Engaging Emplyers in Innvative Credential Design Dr. Darien Rssiter 21CC Lead and Principal Advisr, Deputy Vice-Chancellr Educatin Ryal Melburne Institute f Technlgy University Jnathan Finkelstein CEO Credly
RMIT Facts and figures Ryal Melburne Institute f Technlgy (RMIT) University a dual sectr institutin 5-Star QS ranking fr excellence in higher educatin RMIT is 131 years ld (26 years as a University) Lcatin/campuses Three campuses in Melburne (City, Brunswick and Bundra) Tw campuses in Vietnam (Hani and H Chi Minh City) Campus in Spain (Barcelna) 84,267 Student numbers Melburne campus - ver 50,000 students 5,603 permanent staff - ver 12,000 staff in ttal
RMIT Key values and strengths Ready fr life and wrk Industry/emplyer engagement Learning thrugh wrk and enterprise Glbal Experience fr all students Recnciliatin and recgnitin f ur indigenus peples heritage and histry Learning and teaching Accessibility, inclusivity, innvatin, digitally enabled, trailblazing apprach t credentials
21CC (21st Century Credentials) A sense f purpse Students Equip students with skills, persnal attributes, cnfidence and a sense f agency t be successful in the new wrld f wrk. Tp up r fill gaps in existing skills Shape their prgram t meet a specific career path Build cnfidence and agency t manage the decisins assciated with multiple careers and new jb futures Institutin Whle f institutin aligned curriculum Mitigate risks assciated with external disruptrs Enhance emplyability utcmes Deliver n ur prmise t students and build custmer lyalty Cntribute t leadership debate n emerging digital credentials ecsystem Industry Strengthen ur engagement Respnsive t industry call fr graduates with wrk ready skills Partner and c-design ur micr-credential prducts Chesive institutin-wide apprach t engage with industry Custmer (Student) VP Industry VP Institutin (RMIT) VP
21CC visin is t be a game changer
and t adpt a whle f institutin apprach RMIT Value Prpsitin RMIT Creds Digital Credentials CX / UX / LX Experience Technlgy, Systems and Prcesses Plicy, Prcedures Partners - Business, Emplyers, Gvernment Supprt and Stakehlder Engagement
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Prduct cnstruct
RMIT Micr-credentials C- and extra-curricular (infrmal) Capabilities, skills and persnal qualities Industry led Rigrus assessment and evidence f achievement Embedded within r articulatin pathway t frmal curriculum Reverse engineered (backward) design mdel
RMIT Develping capabilities Capability develpment places imprtance n peple and their capacity t perfrm at high levels in rapidly changing wrking envirnments and cntexts Develping skills and knwledge is ne aspect f capability develpment. Being able t apply thse skills in different cntexts, with cnfidence, differentiates skill and capability Creating capability is abut mving away frm segmented activities f develpment t hlistic activities that have mre meaning and purpse
RMIT C-curricular prduct suite RMIT Creds (21CC) Open Access Embedded in Frmal Curriculum Learning Unit/mdule Frmal RPL Pathway Optin Credential Experience/ Skills
RMIT Creds Open access https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/life-and-wrk-pprtunities/rmit-creds RMIT Creds (21CC) Open Access Embedded in Frmal Curriculum Learning Unit/mdule Frmal RPL Pathway Optin Credential Experience/ Skills
RMIT Creds Integrated curriculum pathways RMIT Creds 11 Capabilities Stack/Cluster Pathway Micr-credential Open access (Free) AQF Prgrams RPL Pathway Micrcredential Embedded Shrt curses (Fee paying)
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Industry engagement strategy n a page Partnership Cllabratin Verificatin Endrsement Partnership between RMIT and Industry - bth parties share respnsibility fr the design, develpment & assessment. Cllabratin between RMIT and Industry - bth parties bring significant input t the tpics and design f the credential. Frmal recgnitin where the credential has been assessed as meeting the standards f the verificatin bdy. A statement where an Industry apprves f and supprts a micr-credential. INDUSTRY COMMITMENT Cntribute t the design and the develpment f curse cntent, utline and assessment/s Participatin in design and cntent develpment wrkshps Prmtin thrugh Industry events and cmms. channels Prvide pprtunities fr learners wh successfully undertake the credential(s) Cntribute t the design f curse utline and assessment/s Participatin in prduct design wrkshps Prmtin thrugh Industry events and cmmunicatin channels Assess and verify that the skills meet the needs f industry Attend and participate in meetings and/r wrkshps Prvide a high degree f quality assurance Prmtin thrugh Industry events and cmmunicatin channels Review and/r validate rules f evidence Review prduct prpsal and prvide feedback Review final micr-credential frm a user perspective and prvide feedback RMIT COMMITMENT Acknwledgement within the metadata Acknwledgement at RMIT Creds Industry events. Jint cmmunicatin Lg within RMIT Creds cllateral Brand recgnitin n Canvas Curse Card Hyperlinked lg t appear n RMIT Creds hmepage Cmpany lg and testimnial t appear n Individual Credential landing page *Additinal Opprtunities Cmpany Lg t appear n RMIT Creds hmepage and Canvas Curse Card Acknwledgement within the credential metadata Cmpany Lg within RMIT Creds cllateral Acknwledgement at RMIT Creds Industry events. Acknwledgement within the credential metadata Prmtin at Open Days and RMIT Creds Industry events Cmpany Lg t appear n RMIT Creds hmepage Canvas Dashbard Acknwledgement within the credential metadata Cmpany Lg t appear n RMIT Creds hmepage Canvas Dashbard * Talk t us abut ways f cnnecting with ur students & graduates
Wrking with industry partners RMIT and Credly Kicked ff discussins infrmally mid 2016 Partnership rather than vendr relatinship Digital credential design Stakehlder and industry engagement Technlgy innvatins Challenges Aggressive prject time frames RMIT transitining t new LMS New prduct cnstruct
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