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Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment has just released a National Micro-credentials Framework, which aims to provide clarity around the definition and value of micro-credentials.

The Framework will also pave the way for putting consistency around the funding of micro-credentials in the future.

National Microcredentials Framework - Department of Education, Skills and Employment, Australian Government DESE has undertaken extensive consultation with the wider tertiary sector to develop the National Microcredentials Framework. The framework’s goal is to provide greater clarity and understanding within the tertiary education sector and amongst learners as to the value and recognition of microcrede...

March 1st is , a time to reflect on inequality and injustices that still exist in the legal and societal structures that surround us.

We are sad that, according to UNAIDS, 'at least 51 countries have legal barriers to the formation, establishment or registration of NGOs working on issues relating to sexual and gender diversity'. That's about a quarter of the world's countries.

There are other eye-opening facts and figures on discrimination on UNAID's website: https://www.unaids.org/en/2022-zero-discrimination-day

Speak up about discrimination when you see it around you. ✊

Zero Discrimination Day 2022 — Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower On Zero Discrimination Day this year, under the theme “Remove laws that harm, create laws that empower”, UNAIDS is highlighting the urgent need to take action against discriminatory laws. In many countries, laws result in people being treated differently, excluded from essential services or bein...

Our very own Matthew Dale will be presenting at vetr's Digital Learning Day on 22nd February! A host of industry speakers will present at Digital Learning Day, covering the latest in digital learning approaches & tools.

Matthew will be discussing Microcredentials in 2022. For more information and to register: https://www.vetr.com.au/visitor_catalog_class/show/835263/Digital-Learning-Day-2022

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! 🎊

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Did someone say rooftop party?! Some snaps from Audit Express's wonderful end of year party!

Great turn out to yesterday's Digital Learning Virtual Summit! Thank you to all who attended - we hope you got a lot out of the session.

And a very big thank you to our each of our panellists: NSW Primary School Teacher Brendan Jackson, Bianca Raby from Oppida, Natalie Wieland from VidVersityity and Katrina Higham from Restaurant & Catering Association. We appreciate their time and for sharing their knowledge immensely!

If you couldn't make it, you can view the recording here: https://bit.ly/3ad0n4J

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The Digital Learning Virtual Summit will kick off at 3pm AEST today! Our panel of experts will be discussing the state of digital learning today, sharing their best practices as well as tips and tricks for creating engaging learning content and experiences.

It will be an enormously valuable session for anyone in a , , or role!

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Restaurant & Catering Association VidVersity

Very excited to welcome back Katrina Higham from Restaurant & Catering Association for our second educonomy Virtual Summit! At our Digital Learning Summit on 5 October, Katrina will be exploring the role of micro-learning, micro-credentials and digital badging in education and workforce development.

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On our lineup of contributors to the Digital Learning Virtual Summit is the fantastic Natalie Wieland!

Natalie is the co-founder of VidVersity, which supports educators across all sectors. In the session, she will present practical case studies, hints & tips on using online tools to support teachers & enhance learning for students to 'catch up, keep up & excel'.

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We're so thrilled to have NSW Primary School Teacher Brendan Jackson presenting at our Digital Learning Virtual Summit on 5 October!

Brendan recently made news across the globe after the fun & engaging videos he creates each day for his kinder students were shared on social media. Brendan believes school needs to be fun and engaging for students and he strives to create that environment in his face-to-face and online classrooms.

He will be discussing the importance of putting yourself out there, while not being afraid to laugh at yourself along the way!

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Register now for our Digital Learning Virtual Summit, where our panel of experts will share with you their lessons, tips & tricks for creating engaging digital learning content & learning experiences.

Here's the line up!

👉 Primary School Teacher, Brendan Jackson on 'Getting Outside of your Comfort Zone to Engage your Learners'
👉 Bianca Raby, Oppida on 'Learning Design: The Key to Successful Online Learning'
👉 Natalie Wieland, VidVersity on 'Using Online Tools to Support Teachers and Enhance Learning'

Tickets are free, but limited - book now: https://buff.ly/3Aix8cp

Digital Learning Virtual Summit [3pm 05/10/2021] Register to attend our virtual summit to hear from our panel of experts who will share with you their lessons, tips & tricks for creating engaging digital learning content & learning experiences.

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Great work, TAFE Queensland, for offering this free electrical safety for rural workplaces. This will no doubt help reduce workplace accidents on farms and keep employees coming home safe and sound.

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Free electrical training for a safer workplace This Electrical Safety Week rural workplaces are being urged to take advantage of free electrical safety and awareness training from TAFE Queensland.

Thank you to all who attended the Micro-Credential & Digital Badging Virtual Summit yesterday - it was a fantastic session, with people dialling in from around the world 🌏 A HUGE thank you to our panellists, who each presented unique use cases for micro-credentials and digital badging in their own organisations.

