Earning a Micro-credential – Digital Promise

Earning a Micro-credential

Why earn a micro-credential?
Who benefits from micro-credentials?
How to earn a Digital Promise micro-credential?
All the essentials on this page!

Micro-credentials enable you to make the skills you have gained throughout your life visible to others. Because they are digital, you can share your achievements with anyone at any time. Learners of all ages have found that micro-credentials can help them pursue academic, career, and personal goals.

Students (K12 & Higher Education)

Educators

Working Professionals

Anyone

Who Benefits from Micro-credentials?

Whether used individually or organizationally, micro-credentials provide options for skill recognition and verification.

How to Earn a Digital Promise Micro-credential?

You can earn a micro-credential using the following steps:

  1. Go to the Micro-credential Platform, and select a skill you have developed or would like to develop.
  2. Read and understand the micro-credential.
  3. Develop or collect the required documents (evidence) to demonstrate your skill, as requested in the micro-credential.
  4. Upload your collected evidence and submit your micro-credential.
  5. Once the micro-credential is assessed by subject matter experts and awarded, share your accomplishment! You can download your shareable, open digital badge.

How to Use and Apply for a Micro-credential

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