{"id":13303,"date":"2026-01-07T22:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/micro-credentials\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:09:49","slug":"micro-credentials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/development\/micro-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro-Credentials &#038; Badging"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13303\" class=\"elementor elementor-13303\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe8238e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fe8238e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5417a230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5417a230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">While badging and micro-credentials are new at Austin Community College (ACC), some ACC areas already offer them.<\/span><\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"micro-credentials-title\">\n<p>These badges for faculty, students, or staff typically fall into one of three categories: competency, participation, and achievement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Micro-credentials<\/strong> are awards based on certified mastery of competencies through short-term learning experiences.<br \/><strong>Digital badges<\/strong> are graphic representations of a competency, achievement, or event participation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/microcredentials\/\">Visit the Badging and Micro-Credentials Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Request a Discovery Meeting<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Are you interested in learning more\u2014or ready to develop a badge? Request a Discovery Meeting!<br \/>These consultations help faculty and staff:<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list {\"className\":\"wp-block-list\"} --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Determine which micro-credential type fits their program (competency, achievement, participation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><br \/><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand ACC\u2019s approval processes for micro-credentials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><br \/><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plan for publishing a micro-credential in <em>Suitable<\/em>, ACC\u2019s badging host, once approved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/form.asana.com\/?k=WvmAz-sF24w-FflyQ5EtNA&amp;d=88303944259432\">Request a Discovery Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"micro-credentials-contact\">\n<h3 id=\"micro-credentials-contact\">Contact<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>For questions about badging or micro-credentials, contact Manal Mahmoud, Coordinator, Micro-Credentials and Badging, at <a href=\"mailto:manal.mahmoud@austincc.edu\">manal.mahmoud@austincc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While badging and micro-credentials are new at Austin Community College (ACC), some ACC areas already offer them.These badges for faculty, students, or staff typically fall into one of three categories: competency, participation, and achievement. 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