Simone Ravaioli
12 December 2025
Micro-credentials occupy a curious position in today’s landscape of learning and work: they appear to be new, yet they are also profoundly not new – especially from an employer perspective. This dual nature is not accidental. It is the first indication that micro-credentials are not merely a format, but a shape-shifting phenomenon.
What is perceived as ‘new’ is the shape – the naming, the framing, the emerging infrastructure around them. What is not new is the spirit – the longstanding practice of short, targeted, work-based learning tightly connected to capability and performance... More