Microcredentials @ Western
Microcredentials are emerging as a key element of the educational response to the disruptions in the nature of work and to the workforce. Those disruptions reflect the significant skills shortages being experienced as employers struggle to recruit new workers and instead shift their focus to retaining and re-skilling their existing workforce. They reflect the shortened shelf life of technical skills and the rapid emergence of skills gaps driven, in particular, by the pace change in new of technologies. The concepts of life-long learning and long-life learning are becoming the immediate reality for many members of our society.
Key Projects
Microcredentials Strategy is coordinated by Professor Simon Barrie (Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President Academic). There are several major microcredentials initiatives currently underway at Western. Click on the links in the table below to find out more or get involved.
Within the University, we have developed new Microcredentials Procedures under our Course Design and Approval Policy to support the development of microcredentials. The University is partnering with new National Platforms such as MicroCred Seeker to enable access to our microcredentials.
| Description | EOI Process | |
|---|---|---|
| Western X | WesternX is the University’s microcredentials program for industry relevant, digital credentials that add employment value to workers or offer a pathway to formal qualifications and further study. | WesternX EOI process |
| Postgraduate Transformation (PGx) | PGx is developing highly differentiated, sector-leading microcredentials and programs, with curriculum co-created with industry and focused on the up-skilling needs of the workforce. | PGx EOI process (WSU login required) |
| Institute for Applied Technology - Construction (IAT-C) | The IAT-Construction will deliver a new form of education created in partnership by Western, TAFE and leading industry partner, CPB Contractors. Microcredentials (up to 100 hours of student learning) and Microskills (5 hours) are key building blocks of the educational model. | Not Applicable |
| 21C Curiosity Pods | Curiosity Pods are undergraduate microcredentials (typically 15 to 30 hours) that enable any Western student to add valuable employment credentials to their degree, either by stacking (2 credit points) into subjects including the Challenge Minors, or as a stand-alone microcredential. | Not Applicable |
| Special Projects | The Microcredentials Advisory Group coordinates the University's microcredential strategy across the New Education and Training Model (NETM) and WSU The College's Registered Training Organisation (RTO) | Not Applicable |
Microcredential Webinars
28 March 2023 | Microcredentials @ Western Webinar
Webinar Presentation
Click here to download the Microcredentials @ Western Webinar Presentation.
Webinar Recording
31 August 2023 | Co-Create Microcredentials with WesternX
Webinar Presentation
Click here to download the Co-Create Microcredentials with WesternX Webinar Presentation.
Webinar Recording
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