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This page provides various documents to support understanding and implementation of micro-credentials.
The documents systematically organize foundational concepts and common frameworks for micro-credentials, quality assurance perspectives, and technical and practical guidelines for digital issuance. They serve as reference materials for educational institutions, companies and organizations, and all stakeholders involved in policy design.
Developed with reference to domestic and international discussions and global alignment, these documents aim to enhance the credibility, transparency, and utility of micro-credentials.
Guidelines for Digital Issuance of Micro-credentials 3.0
Created: February 25, 2025
Revised: May 27, 2025
Author: Micro-credential Joint Working Group (JV-Campus / JMOOC)
This practical guideline organizes the descriptors required for digital issuance of micro-credentials and their correspondence with Open Badges 3.0 metadata. It presents the fundamental elements for accurately and consistently describing micro-credentials, including issuing institution, issue date, learning outcomes, assessment methods, quality assurance, and stackability, serving as a reference for issuance practices with an eye toward cross-comparison and international circulation. It also includes JSON-format examples, making it a useful concrete reference for implementation.
https://www.micro-credentials.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Guideline-for-issuing-micro-credentials-digitally-3.0-20250527.pdf
Guidelines for Digital Issuance of Micro-credentials 1.1
Created: March 27, 2024
Revised: May 27, 2025
Author: Micro-credential Joint Working Group (JV-Campus / JMOOC)
This guideline organizes the basic approach to digitally issuing micro-credentials using Open Badges 2.0. By clarifying the correspondence between micro-credential descriptors and digital badge metadata and standardizing the method of describing digital certificates, it aims to facilitate the comparison, selection, and utilization of learning outcomes. It is a foundational resource that can be referenced for both policy understanding and descriptive practice by institutions considering issuance based on Open Badges 2.0.
https://www.micro-credentials.jp/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Guideline-for-issuing-micro-credentials-digitally-1.1-20250527.pdf
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Established on October 23, 2025, JMICRO aims to enhance the credibility, transparency, and utility of micro-credentials in Japan, informed by domestic and international developments in the field. Micro-credentials are a system for learning in smaller units than a traditional degree and certifying those achievements.