Micro-credentials are increasing in visibility and importance on the national and international stage, with a new EU Commission report published this week emphasising their role in supporting lifelong learning and employability.
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Future fit
Something of a revolutionary change in the higher education system, micro-credential still a new term. A micro-credential is a qualification, providing evidence of learning outcomes acquired through a short learning experience.
Since earlier this year Trinity College Dublin, Ireland’s leading university, is offering a variety of micro-credentials to qualified professionals and graduates in a range of fields. A suite of exciting micro-credentials offered by Trinity School of Engineering provides engineers with an opportunity to future-proof their careers and equip themselves to respond to rapid technological and industry changes
Short and flexible learning experience
Engineering micro-credentials offered at Trinity are typically 12 weeks in duration with approximately five contact hours each week. Delivery includes a mix of face-to-face and online formats, allowing busy professionals to fit study into their work and family lives.
Accredited
Trinity College Dublin is offering a level 9 learning delivered by experts in the field of study, ensuring the high-quality educational experience that Trinity is renowned for.
Participants can expect to receive a transcript from Trinity as proof of the ECTS gained following successful completion of the micro-credential. The School of Engineering at Trinity is a research-led, multidisciplinary school committed to delivering world-class education, research, and innovation, which can be a great advancement in one’s engineering career.
In a previous article, we introduced that Trinity is launching micro-credentials for 'Intro to XR' and 'Spatial Audio' in January of the coming year. There will also be other industry-specific engineering micro-credentials launched next month:
Advanced Spatial Analysis using GIS - Micro-credential
This micro-credential is for anyone who works with spatial data and maps, or who would like to have the ability to analyse spatial data as well as create their own maps.
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This micro-credential will enable participants to get a practical introduction to the QGIS open-source software which will be used to address an issue in their field. Participants will learn the extended fundamentals of GIS theory and techniques and will then apply these in a research project which is in a field related to their profession and uses GIS.
Motion Picture Engineering – Micro-credential
This course suits engineers in a startup in the video streaming space or designing image enhancement technology as well as those embarking on a graduate degree in video engineering.
As the areas of filmmaking and media streaming converge, engineers in post-production houses need to understand more about the latest compression standards and engineers in streaming media teams need to understand more about what high-quality image manipulation entails. This micro-credential will enable participants to learn about engineering design in both high-end post-production and best in class streaming media workflows.
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More Micro-credentials
In addition to these newly developed courses, some of the previous micro-credentials for engineers will run again in 2022. Topics covered include:
- Air pollution: monitoring, assessment and control
- Cyber-physical systems and control
- Low carbon power technology
- Transport modelling and planning
- Solar energy conversion and application
To learn more about the above or other micro-credentials offered by the School of Engineering at Trinity please visit www.tcd.ie/courses/micro-credentials/engineering or email us at micro-credentials@tcd.ie