Sunday, January 4, 2026

RISE OF MICROCREDENTIALS - Press-Reader, India

It wouldn’t be incor­rect if we say that 2025 has been a hall­mark year where micro-cre­den­tials emerged as a vital tool to bridge skill gap, and boost employ­ab­il­ity. However, these courses also raised ques­tions on authen­ti­city and qual­ity. Dr Ash­wini Kumar Sharma, Pro- Vice Chan­cel­lor, Med­havi Skills Uni­versity, men­tioned nearly 96 per cent of employ­ers around the world think that micro­cre­den­tials enhance job applic­a­tions, and close to 90 per cent of stu­dents view them as essen­tial to bet­ter job pro­spects, as per an AACRAO sur­vey. Prof Braj Bhushan, Deputy Dir­ector, IIT Kan­pur, believes the rapid pro­lif­er­a­tion of short-term cer­ti­fic­ates.

https://www.pressreader.com/india/millennium-post-kolkata/20251225/282175067471355

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