Towards a common, transferable Australasian Higher Education micro-credentialing framework for professional learning in teaching, learning and leadership

2 September 2025

Start date: June 2021                            Completion date: November 2022

Abstract

This project builds upon the successful CAULLT project (Investigating Teaching and Learning Frameworks and Credentialling for Professional Learning in Higher Education, Dinan-Thompson, et, al, 2019), and explores how the New Zealand micro-credentialing framework (New Zealand Qualifications Authority) could align to professional learning activities in teaching, learning and leadership for staff at 5 Australian Institutions and the CAULLT MOOC.  This includes reflection and gap analyses on the learning outcomes, assessment, volume of learning and the provision to stack towards higher micro-credentials.  This outcome could be the first step in providing the Australasian sector with a common and transferable set of micro-credentials, that may vary in learning outcomes, but incentivise, validate, and give visibility to the professional development activities undertaken by university staff.

Project team

  • Gina Saliba (Navitas)
  • Jo-Anne Chuck (Western Sydney University)
  • Simon Bedford (Western Sydney University)
  • Maree Dinan-Thompson (James Cook University)
  • Andrea Lynch (James Cook University)
  • Liz Branigan (La Trobe University)
  • Shannon Johnston (Murdoch University)
  • Ann Luzeckij (Flinders University)

Outputs

CAULLT Grant Final Report

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