Convention policy forum recommendations by maka eradze (eduopen)

1. Policy recommendations from the
EMC-LM project V13122021
Maka Eradze, Pierpaolo Limone
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University of Foggia/EduOpen

2. Objectives
Collaboration
between MOOC
platforms,
universities and
labour market
organizations
MOOC offerings and
microcredentials for
the labour market,
meeting the needs
for flexible and
scalable education
and training
Sustainable
interfaces between
MOOC platforms,
universities and the
labour market for
matching needs and
provisions
Recognition of
microcredentials
and micro credential
qualifications
Continuous dialogue
on MOOCs and
microcredentials
with all
stakeholders,
governments and
the EU
Objectives

3. MOOC
platforms
§ Develop a medium- and long-term strategic plan
for MOOCs and microcredentials in cooperation
with universities and external stakeholders
§ Support universities in the development of scalable
and flexible continuing education
§ Build a consistent framework for awards and
qualifications
§ Make it stackable where possible
§ Facilitate fluid credential evaluation of MOOCs and
microcredentials
§ Position MOOC platforms in the European
Commission’s concept for the University of the
Future 2030

4. Universities
§ Collaborate with a MOOC platform to enable flexible and
large-scale delivery of MOOCs and microcredentials
§ Medium- and long-term strategic plan for MOOCs and
microcredentials
§ Pedagogical guidelines for the design and development of
MOOCs and microcredentials
§ Consistent institutional qualification structure for
continuing education and professional development
§ Multilateral agreements networks and EUI alliances on
common qualification structures for continuing education
and professional development
§ Stackable MOOCs and microcredentials
§ Facilitate fluid credential evaluation of MOOCs and
microcredentials
§ Use MOOCs and microcredentials as mobility windows
§ Develop business models for continuing education and
professional development
§ Develop an institutional concept for the University of the
Future 2030

5. Sectors and
enterprises
§ Integrate MOOCs and online microcredentials in
the human resources policies of sectors and
enterprises
§ Leadership and staff - introduce with diverse forms
of digital education and training
§ Collaborate with MOOC platforms and universities
to co-create MOOCS and microcredentials
§ Collaborate with MOOC platforms and universities
to develop sector-specific microcredentials and
learning spaces
§ Extend sectoral funds for education and training to
the full spectrum of the workforce

6. Public
employment
services
§ Inform MOOC platforms and universities on the national and
regional needs
§ Collaborate with MOOC platforms and universities in the
development of education and training provisions
§ Promote activities of training organisations and services that
support competencies and career development
§ Collaborations between e-learning centers of the public
employment services and MOOC platforms
§ Dialogue with MOOC platforms and universities on a
differentiation of MOOCs and digital learning offerings
§ Co-create with MOOC platforms and universities micro-
learning units, MOOCs and microcredential courses and
programmes.
§ Training of trainers for staff of public employment services

7. Governmental
§ Collaborate with MOOC platforms, higher
education institutions and stakeholder groups
§ to develop policies for building a national ecosystem
for lifelong learning
§ Create a dialogue with MOOC platforms and higher
education institutions
§ Improve the funding of MOOCs and
microcredentials SLPs

8. European level
§ Integrate and recognize continuing education and
professional development through microcredentials
in the Bologna process
§ Promote MOOCS and microcredentials
§ For making this happen, use the Bologna tools for
defining Microcredential qualifications
§ Create a permanent dialogue in order to involve all
stakeholders for continuing education and
professional development
§ Collaborate with university networks and
stakeholders to recognize microcredentials as
formal parts of the European Education Area
§ Develop policies for the large-scale development

9. Outlineof
possible
microcredential
awardlevels

10. Thankyou!
Maka Eradze
maka.eradze@unifg.it