A three-day meeting was organized as a part of the project “Micro-Credentials for the professional development of teachers – CRED4TEACH” based on MOOCs, in the period from 5th to 7th, February, 2024. The meeting was hosted by Aberta University in Lisbon.
The meeting on the topic “Professional training of teachers in Ukraine, Montenegro and Albania: conceptualization and accreditation of Micro-Credentials ” aimed to analyze the existing regulatory framework related to the accreditation of micro-credentials, with a special emphasis on continuous professional development programs for teachers, at all levels of education.
During three working days, frameworks for the development and accreditation of micro-credentials in Europe were presented. The practical part of the working meetings was devoted to group discussions regarding the definition, creation and recognition of micro-credentials in Montenegro, Albania and Ukraine. Through teamwork of representatives of agencies and higher education institutions an idea for the development of micro-credentials was created, the target groups for which micro-credentials will be developed were identified, as well as challenges in the process of accreditation of this type of short programs.
In the upcoming period the partners will work on creating of the harmonized national recommendations and institutional strategies for the further development of MOOC-based micro-credentials, which would include internal and external quality assurance of this type of program.
At the end of the three-day meeting, it was concluded that even in most European countries, whose agencies are full members of ENQA, there is no clearly defined framework for micro-credentials accreditation and that it is necessary to work on defining clear guidelines which would ensure modularity, flexibility and recognition of micro-credentials.