Council Recommendation on a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability

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Series Details C 243, Pages 10-25
Publication Date 27/06/2022
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Recommendation - adopted by the Council of the European Union on 16 June 2022 - setting out a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability.

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This Recommendation urges Member States to adopt a common approach to micro-credentials and in particular to apply a common EU definition, EU standards and key principles for the design and issuance of micro-credentials. These document the learning outcomes that a learner has acquired following a small volume of learning. Among other aspects, the Recommendation contains the following aspects:

  • Standard elements to describe a micro-credential;
  • Guidance to develop an ecosystem for micro-credentials.

The draft recommendation was tabled by the European Commission on 10 December 2021, delivering on one of the actions set out in the European Commission's latest European Skills Agenda and following up on its Communication focusing on the development of a European Education Area. It was adopted by the Council of the European Union on 16 June 2022 and published in the Official Journal on 27 June 2022.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2022.243.01.0010.01.ENG
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EUR-LEX: COM(2021)770: Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2021:770:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)367: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:367:FIN
European Commission: European Education Area: Micro-Credentials https://education.ec.europa.eu/education-levels/higher-education/micro-credentials
European Commission: Press Release, 10/12/2021: Commission takes action to improve lifelong learning and employability https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_6476
European Commission: Questions and answers: Individual learning accounts and micro-credentials (10 December 2021) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_21_6477
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 16/06/2022: Council recommends European approach to micro-credentials https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/06/16/council-recommends-european-approach-to-micro-credentials/

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