If you couldn't make it, you can view the recording here: https://learn.educonomy.com.au/courses/recording-micro-credential-and-digital-badging-virtual-summit

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Lisa Abbott, genU Training - RTO 5553
Jane Trewin, Box Hill Institute
Toby Jones, Learning Vault
Dan McFadyen, Edalex
Katrina Higham, Restaurant & Catering Association
Kevin Ekendahl, Audit Express

Register now for the Micro Credential & Digital Badging Virtual Summit, 3pm AEST today! Toby Jones from Learning Vault will walk through what digital badges are, and share an interesting use case from WorldSkills Australia, an organisation they support. WorldSkills is using digital badging to recognise the participation and achievements of their event's competitors, judges and volunteers.

We hope to have you at the webinar this afternoon!

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Two days to go until our Micro Credential & Digital Badging Virtual Summit - Kevin Ekendahl from our friends at Audit Express will unpack the way his organisation is utilising digital badging technology to recognise organisations and their employees for participating in internal audits and other quality assurance activities.

Don't miss it!

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Be sure to register for our Micro Credential & Digital Badging Virtual Summit this Thursday - we're so pleased to have Katrina Higham of Restaurant & Catering Association joining us.

She'll be walking us through how demand and supply for responsive education can be achieved through micro-credentials and digital badging.

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Jane Trewin from Box Hill Institute will be participating in our Micro Credential & Digital Badging Virtual Summit this Thursday!

She'll be sharing the new approach that BHI is taking to offer digital badges & micro-credentials across both of its Vocational (VET) & Higher Education divisions.

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We're excited to have Dan McFadyen from Edalex contributing to our Micro Credential & Digital Badging Virtual Summit next Thursday.

He'll be discussing the importance of personalised evidence in micro-credentials, drawing from their experience with TAFE Queensland as a real world example. Dan will also be showcasing , the world's first Credential Evidence Platform.

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Learning Vault

We're gearing up for our first Micro Credential & Digital Badging Virtual Summit next week!

One of our contributors is Lisa Abbott from genU Training - RTO 5553. She'll be sharing the approach her organisation is taking to deconstruct traditional VET qualifications and units to create micro-credentials and stackable learning content.

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Tis the season of the skills and education industry with National Skills Week fast approaching. It's great to see our friends at BHP getting behind Skills Week with a sponsorship - and showing their commitment to training and jobs.

BHP sponsors National Skills Week | BHP National Skills Week is just around the corner and we're excited to announce BHP as a major sponsor in 2021!

Great work, Telstra for working with The University of Melbourne to develop a new , Intrapreneurship Fundamentals, to help drive innovation and creativity within businesses.

Welcome to the age of the intrapreneur You’ve probably had an idea about how you can change your business for the better. If you have, you might already be an intrapreneur.

South Australia is leading the way for offering in VET.

The South Australian Skills Commission has defined microcredentials as being shorter than a full qualification and having been developed by industry and training providers to address skills and training gaps. South Australian micro-credentials can comprise of accredited training components, non-accredited training, or a combination of both.

Micro-credentials - Department of Skills and Innovation Businesses and industries in South Australia can now apply to have shorter, bespoke courses formally recognised through a 12-month, business-led micro-credentials pilot program. The outcomes of the pilot program will inform how South Australia shapes future vocational education and training pathways...

Our founder Matthew Dale is excited to be presenting at the VELG 2021 Queensland Schools VET Conference in Brisbane next Friday.

He'll be there to talk about the 'Future of Micro-learning & Microcredentialing in the AQF' at 1:30pm.

You can register for the event here: https://buff.ly/376NMPd

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The American Medical Association has announced it will roll out e-learning to help physicians and health care professionals train in a uniform way on taking accurate blood pressure measurements. e-learning is a great way to deliver cost-effective and highly consistent training for employees, and also help mitigate risk.

If you have a use case for e-learning or micro-credentials in your organisation, we'd love to work with you to bring it to life!

AMA announces e-learning modules to standardize blood pressure measurement training across U.S. medical schools The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced a new effort aimed at ensuring future physicians and health care professionals in the U.S. are uniformly trained on how to consistently take accurate blood pressure (BP) measurements.

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Micro-credentials can be a fantastic path to gain qualifications in highly focussed areas, and are a more flexible alternative to longer form uni degrees.

The $26.1m in funding from the Federal Budget towards 5,000 short non-uni courses will help RTOs expand their businesses by offering these alternative credentials to Australian students.

If your organisation is wanting to offer micro-credentials but doesn't know where to start, get in touch with the team at Educonomy today.

Stacks on: Get the max from micro-credentials The federal budget will provide 5000 short course places to private higher education providers to help them change their business model to serve domestic students.