Micro-credentials

An ANU Micro-credential provides recognition at a graduate level of the learning you have undertaken to improve your professional knowledge and practice.

Micro-credentials reflect workplace needs and career opportunity in senior executive education, professional and personal development. Explore our options and consider your career advantages by taking a micro-credential at ANU.

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About ANU Micro-credentials

Why choose an ANU Micro-credential?

Micro-credentials offer a new and innovative way of learning responsive to the needs of industry, government, and the community.

Earn recognition for your learning

Micro-credentials contain assessment that is used to verify the knowledge and skills obtained before a digital badge is issued.

Gain the competitive edge

Use ANU micro-credentials to upgrade or learn new skills to maintain a competitive edge in the workforce.

Frequently asked questions

What is a micro-credential?

Micro-credentials are short, competency-based offerings focussing on specific skills or discipline topics. They are a flexible mode of learning and allow enrolees to make choices based on their professional and personal needs and goals. ANU offers micro-credentials at postgraduate level in its areas of expertise so that enrolees can learn from world-renowned experts. Some micro-credentials can be taken at stacks; a series of related micro-credentials can be taken as a suite to develop in-depth knowledge and skills or enrolees can pick and choose different micro-credentials that together form a bespoke learning plan specifically tailored to them. Enrolees who complete a micro-credential at ANU will be awarded a digital badge to certify skills and/or knowledge in a specific subject area.

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Why study an ANU micro-credential?

Micro-credentials offer a new and innovative way of learning responsive to the needs of industry, government, and the community. An ANU micro-credential provides recognition at a postgraduate level of learning you can undertake to improve your professional knowledge and practice.

ANU academics are world class and leading in their fields. By studying an ANU micro-credential you will learn directly from these experts and have the opportunity to leverage their expertise in specific areas. The ANU micro-credentials have been curated to showcase ANU’s intellectual leadership.

How do I enrol?

You can enrol in an ANU micro-credential via the Micro-credentials website. Each micro-credential that is open for enrolment will have a “Enrol now” or “Apply Now” option on the listing.

For micro-credentials with an option to “Enrol now” you can complete the requested details, proceed to payment and your spot will be secured.

Some micro-credentials are open by application only. For these micro-credentials you will see an “Apply Now” option. Clicking this option will take you to the application form. No payment is required until your application has been assessed as successful.

Once these processes are complete you will receive a confirmation email from the Micro-credentials team.

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What do micro-credentials at ANU cost?

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What is a digital badge?

Evidence of completion of an ANU micro-credential is offered in the form of a digital badge that is verified through My eQuals and can be shared publicly (for example, on LinkedIn). Sitting behind the digital badge is metadata that contains the details of the micro-credential completed. The digital badge verifies that the ANU micro-credential is valuable, reliable, and credible and that the recipient has obtained the skills and knowledge it describes.

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