EMC-LM 3rd empowering event introduction by George Ubachs, EADTU

1. European
MOOCs for the
Labour Market
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2. 2
3,000 MOOCs 400 higher education institutions 5 Languages

4. EMC-LM will:
•Strengthen the partners in the knowledge alliance by sharing
experience and expertise on MOOCs and digital education and
training
•Create a framework for structural collaboration on developing,
delivering and using MOOCs, to meet the needs of the EU labour
market
•Provide more high quality MOOCs and digital education and
training opportunities for the European labour market
•Implement a more structured outreach for continuous
education and training and career development for the EU labour
market
•Enhance the European workforce in terms of employability,
innovation and entrepreneurship
•Raise the competitiveness of regions and member states
•Bring into practice the Modernisation and Skills Agendas of the
European Commission

6. EMC-LM is about empowering universities,
employment services and companies in
developing, delivering and using MOOCs for the
EU labour market
Integrate MOOCs and digital education and training in current offerings
EU-wide by collaboration in the EMC-LM knowledge alliance.
From MOOC platforms, this requires not only services to universities,
but also to employment services and companies/SMEs in a two-way
direction: (co-)development and (co-) delivery, meeting the needs of
the end-users.

8. Methodology:
EMC platforms support the integration of MOOCs for the labour market by
- Creating models for collaboration with public and private labour market parties
- (Co-)development and (co-) delivery of MOOCs for the EU-labour market, meeting
the needs of the end-users.
- Assessing possible connections of current MOOCs offerings with the needs of
individual learners, PES learners and in company-learners.
- Exploring modes of integration: MOOCs as stand-alone courses; MOOCs as flexible
pathways to broader educational/training programs; MOOCs as part of in company
training.
- Developing collaboration models in the development/adaptation, delivery and use
of MOOCs for the EU labour market
- Dealing with issues of translation and localisation
Pilots leading to a strong collaboration between the MOOC platforms, universities,
employment services and companies will demonstrate the relevance/validity, the
quality and the scalability of MOOCs for employment and innovation.

9. Developments since the start of the project
-The Common Microcredential Framework
-Microcredentials development in Europe
-New concepts of programmes
-Harmonisation of qualifications

10. Overzicht slide CMF

11. Way forward
Ongoing:
Consultations
covering
education and
training and
labour market
stakeholders
Commission
proposal for
a Council
Recommend
ation in
December
2021

12. Co-creation with
external stakeholders
•Needs analysis
•Content co-creation
•Course evaluation
•Internship providers
•Recognition and professional
accreditation
•Employment prospects
•Research and innovation
opportunities
•Financial sponsors, …

13. From learning unit to degree programme Volume (ECTS) Level Award
Learning unit/micro-learning Less than 1 ECTS Undergraduate
EQF level 5, 6
Postgraduate
EQF level 7,8
a badge/proof of attendance (can be part
of a course or stackable to a course)
A single course
A microcredential course
A single MOOC with credits
Number
of ECTS credits
awarded to the
course
Undergraduate
EQF level 5, 6
Postgraduate
EQF level 7,8
ECTS course credits (stackable to
a programme)
CMF- microcredential programme
MOOC pathway
4-6 ECTS Undergraduate
EQF level 5, 6
Postgraduate
EQF level 7,8
microcredential
gradeo
(stackable in a microcredential programme
or a degree programme)
Microcredential programme
Microdegree programme
MOOC-based programme
20-40 ECTS Undergraduate
EQF level 5, 6
Postgraduate
EQF level 7,8
undergraduate/postgraduatcertificate
Microdegree, specialisation certificate
expert certificate, certified,
professional programme, focus diploma,
Diploma(stackable to degree programme
Degree programme (bachelor/master/docto
rate)
180 ECTS
60-90-120 ECTS
240 (180) ECTS
Undergraduate
EQF level 5, 6
Postgraduate
EQF level 7,8
short cycle graduate
bachelor/master degree
doctorate degree
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14. What do MOOC platforms add to
the universities and the labour market?
• MOOC platforms offer an interface and a structured dialogue between
universities and private or public sectors, enterprises and employment agencies;
• MOOC platforms support universities in the design, development and delivery of
MOOCs and microcredential programmes;
• MOOC platforms are able to deliver comprehensive services for
the organisation of high quality continuous professional development of the
workforce with sectors, enterprises and agencies;
• MOOC platforms can build specific education and training platforms for a
company, a sector or a professional organization, e.g. a dedicated company space,
a white label platform or other specific arrangements;
• MOOC platforms can co-create specific education and training provisions for
sectors end enterprises;
• By flexibility and scalability, MOOC platforms are able to reduce the cost of
provisions.

15. Goals of today’s event, the 3rd Empowering seminar of EMC-LM
• Building on innovative approaches to accelerated digital continuing
education, professional development, and career development for the
labour market by MOOCs and microcredentials
• Exploring archetypes of learners in the labour market and their impact on
personalised courses for online learning
• Demonstrating examples of good practices in the co-creation of courses
with higher education institutions, enterprises and labour market
organizations
• Setting up a continuous dialogue and plans with enterprises, public
employment services, and higher education institutions for the co-creation
of microlearning units and courses for learners in employment
• Launching a portal for MOOCs and microcredentials for the labour market