There is no universal definition for microcredentials...yet.
At Microcredentials Sans Frontières (MCSF), we understand a microcredential is an assessed record of learning achievement related to a skill, competency, or knowledge that has stand alone value with the potential to connect into other learning or achievement systems.
At Microcredentials Sans Frontières (MCSF), we understand a microcredential is an assessed record of learning achievement related to a skill, competency, or knowledge that has stand alone value with the potential to connect into other learning or achievement systems.
WHat drives US?
Education across the lifespan is a human right (UNESCO, 2019).
Education is a pathway to freedom (UNESCO, 2019).
Decent work and economic growth (UNSDG #8) are fundamentally reliant on quality education (UNSDG #4).
Microcredentials signal a renaissance in recursive learning, personal, and professional development across the lifespan.
Microcredentials open doors: both for working well and living well.
Education is a pathway to freedom (UNESCO, 2019).
Decent work and economic growth (UNSDG #8) are fundamentally reliant on quality education (UNSDG #4).
Microcredentials signal a renaissance in recursive learning, personal, and professional development across the lifespan.
Microcredentials open doors: both for working well and living well.
WhAT DOES MCSF Do?
- We act as an appreciative meeting place for experts and novices.
- We build international consensus about key topics related to microcredentials.
- We develop open content to guide practice and support learning.
- We promote member research, evaluation, and foresight to crystalize current practice and future inquiry.
- We act as a clearinghouse on issues to do with microcredentials.
What does MCSF NOT DO?
- We do not perform quality assessment functions
- We do not set or enforce standards related to microcredentials
- We do not endorse products, offerings, or approaches through branding
- We do not collect membership fees
MCSF Values
Open exchange | MCSF is an open, organic network. We believe that the true value of microcredentials can only be realized through open exchange and interaction between individuals, organizations, sectors, and industries.
Collaboration | MCSF is a collaborative meeting place for global exploration of microcredentials. We value diversity of opinions, perspectives, and approaches.
Research | MCSF is dedicated to generating, mobilizing, and advancing knowledge, based on scholarship and research, related to microcredentials.
MCSF ORIGINS
The Microcredentials Sans Frontières network was founded by three friends from three different countries with a shared passion for microcredentials and what they represent.
lena patterson
CANADA |
SIMONE RAVAIOLI
ITALY |
BEVERLEY OLIVER
AUSTRALIA |
Microcredentials Sans Frontières recognizes microcredentials as the current expression of an ongoing effort to improve education across the lifespan. Many decades of research and thought leadership in alternative pathways, self-directed learning, gamification, and lifelong learning have, and will continue to, contribute to the evolution of this field.
MCSF currently operates in English. Our goal is to support a thriving multilingual microcredential community with webinars, publications, and more. If you have an idea or suggestion on our goal for multilingualism, please send us a message.
MCSF currently operates in English. Our goal is to support a thriving multilingual microcredential community with webinars, publications, and more. If you have an idea or suggestion on our goal for multilingualism, please send us a message.
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