Why is this of interest to professionals?
With microcredentials, you can continue to develop flexibly, without the need for protracted training. That is because a microcredential is recognised as proof of the knowledge and skills you have acquired during a short learning programme, making it a valuable supplement to your traditional qualification. After you have successfully completed your course or training, you will receive a microcredential in the form of an edubadge. You collect all the edubadges in the backpack, which you can share with employers or other educational institutions. This can make it easier to transfer from one job to another and to switch between courses.
How does this benefit employers?
A microcredential is a seal of quality that provides insight and assurance regarding the learning objectives achieved by the participant. Employers and educational institutions can verify the microcredentials and edubadges and trust that the professional has actually acquired the knowledge or skills. What is more, they can rest assured that the education received is of a high level and meets European quality standards.
How do you receive an edubadge?
- You receive a in the form of an edubadge by successfully completing a course, training programme or other learning activity to which a badge is attached.
- Once you have met all the criteria and achieved the learning outcome, you will receive an email to claim your edubadge.
- վ and request a eduID using your private email address.
- Do you work for a Dutch knowledge institution, and do you have an institution account? If so, link your eduID to your institution.
- Click on the link in the email you received from uu77 to claim the appropriate edubadge or search the online catalogue under ‘browse’ for the course you attended.
- Once your application has been checked and approved, you can activate your edubadge in your backpack.
- Open ‘my backpack’, make the edubadge private, share the link on your CV and add it to your LinkedIn.
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