Micro-credentials: The new frontier of adult education and training

Micro-credentials have the potential to deepen social inequalities claims James Robson, Deputy Director of SKOPE. He identifies the need for a more systematic approach to regulation and quality bench marking of the global provision of micro-credentials.
See: https://www.oecd-forum.org/posts/micro-credentials-the-new-frontier-of-adult-education-and-training
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