Lois Eluned McGrath

Member Micro-credentials Special Interest Group @Bangor University

Wales, GB

BackgroundQAA has been commissioned by HEFCW to support and facilitate a sector-owned virtual Tertiary Working Group on Micro-credentials led by Wales, which is also open to tertiary education providers in Scotland and Northern Ireland and employers. PurposeThe principal aims of the MIC.SIG are to:a. Support the tertiary sector in ensuring that micro-credential students and learners experience the highest possible quality of education in line with other traditional tertiary education provision.b. Contribute to developing excellence, independence, and trust in the quality assurance and enhancement of micro-credential provision using the QAA\'s focus areas of standards, leadership and quality assurance and enhancement as pillars to guide the work of the MIC.SIG.c. Promote the use of the QAA Characteristics Statement to tertiary education providers developing and maintaining micro-credential provision, as well as supporting any further developments to the Statement.The key objectives of the MIC.SIG are:a. Capacity Building - to share good practice, and provide information, training and/or materials to support members\' knowledge and professional development.b. Advocacy – to develop and maintain relations with stakeholders (including funders, employers, students, learners) to influence national and institutional micro-credential policy.c. Research and Knowledge – to monitor developments in the education sector regarding micro-credentials and disseminate this intelligence to the wider sector.

Bangor University

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Bangor University

Postgraduate researcher / Ymchwilydd ol-raddedig