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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Autores: Maina, Marcelo Fabián, Guardia, Lourdes, mancini, federica, Martínez Melo, Montserrat
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-021-00315-5
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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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spelling 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
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills
title A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills
spellingShingle 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
title_short A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills
title_full A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills
title_fullStr A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills
title_full_unstemmed A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills
title_sort A micro‑credentialing methodology for improved recognition of HE employability skills
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Maina, Marcelo Fabián
Guardia, Lourdes
mancini, federica
Martínez Melo, Montserrat
author Maina, Marcelo Fabián
author_facet Maina, Marcelo Fabián
Guardia, Lourdes
mancini, federica
Martínez Melo, Montserrat
author_role author
author2 Guardia, Lourdes
mancini, federica
Martínez Melo, Montserrat
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Estudis de Psicologia i Ciències de l'Educació
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 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
topic 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
description 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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