EN
C 243/16
Official Journal of the European Union
iii)
country(ies)/region(s) of the issuer
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awarding body(ies)
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date of issuing
vi)
learning outcomes
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vii) notional workload needed to achieve the learning outcomes (in European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System – ECTS, wherever possible) viii) level (and cycle, if applicable) of the learning experience leading to the micro-credential (European Qualifications Framework, Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area), if applicable ix)
type of assessment
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form of participation in the learning activity
xi)
type of quality assurance used to underpin the micro-credential
c) the European principles for the design and issuance of micro-credentials (as described in Annex II).
Development of the ecosystem for micro-credentials
7.
Member States are recommended, where appropriate, to facilitate the ongoing and emerging development of microcredentials within formal learning settings, including by: a) supporting the exploration by higher education institutions of the role of micro-credentials in offering learning opportunities to diverse learners, in particular by widening an attractive, accessible, inclusive and learner-centred offer of lifelong learning activities, including through the activities of the alliances of ‘European Universities’ (25), where applicable; b) supporting the exploration by vocational education and training institutions and other VET providers of the role of micro-credentials in continuing vocational education and training in supporting upskilling and reskilling of adults, including through the activities of VET Centres of Vocational Excellence, where applicable; c) considering providing public funding, according to national circumstances, for the development and provision of small education and training activities leading to micro-credentials at all levels of education and training, while taking into account institutional autonomy to allow for diversity and creativity.
8.
Member States are recommended, where appropriate, to support the ongoing and emerging development of microcredentials within non-formal and informal learning settings, including by: a) supporting the design and issuance of micro-credentials by providers other than those in paragraph 7 (these providers might include: companies, social partners, civil society organisations, local authorities, community centres, professional associations, research and innovation organisations and private providers), including promoting diversity of funding sources; b) promoting the development of micro-credentials designed and agreed by employers’ and workers’ representatives through social dialogue, where appropriate; c) considering adapting procedures for the recognition of prior learning and the validation of non-formal and informal learning to allow for the awarding of micro-credentials.
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Member States are encouraged to support the quality and transparency of micro-credentials, where appropriate, including by: a) applying, adapting and developing quality assurance mechanisms for micro-credentials issued by different types of providers, making use of existing mechanisms, wherever possible (see Annex 2);
(25) OJ C 221, 10.6.2021, p. 14.