Not attendance alone
Sitting through a course is not enough: you need evidence that matches the competence.
HANDS-ON TRAINING 9 HOURS
Design a microcredential that works.
An online course for designers, training providers and employers
Learn to design, assess and manage microcredentials — in three weeks, with a method you can apply in your organisation.
- 3 weeks
- 3 microcredentials
- Online with live sessions
MICROCREDENTIALmicoo✓
01ManageStrategy
02DesignStructure
03AssessEvidence
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9 hours totalevery week2h live + 1h applied work3 professional microcredentials
IT’S NOT ABOUT THE BADGE
Issuing credentials is easy.
Building trust is the real
challenge.
A microcredential has value when it states the competence clearly, shows how it was verified, and can be understood by those who receive, assess or recognise it.
Not technology first
The platform comes after learning objectives, assessment criteria and clear accountability.
Not theory alone
Value appears when guidelines become workable methods and repeatable systems.
ACTIVE CLIENTS
Organisations using our solutions.
ONE COURSE, MANY DIFFERENT CONTEXTS
Who is it for?
Contexts differ; the need does not: move from interest to a coherent system.
THE PROBLEM TO SOLVE
Take digital credentials from experiment to a credible model.
Align learning objectives, learning activities and assessment before you involve educators, partners and learners.
WHY THIS COURSE
Make the model usable.
Everyone talks about microcredentials — applying them well in your own sector or organisation is still the hard part.
Some people see a microcredential as a badge; others as a digital credential awarded after a short learning activity.
Designing one takes specific competences and criteria, clear decisions, and well-defined accountability.
The European Council has set out key elements for a shared language on microcredentials — worth getting familiar with.
Our trainers belong to an international working group, the World Alliance for Microcredentials Foundation, focused on definition, adoption and sound practice.
This course exists to advance a microcredential model built on quality and rigorous competence assessment.
Putting microcredentials to work in your context means joining a global shift: reshaping how learning happens, and putting competences, people and communities at the centre of what you offer.
JOIN THE SHIFT
From guidelines to a coherent method.
BEFORE
→
Confused definitions and guidance
Badges as attendance certificates
Unclear roles and criteria
Hard conversations with stakeholders
AFTER
One decision framework
Competences tied to evidence
A Manage–Design–Assess cycle
A shared language
THE PROGRAMME
Three perspectives.
Three modules.
One cycle.
Each module addresses a distinct role. Together they form the system a microcredential needs to work.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Decisions you will be able to make.
- Tell apart a digital credential, a badge and a microcredential.
- Design microcredentials that are coherent, usable and clear for those who receive and assess them.
- Understand the functions and responsibilities of awarding bodies and endorsing bodies.
- Define the assessor’s role and the criteria that make assessment transparent.
- Align learning objectives, learning activities and competence validation.
- Design learning challenges that produce valid evidence.
- Reference microcredentials to competence, qualification and occupational profile repositories.
- Coordinate the full Manage–Design–Assess cycle in your organisation.
Managing microcredentials
Read the ecosystem, clarify purpose and stakeholders, and set how the microcredential will enter your organisation.
✓ From initiative to systemValidating competences
Move from attendance to demonstrated competence: evidence, assessment methods and processes.
✓ From participation to proofDesigning microcredentials
Structure learning objectives, challenges, competences and quality checks into a clear, usable digital credential.
✓ From idea to structureWHAT YOU TAKE AWAY
Build a complete view.
The course gives you criteria to understand, choose and apply the microcredential model in your specific context.
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01
A decision framework
To clarify purpose, stakeholders, roles and organisational placement.
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02
Competences – activities – evidence
To link the claim to demonstrated competence.
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Criteria for assessment
To assess in a transparent, repeatable and understandable way.
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A credential design structure
To align learning objectives, challenges and quality checks.
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A shared language
To work with educators, management, partners and stakeholders.
THE METHOD APPLIES FROM DAY ONE
Earn three professional microcredentials.
By successfully completing the assigned challenges, you earn three distinct professional microcredentials.
MICROCREDENTIAL
Manager
MICROCREDENTIAL
Assessor
MICROCREDENTIAL
Designer
APPLY FROM THE START
A proven format.
Each week combines a live session with asynchronous work. Time between meetings is for processing and practice.
UPCOMING EDITIONS
New dates to be scheduled.
The next English edition is being planned. Leave your email and we will notify you as soon as dates are confirmed.
No open editions right now
Email me the new datesTHE SHIFT STARTS HERE
Bring microcredentials into your organisation.
Short enough to fit your calendar, complete enough to change how you manage credentials.
- ✓ 3 live online sessions
- ✓ Applied remote activities
- ✓ 9 hours total over 3 weeks
- ✓ 3 professional microcredentials
STAY INFORMED
Get the new dates by email
Share your details and we will contact you when the next English edition opens for enrolment.
Need this for a team? Let’s talkTHE TRAINERS
Our experts.
European-level experts, our trainers help spread and develop microcredentials in Italy and worldwide.
Carlo Cavicchioli
- Learning designer and training expert
- Competence certification specialist
- Microcredentials specialist
Stefano Tirati
- CEO of Learning Digital
- Career dedicated to education and training
- Founder of the World Alliance for Microcredentials
FOR ORGANISATIONS
A competitive edge for the whole team.
When several people from the same organisation take part together, the course gives you a shared operating vocabulary to align roles and decisions — plus dedicated offers for organisations.
Request team informationFAQ
Frequently asked questions
I can study the guidelines for free. Why take the course?＋
Guidelines are a solid starting point. The course connects management, design and assessment into one method, applies it through practical work, and includes assessment of your challenges.
You also earn your first three professional microcredentials as Microcredential Manager, Assessor and Designer.
Do I need to have chosen a platform already?＋
No. Before technology, you need clarity on competences, evidence, criteria and responsibilities. That is what the course builds.
We use our reference platform, MICOO, which you get free access to for managing microcredentials and course activities.
Is it useful if I already use a badge platform?＋
Yes. You can issue badges or microcredentials on the platform you prefer. The course focuses on the credibility of what you issue and the process behind it.
The methods you learn can be applied however you choose. A simple spreadsheet can be enough to start, but organised credential issuance usually needs a fuller system.
The difference with MICOO is that it is built for microcredentials: what you need lives in one system. With other badge or digital credential platforms, you often still need separate tools for management, assessment and related work.
Is this only for universities?＋
No. It is for anyone who needs — or wants — to apply microcredentials in their organisation: training providers, HR and L&D, companies managing upskilling and reskilling, public administrations, regional programmes and European projects.
What do I receive at the end?＋
By successfully completing the challenges, you earn three professional microcredentials: Microcredential Manager, Microcredential Assessor and Microcredential Designer.
Credentials are issued on blockchain, downloadable in multiple formats and verifiable online.
How much time does it take?＋
Three hours a week for three weeks: two hours live online and about one hour of remote activity.
Which payment methods are available?＋
We currently accept credit card and SEPA bank transfer.
Can we take part as a team?＋
Yes. For multiple participants or a dedicated edition, contact MICOO to confirm schedule, language and the format that fits your organisation.
MANAGE · DESIGN · ASSESS