abstract
- Over the past decade, digital microcredentials have consolidated as a strategic instrument to address the growing demand for lifelong learning and to introduce greater flexibility in competency accreditation processes across higher education and continuing professional development. They are defined as short-term certifications focused on specific learning outcomes, enabling the recognition of concrete skills in a modular, portable, and verifiable manner (OECD, 2021; UNESCO IESALC, 2025).