{"id":71,"date":"2023-01-16T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=71"},"modified":"2023-08-17T17:45:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:45:48","slug":"outlook","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/chapter\/outlook\/","title":{"raw":"Outlook","rendered":"Outlook"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox shaded\">Which areas are currently under development for micro-credentials in B.C. post-secondary institutions? What comes next?<\/div>\r\nChapter Audience:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-226\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/admin-r.png\" alt=\"administrator icon\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/> <strong>Administrators<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-223\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/pm.png\" alt=\"program managers icon\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/> <strong>Program Managers<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-227\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/faculty-g.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/> <strong>Faculty<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWe created this toolkit to meet the needs of B.C. post-secondary institutions as they develop and integrate micro-credentials into their ecosystem. We captured stories from colleagues who devised solutions to common challenges and hope they inspire your work.\r\n\r\nSome aspects of micro-credentials in B.C. are still unknown. For example, what examples of financially sustainable business models for micro-credential programs can be easily replicated across institutions? What is the place of continuing education in offering micro-credentials? How can post-secondary institutions ensure rigorous quality assurance processes without affecting their ability to be responsive and flexible? What are best practices for engaging Indigenous communities to create micro-credentials that meet Indigenous and broader societal needs? Will B.C. follow Ontario\u2019s lead and make micro-credential programs eligible for student aid?\r\n\r\nThe field is rapidly evolving. Several institutions, led by TRU \u2013 Online Learning, are designing and piloting a rigorous process, aligned with international best practices, for recognizing micro-credential learning across institutions. VCC is developing an inter-institutional partnership framework to help institutions work together to offer micro-credentials. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationplannerbc.ca\/search\/microcredentials\">EducationPlannerBC<\/a> now allows learners to search micro-credentials offered in the province \u2013 effectively serving as the provincial repository of micro-credentials, not unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/microlearnontario.ca\/\">eCampusOntario Micro-credentials Portal<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzqa.govt.nz\/nzqf\/search\/microcredentials.do\">New Zealand Register<\/a>.\r\n\r\nAs this toolkit went into production, several new resources were published. This is the challenge of an emerging field: the pace of innovation and development is rapid. This document will no doubt need to be updated not too long after its launch.\r\n\r\nIf you have resources to contribute \u2014 a story of success or struggle with its lessons learned, a template you created, a resource you found helpful \u2014 please <a href=\"mailto:projects@bccampus.ca\">share them with us<\/a>. Together we can compile a resource that evolves and continues to meet the needs of the community.","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox shaded\">Which areas are currently under development for micro-credentials in B.C. post-secondary institutions? What comes next?<\/div>\n<p>Chapter Audience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-226\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/admin-r.png\" alt=\"administrator icon\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/admin-r.png 1200w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/admin-r-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/admin-r-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/admin-r-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/admin-r-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/admin-r-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/admin-r-225x225.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/admin-r-350x350.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/> <strong>Administrators<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-223\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/pm.png\" alt=\"program managers icon\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/pm.png 1200w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/pm-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/pm-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/pm-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/pm-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/pm-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/pm-225x225.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/pm-350x350.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/> <strong>Program Managers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none; margin-top: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-227\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/faculty-g.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/faculty-g.png 1200w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/faculty-g-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/faculty-g-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/faculty-g-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/faculty-g-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/faculty-g-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/faculty-g-225x225.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/bcmicrocredential\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/425\/2023\/01\/faculty-g-350x350.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/> <strong>Faculty<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We created this toolkit to meet the needs of B.C. post-secondary institutions as they develop and integrate micro-credentials into their ecosystem. We captured stories from colleagues who devised solutions to common challenges and hope they inspire your work.<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects of micro-credentials in B.C. are still unknown. For example, what examples of financially sustainable business models for micro-credential programs can be easily replicated across institutions? What is the place of continuing education in offering micro-credentials? How can post-secondary institutions ensure rigorous quality assurance processes without affecting their ability to be responsive and flexible? What are best practices for engaging Indigenous communities to create micro-credentials that meet Indigenous and broader societal needs? Will B.C. follow Ontario\u2019s lead and make micro-credential programs eligible for student aid?<\/p>\n<p>The field is rapidly evolving. Several institutions, led by TRU \u2013 Online Learning, are designing and piloting a rigorous process, aligned with international best practices, for recognizing micro-credential learning across institutions. VCC is developing an inter-institutional partnership framework to help institutions work together to offer micro-credentials. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationplannerbc.ca\/search\/microcredentials\">EducationPlannerBC<\/a> now allows learners to search micro-credentials offered in the province \u2013 effectively serving as the provincial repository of micro-credentials, not unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/microlearnontario.ca\/\">eCampusOntario Micro-credentials Portal<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzqa.govt.nz\/nzqf\/search\/microcredentials.do\">New Zealand Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As this toolkit went into production, several new resources were published. This is the challenge of an emerging field: the pace of innovation and development is rapid. This document will no doubt need to be updated not too long after its launch.<\/p>\n<p>If you have resources to contribute \u2014 a story of success or struggle with its lessons learned, a template you created, a resource you found helpful \u2014 please <a href=\"mailto:projects@bccampus.ca\">share them with us<\/a>. 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