2000-1-17Micro-Credentialing

Lambton College is committed to providing a range of credentials that meet the needs of students and employers, and align with the Ontario Qualifications Framework and the Minister’s Binding Policy Directive - Framework for Programs of Instruction.

Micro-credentials and micro-certificates are a component of that overall suite of credential offerings:

• Micro-credentials recognize assessed skill mastery of one or more focused competencies.
• Micro-certificates recognize the mastery of complementary competencies that allow one to complete a more complex task within contextual limitations.

Micro-credentials may be stand-alone, or they may stack into micro-certificates and/or traditional Lambton College credential offers.

Policy

1. Micro-credentials will recognize competencies – defined as some combination of observable and measurable knowledge, skills, abilities and attributes that when combined contribute to an individual’s ability to perform a task or achieve a practical outcome.
2. Achievement of competency will be assessed, and credentialed based on mastery (pass/no pass).
3. Approval of a new micro-credential offering is delegated to the Senior Vice-President, Academic & Student Success by the Lambton College Board of Governors.
4. Admission into a micro-credential will be governed by the Minister’s Binding Policy Directive - Admissions Criteria. Micro-credentials that map directly to a post-secondary program will follow the admissions criteria of that program.
5. Achievement of a micro-credential will be verified and recognized on the post-secondary transcript. Additionally, a badge (a digital representation of a micro-credential) may be awarded.
6. Each micro-credential will be quality assured at the point of launch and on an annual basis. A thorough review will be conducted every six years.
7. A detailed framework, including procedural steps related to governance, creation, promotion, implementation, execution, quality assurance and nomenclature will be published by the Innovation Institute on the College staff portal.