JAPAN Micro-Credentials Organization

Organizational Structure

The Japan Micro-credential Organization (JMICRO) was incorporated as a general incorporated association on October 23, 2025 (Reiwa 7), and is operated under the following structure.

Board of Directors

As the organization's highest decision-making body, the Board leads the transformation of Japan's education and human resource development model through the promotion of micro-credentials.
Read More

Committees

img_dep_3

Standardization Committee

Establishing a standard framework for micro-credentials in Japan and ensuring its alignment with international standards, to realize the portability of learning.
Read More

Committee for Quality Assurance and Credential Recognition

Rigorously ensuring the reliability of issued micro-credentials and operating a fair recognition scheme to establish their social acceptance.
Read More

Credential Registry Committee

Developing and operating a platform for searching and referencing micro-credentials, to promote the visualization and use of learning records.
Read More

Strategic Management Steering Committee

Overseeing JMICRO's business strategy and operating policy, planning and promoting projects that cut across the specialized committees, and studying the value and role that higher education is expected to have today, so as to realize the optimal social implementation of micro-credentials.
Read More

International Collaboration Committee

Through strategic partnerships with education and qualification bodies around the world, the Committee connects Japan-originated micro-credentials to global standards.
Read More

Industry-Academia Collaboration Committee

Acting as a bridge between industry and educational institutions, the Committee supports the creation of practical micro-credentials that meet labor-market needs.
Read More
linkedin facebook-square

Nippon Press Center Building,
2-2-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-0011, Japan

JOIN

ANNOUNCEMENT

ABOUT US

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.

About us

Copyright® JAPAN Micro-Credentials Organization, All Rights Reserved.