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Micro-Credentials for Workforce Development: Addressing Skills Gaps in High-Demand Industries

Micro-Credentials for Workforce Development: Addressing Skills Gaps in High-Demand Industries
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Author(s): Muhammad Usman Tariq (Abu Dhabi University, UAE & University College Cork, Ireland)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 28
Source title: Transforming the Workforce With Microcredentials
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jimmy Bernabe Maming (Nuevo School of Technology and Humanities, Philippines)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-2257-5.ch004

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Abstract

Microcredit has proven to be a strategic response to growing non-assembly between traditional education systems and the rapidly developing skills of the modern workforce. A high-projection industry lacks skills, including information technology, healthcare, advanced production, sustainability, funding, and sharp skills. Microcredits provide a flexible, modular, professional learning approach, allowing you to acquire skills and professional advancements quickly. This chapter will explore the potential for microcredit transformation in labor development and explore your role in fighting skills with agile learning paths, employer orientation, and scalable delivery models. We will explore how Microcredit complements traditional academic qualifications while enabling a more integrated and personalized learning experience. Through analysis of successful implementations such as technical certification from Google and IBM, digital training of healthcare and sustainability programs in this work.

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