Peer-learning activity on microcredentials for the labour market - A sectoral approach: manufacturing and retail
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The peer-learning activity on ‘Microcredentials for the labour market’ will focus on microcredentials in the manufacturing and retail sectors.
This peer-learning activity (PLA) jointly organised by the European Commission and Cedefop aims to offer participants insights into the European policy framework on microcredentials, Cedefop’s latest research on microcredentials for labour market education and training, as well as relevant examples of the use of microcredentials in the manufacturing and retail sectors, their benefits and challenges.
The manufacturing and retail sectors are two broad economic sectors – the largest and most dominant in the EU, employing a sizeable portion of the EU working population. The sectors have different development trajectories and skill systems and historically aim at different workforce demographics.
A total of 18 micro-credentials in the manufacturing sector and 21 in the retail sector were identified in Cedefop´s 2022 mapping exercise. A range of micro-credentials were identified at both national and European levels, issued by various types of providers, operating within the formal education and training system as well as in the labour market. Even though the term ‘micro-credential’ is not always used, these examples can be considered as such due to their characteristics and according to the stakeholders who participated in the consultation process.
The PLA will be an opportunity for policy-makers, social partners, stakeholders, experts and researchers from education and training, industry and beyond, to learn about the emerging role of micro-credentials in supporting labour-market-related and employment-relevant education, training and learning, and to share their experiences.