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From Credentials to Careers: Evaluating Micro-Credentials Role in Placement Outcomes

Title
From Credentials to Careers: Evaluating Micro-Credentials Role in Placement Outcomes
Creator
Job, Elizabeth; Paul Raj, V. John; Pachiyappan, Sathish; Vellaiyan, Saravanan; Murthy, Sharanya
Description
The labor market complicates career entry, making alternative credentials crucial for employability. Micro-credentials help learners gain skills recognized for hiring and promotions, bridging the skills gap. Digital badges, Coursera certificates, and industry-backed credentials are common, but do they foster micro-skills (sub-skills of major competencies) that enhance job placement? This study examines whether micro-credentials create micro-skills and improve undergraduate placements in. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.
Source
Transforming Business, Industry, and Education for a Dynamic World;pp.1-22
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
IGI Global
Coverage
Job E., Christ University, India; Paul Raj V.J., Christ University, India; Pachiyappan S., Christ University, India; Vellaiyan S., Christ University, India; Murthy S., Christ University, India
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISBN: 979-833737929-6; 979-833737927-2;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Book chapter

Citation

Job, Elizabeth; Paul Raj, V. John; Pachiyappan, Sathish; Vellaiyan, Saravanan; Murthy, Sharanya, “From Credentials to Careers: Evaluating Micro-Credentials Role in Placement Outcomes,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/24932.

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