Learning to Learn Through Micro-Credentials in a Regional Setting
- The Erasmus+ Co-operation Partnership project “Learning to Learn through Micro-credentials in a Regional Setting” (L2L MicroCred) is a two-year initiative (2024-2026) aimed at boosting adult self-efficacy and employability in regional contexts.
The international consortium brings together the University of Inland Norway (Norway), LUMSA University (Italy), Graduate and Professional Studies representing University of Limerick (Ireland), and Central Queensland University (Australia) to deliver high-quality, open-access micro-credentials tailored to local needs, fostering social inclusion and learner motivation.
Highlights from UL’s participation in L2L MicroCred
Micro-credential piloted to meet the needs of full-time regional SME employees
Supporting Sustainability in Midwest SMEs
UL developed and piloted the Sustainable Organisations and Decision-Making micro-credential to address the specific needs of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) employees within the Midwest region of Ireland.
Flexible, Practical Learning for Working Professionals
The micro-credential is a 6 ECTS six-week micro-credential, fully online, practical course specifically adapted to full-time SME employees.
Applying Sustainable Leadership and Decision-Making in the Workplace
Learners studied sustainable frameworks, leadership models, organisational change strategies, and responsible decision-making, with an emphasis on the application of each concept in learners' own professional environment.
L2L Learning Design Toolbox
- The Toolbox is a practical pedagogical guide for learning designers and educators to design and deliver micro-credentials/short courses that will effectively enhance disadvantaged and under-represented learners’ engagement and motivation.
- UL led the transformation of transnational research on under-represented or disadvantaged adult learners into a viable course design model that combines local applicability with international pedagogical insights.
Project Awards
- University of Limerick is one of three winners of the prestigious 2026 SAMUELE ULLL Award, an Erasmus+-funded European initiative led by EUCEN recognising excellence and innovation in university lifelong learning across Europe.
- The award-winning case study centres on the micro-credential Sustainable Organisations and Decision-Making, developed collaboratively between UL’s Work and Employment Studies (WES) and Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS), as part of the Erasmus+ L2L MicroCred project.
Want to learn more?
For more information about the national impact of the L2L project Learning to Learn Through Micro-credntials in a Regional Setting, download the policy brief.
The Erasmus+ project “Learning to Learn through Micro-credentials in a Regional Setting” (L2L MicroCred) is a two-year initiative (2024-2026) aimed at boosting adult self-efficacy and employability in regional contexts. The international consortium brings together the University of Inland Norway (Norway), LUMSA University (Italy), the University of Limerick (Ireland), and Central Queensland University (Australia) to deliver high-quality, open-access micro-credentials tailored to local needs, fostering social inclusion and learner motivation.
Contact Us
Geraldine Carroll, Associate Vice President, Graduate and Professional Studies, University of Limerick
Email: geraldine.carroll@ul.ie
