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title: "Episode 85: Defining a Microcredentialing Strategy"
description: Digital badging and microcredentials are hot topics in higher ed but they aren’t brand new. As the need for short-term education is needed to be workforce
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# [Episode 85: Defining a Microcredentialing Strategy](https://moderncampus.com/podcast/episode-eightyfive)

 Written by [Reuben Pressman](https://moderncampus.com/podcast/author/admin) | Apr 4, 2024 4:00:00 AM

Digital badging and microcredentials are hot topics in higher ed but they aren’t brand new. As the need for short-term education is needed to be workforce ready, institutions first need to ask the right questions before they start implementing.

On this episode, Andrew Fisher, Vice President of Academic Affairs at NHTI - Concord's Community College, discusses defining an effective microcredential strategy and common mistakes made during the process.

 

**Full Episode**

* Access the raw transcript [here](https://illuminationbymoderncampus.buzzsprout.com/1802065/12314239-andrew-fisher-nhti-concord-s-community-college-on-defining-a-microcredential-strategy)*

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