Micro-credentialMaturity ModelThe Micro-credential Maturity Model isintended to help organisations explore,

assess and target various aspects of micro-credential deployments. The two axes of the model are

Stages and Facets.

Purpose

Purpose/Businessmodel

Delivery

Scope

Systems & Analytics

Target Audience

Cohort size

Delivery mode

Instructor engagement

Integration

Analytics

Preliminaryresearch

or investigation

1 of: reputation,promotion,revenue orpathway

1+ of: reputation,promotion,revenue orpathway

1+ of: reputation,promotion,revenue orpathway

Multiple of:reputation,promotion,

revenue, and/orpathway

One of:- Skills- RPL

- Certificate/diploma/degree- Post-graduate

- CPD- Staff PD

One of:- Skills- RPL

- Certificate/diploma/degree- Post-graduate

- CPD- Staff PD

1 or more of:- Skills- RPL

- Certificate/diploma/degree- Post-graduate

- CPD- Staff PD

1 or more of:- Skills- RPL

- Certificate/diploma/degree- Post-graduate

- CPD- Staff PD

Multiple of:- Skills- RPL

- Certificate/diploma/degree- Post-graduate

- CPD- Staff PD

Small TargetedFaculty/school/study area

1+ Faculty/school/study area

Institution-wide

Face-to-faceor online

Variable Blended Blended Blended

Limited Variable Variable Integrated Integrated

Badge issuer,LMS

Badge issuer,LMS

Micro-credential management platform, badge issuer, LMS, SMS

Micro-credential management platform, badge issuer, LMS, SMS

Micro-credential

management platform, badge issuer, LMS, SMS,

analytics

Exploratory

Small,manual pilot/s

FocusedLaunch

More robust &targeted

Expansion

Expanded cohort,increasingevidence

Enterprise

Integratedsolution across

multiplesub-organisations

Immersive

Evidence-rich,seamless pathways,supporting entireorganisation

None Limited Basic Reporting and visualisations

Integratedreporting andvisualisations

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Curriculum

Assessment

Approvalprocess

Micro-credentialstackability

Instructionalcontent

Systematicquality assurance

Assessment

Learner evidence

Discovery by learner

Enrolment

Learner Lifecycle

Learner support

Learner achievementapproval

Feedback mechanism

Micro-credentialattainmentpromotion

Post-completionengagement

Exploratory

Small,manual pilot/s

FocusedLaunch

More robust &targeted

Expansion

Expanded cohort,increasingevidence

Enterprise

Integratedsolution across

multiplesub-organisations

Immersive

Evidence-rich,seamless pathways,supporting entireorganisation

Ad hoc Ad hoc Structured Structured

Structured,strategic, withindustry & student

input

Standalone Standalone Some stackabilityStructuredpathways

Flexiblepathways &

proactive learnerguidance

Re-use ofexisting content

Re-use ofexisting content

Somere-use, somebespoke

Somere-use, somebespoke

Somere-use

(with ID), somebespoke

None None Periodic reviewof curriculum

Regularcurriculum review

Integrated& systematicacademicgovernance

None or limited Limited,quantitative

Variable Authenticassessment

Authenticassessment

None or generic

Limited,quantitative

Quantitativeand qualitative

Quantitativeand qualitative

Quantitativeand qualitative

Manual, requestfor participation

Direct contact,limited online

Online Online Online, withtargeted promotion

Manual Manual orpartially online

Online Streamlined Streamlined

Limited Limited Specific support

Integratedwith institutionsupport

Integratedwith institutionsupport

Manual ManualSystematised,with bulkprocessing

Automatedwith manualchecks

Automated,including alerts

None Informal Survey Survey,some integration

Integratedinto program

None or LMS LMS, LinkedIn LMS, LinkedInLMS,

LinkedIn, othersocial media

LMS,LinkedIn, othersocial media

None None or limited LimitedAligned

with institutionprocesses

Integratedwith pathways

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