‘Micro-Credential’ Courses Give Employees Lifelong Opportunities - Huddle

While the traditional four-year degree or diploma is still the foundation of most professional education, micro-credentials act as a booster shot for people who want to further develop, or enhance, their current academic qualifications. Maybe it’s a short online course on project management, or a longer in-person program in social media governance; these options are becoming increasingly more important. Dann Downes, Acting Assistant Dean Interdisciplinary Studies at UNB’s School of Graduate Studies, teaches one of the mico-crediential courses offered at the University of New Brunswick. Downes states micro-credentials offer people who already have experience or education a way to hone or upgrade their skills—and even learn new ones.

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