International Standards, Practices and Supports for the Quality Assurance of Micro-credentials: Preliminary Findings
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Invited presentation at OECD International Peer Learning Day on Micro-credential Policy Implementation, 2nd March 2023.
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International Standards, Practices and Supports for the Quality Assurance of Micro-credentials: Preliminary Findings
- 1. Session 3 – Quality Assurance Mechanisms Professor Mark Brown Thursday, 2nd March, 2023 EDEN Vice-President Director, National Institute for Digital Learning Dublin City University, Ireland International Standards, Practices and Supports for the Quality Assurance of Micro-credentials: Preliminary Findings Professor Josep Duart EDEN President Psychology and Education Sciences Department Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
- 2. Why QA matters! Survey of 510 US employers https://upcea.edu/employers-are-all-in-on-microcredentials-survey-shows-inside-higher-ed/
- 3. 1 2 3 External quality assurance of micro-credentials Institutional practices for the development and QA of micro-credentials Institutional supports for the development of high-quality micro-credentials Desk research supported by purposive interviews This presentation intentionally focuses mostly outside of Europe Study in progress
- 4. Background External quality assurance Institutional quality assurance practices Outline
- 9. 2. External quality assurance 2022 https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/digital-higher-education_f622f257-en
- 10. 1 In 22 OECD jurisdictions, we found no national framework, standards or guidelines for digital higher education, and no evidence of a decision taken on how to approach the quality assurance of digital higher education. 2 In 3 OECD jurisdictions, we found common standards for digital and in-person teaching and learning, and evidence of a decision to extend the application of standards for the quality assurance of in-person instruction to digital higher education. 3 In 13 OECD jurisdictions, we identified specific standards or guidelines for digital higher education. These either cover all types of digital education or a specific type (or types) of digital education (e.g., hybrid education). No specific standards for digital teaching and learning Common standards for digital and traditional study modes Specific standards for digital higher education 2. External quality assurance Will we find a similar number for micro-credentials?
- 11. 2. External quality assurance Includes M icro-credentials Draft
- 12. 1 In ? OECD jurisdictions [still counting], we found no national framework, standards or guidelines for micro- credentials, and no evidence of a decision taken to develop specific external quality assurance requirements. 2 In Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, we found common standards apply for micro-credentials, and evidence of a decision to extend the application of existing standards for their quality assurance. 3 In Malaysia, New Zealand, Ireland [and the United Kingdom], we identified a framework or specific standards or guidelines for micro-credentials to address particular issues related to their quality assurance. No specific quality assurance standards for micro-credentials Common standards and quality assurance processes apply for micro-credentials Specific standards and quality assurance processes developed for micro-credentials 2. External quality assurance Work in progress!
- 13. 2. External quality assurance https://www2.mqa.gov.my/qad/v2/garispanduan/2020/GGP%20Micro-credentials%20July%202020.pdf
- 14. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/education/2022/12/11/mqa-new-micro-credentials-policy-to-launch-soon 2. External quality assurance Opens market to industry providers
- 15. 2. External quality assurance https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/assets/About-us/Publications/Insights/rationale-for-micro-credentials/Aotearoa-New-Zealands-rationale-for-micro-credentials.pdf Does not include universities
- 16. 2. External quality assurance https://www.education.gov.au/higher-education-publications/resources/national-microcredentials-framework 2022 Older Newer
- 17. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/education/post-secondary-education/micro-credentials/mc_framework.pdf 2. External quality assurance
- 18. 2. External quality assurance https://oucqa.ca/framework/definitions/ Institutional QA Processes
- 19. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/microcredentialtoolkit/ 2022 2. External quality assurance
- 20. 2. External quality assurance https://www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-code/characteristics-statements/micro-credentials
- 21. 2. External quality assurance • Management, Staffing and Administration • Teaching, Learning and Assessment • Participant support • Facilities • Premises and facilities in the case of face-to-face delivery Standards and Indicators https://www.the-bac.org/micro-credentials-pilot-scheme/
- 22. https://www.microcredseeker.edu.au 3. Institutional quality assurance practices
- 23. 3. Institutional quality assurance practices
- 24. 3. Institutional quality assurance practices https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/4137924/Micro-Credential-Framework.pdf
- 25. 3. Institutional quality assurance practices https://policies.mq.edu.au/document/view.php?id=181
- 26. 3. Institutional quality assurance practices https://sites.rmit.edu.au/dsclt/rmit-creds/
- 27. https://microlearnontario.ca 3. Institutional quality assurance practices
- 28. 3. Institutional quality assurance practices https://www.iua.ie/ourwork/learning-teaching/microcreds/
- 29. 3. Institutional quality assurance practices https://www.tcd.ie/teaching-learning/academic-affairs/postgraduate-education/microcredentials/
- 30. 3. Institutional quality assurance practices https://engage.eciu.eu/browse
- 31. 3. Institutional quality assurance practices https://zenodo.org/record/6483288#.Y2JT7C8w3Up
- 32. Final remarks But what about other providers?
- 34. Questions for discussion What is happening in other European countries regarding the external quality assurance of micro-credentials? Do you know of any mature European institutional examples of quality assurance practices for micro- credentials? What do learners need to know about external and institutional quality assurance practices for micro- credentials?