previous projects and/or by different organisations in the field. The link with the Bologna tools will be established, based on the reports from the working groups.

A public report will be published and distributed at the final conference to all participants, working group members and BFUG members.

Lead: Flemish Ministry of Education and Training in close cooperation with the experts and the project partners.