Micro-credentials
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In 2023, IACT took its two major initiatives in creative skills micro-credentials and creative place initiatives and design, and spun them out to two campus areas outside of IACT. To learn more about micro-credentials, contact Willie Morris IV in the office of Graduate Academic Affairs.
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Learn the Skills Employers Want
In partnership with Education Design Lab, the University of Dayton is offering micro-credentialing opportunities (now through the department of Graduate Academic Affairs). Students enrolled in participating university courses will have the opportunity to earn badges in creative skills that can be added immediately and directly to their resume and LinkedIn profile, demonstrating to employers their ability to navigate applied creativity skills within their organization and setting them apart from other job/internship/co-op candidates.
Initiative includes self-efficacy and the capacity to identify needs and respond proactively.
Initiative includes self-efficacy and the capacity to identify needs and respond proactively.
Resilience includes the capacity to learn from experience and focus on solutions.
Resilience includes the capacity to learn from experience and focus on solutions.
Empathy includes the capacity to understand others’ perspectives and feelings to improve the quality of relationships.
Empathy includes the capacity to understand others’ perspectives and feelings to improve the quality of relationships.
Oral Communication includes the capacity to speak with clarity and precision.
Oral Communication includes the capacity to speak with clarity and precision.
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11
UD courses implementing micro-credentials.
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607
Students have earned micro-credentials in two years.
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1036
Micro-credentials awarded since Fall 2020.
The micro-credentials currently being offered at the University of Dayton are authorized by Education Design Lab and issued by the University of Dayton through the Credly platform, our official digital credential provider. Please visit this page on Credly for detailed criteria of each micro-credential. Interested in learning more about how you can get involved with micro-credentialing opportunities? Contact Willie Morris IV in the office of Graduate Academic Affairs.