A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills
Increasingly, among international organizations concerned with unemployment rates and industry demands, there is an emphasis on the need to improve graduates’ employability skills and the transparency of mechanisms for their recognition. This research presents the Employability Skills Micro-credenti...
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| Palavra-chave: | micro-credentialing methodology employability skills social integrative pedagogy ePortfolio micro-credential badge skill articulation higher education skills recognition employers metodología de microcredencialización habilidades de empleabilidad integración social pedagogía microcredencial distintivo articulación de habilidades educación superior habilidades reconocimiento empleadores metodologia de micro-acreditació competències d'ocupabilitat integració social pedagogia insígnia articulació d'habilitats educació superior, habilitats reconeixement empresaris |
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A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skillsMaina, Marcelo FabiánGuardia, Lourdesmancini, federicaMartínez Melo, Montserratmicro-credentialing methodologyemployability skillssocial integrative pedagogyePortfoliomicro-credentialbadgeskill articulationhigher educationskills recognitionemployersmetodología de microcredencializaciónhabilidades de empleabilidadintegración social pedagogíaePortfoliomicrocredencialdistintivoarticulación de habilidadeseducación superiorhabilidades reconocimientoempleadoresmetodologia de micro-acreditaciócompetències d'ocupabilitatintegració social pedagogiaePortfoliomicrocredencialinsígniaarticulació d'habilitatseducació superior,habilitats reconeixementempresarisIncreasingly, among international organizations concerned with unemployment rates and industry demands, there is an emphasis on the need to improve graduates’ employability skills and the transparency of mechanisms for their recognition. This research presents the Employability Skills Micro-credentialing (ESMC) methodology, designed under the EPICA Horizon 2020 (H2020) project and tested at three East African universities, and shows how it fosters pedagogical innovation and promotes employability skills integration and visibility. The methodology, supported by a competency-based ePortfolio and a digital micro-credentialing system, was evaluated using a mixed-method design, combining descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis to capture complementary stakeholder perspectives. The study involved the participation of 13 lecturers, 169 students, and 24 employers. The results indicate that the ESMC methodology is a promising approach for supporting students in their transition from academia to the workplace. The implementation of the methodology and the involvement of employers entails rethinking educational practices and academic curricula to embed employability skills. It enables all actors to broaden their understanding of the relationship between higher education and the business sector and to sustain visibility, transparency, and reliability of the recognition process. These fndings indicate that there are favourable conditions in the region for the adoption of the approach, which is a meaningful solution for the stakeholder community to address the skills gap.Springer NatureUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya. Estudis de Psicologia i Ciències de l'EducacióUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)202320232022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10609/147857https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-021-00315-5reponame:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOCinstname:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-021-00315-5CC BYNOhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/1478572026-05-28T12:42:01Z |
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A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills |
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A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills |
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A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills Maina, Marcelo Fabián micro-credentialing methodology employability skills social integrative pedagogy ePortfolio micro-credential badge skill articulation higher education skills recognition employers metodología de microcredencialización habilidades de empleabilidad integración social pedagogía ePortfolio microcredencial distintivo articulación de habilidades educación superior habilidades reconocimiento empleadores metodologia de micro-acreditació competències d'ocupabilitat integració social pedagogia ePortfolio microcredencial insígnia articulació d'habilitats educació superior, habilitats reconeixement empresaris |
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A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills |
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A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills |
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A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills |
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A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills |
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A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills |
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Maina, Marcelo Fabián Guardia, Lourdes mancini, federica Martínez Melo, Montserrat |
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Maina, Marcelo Fabián |
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Maina, Marcelo Fabián Guardia, Lourdes mancini, federica Martínez Melo, Montserrat |
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Guardia, Lourdes mancini, federica Martínez Melo, Montserrat |
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Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Estudis de Psicologia i Ciències de l'Educació Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) |
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micro-credentialing methodology employability skills social integrative pedagogy ePortfolio micro-credential badge skill articulation higher education skills recognition employers metodología de microcredencialización habilidades de empleabilidad integración social pedagogía ePortfolio microcredencial distintivo articulación de habilidades educación superior habilidades reconocimiento empleadores metodologia de micro-acreditació competències d'ocupabilitat integració social pedagogia ePortfolio microcredencial insígnia articulació d'habilitats educació superior, habilitats reconeixement empresaris |
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micro-credentialing methodology employability skills social integrative pedagogy ePortfolio micro-credential badge skill articulation higher education skills recognition employers metodología de microcredencialización habilidades de empleabilidad integración social pedagogía ePortfolio microcredencial distintivo articulación de habilidades educación superior habilidades reconocimiento empleadores metodologia de micro-acreditació competències d'ocupabilitat integració social pedagogia ePortfolio microcredencial insígnia articulació d'habilitats educació superior, habilitats reconeixement empresaris |
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Increasingly, among international organizations concerned with unemployment rates and industry demands, there is an emphasis on the need to improve graduates’ employability skills and the transparency of mechanisms for their recognition. This research presents the Employability Skills Micro-credentialing (ESMC) methodology, designed under the EPICA Horizon 2020 (H2020) project and tested at three East African universities, and shows how it fosters pedagogical innovation and promotes employability skills integration and visibility. The methodology, supported by a competency-based ePortfolio and a digital micro-credentialing system, was evaluated using a mixed-method design, combining descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis to capture complementary stakeholder perspectives. The study involved the participation of 13 lecturers, 169 students, and 24 employers. The results indicate that the ESMC methodology is a promising approach for supporting students in their transition from academia to the workplace. The implementation of the methodology and the involvement of employers entails rethinking educational practices and academic curricula to embed employability skills. It enables all actors to broaden their understanding of the relationship between higher education and the business sector and to sustain visibility, transparency, and reliability of the recognition process. These fndings indicate that there are favourable conditions in the region for the adoption of the approach, which is a meaningful solution for the stakeholder community to address the skills gap. |
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