EfVET in cooperation with WERA, Inner Development Goals and Karanga: The Global Alliance for SEL & Life Skills: Inclusive Vocational Excellence and Wellbeing Webinar Series, presenting ‘Micro-Credentials and AI Supporting Inclusion’, 27th November 2025.
George Angus Consulting presented the final Inclusive Vocational Excellence and Wellbeing webinar of the year focused on two recent pieces of research that we’ve undertaken: Appreciating and Supporting Neurodiversity & AI-Generated Assessments for Vocational Education and Training.
During the session, we discussed some of the striking statistics around neurodiversity and the calls to action outlined in the first report. Our sincere hope is that this work helps drive meaningful societal change, shifting the narrative from “us and them” to a genuine “we.”
We also explored how personalised, AI-enabled assessment design can better support neurodiverse learners, and why rethinking assessment is essential in an AI-rich world. We have an opportunity to design assessments that are authentic, applied, varied, and genuinely reflective of what we want learners to demonstrate. Ultimately, what supports neurodiverse learners supports all learners.
The Australasian Microcredential Network webinar: Unlocking Australia’s Skills Potential: Microcredentials as Tools for National Capability, presenting on ‘Building Cohesive Micro-credential Systems – Insights from India, Philippines, and New Zealand’, 25th November 2025
George Angus Consulting presented in the first session ‘International Perspectives’, of the Australasian Microcredential Network’s 25th November webinar: Unlocking Australia’s Skills Potential: Microcredentials as Tools for National Capability. We spoke about how micro-credentials need to be developed as part of the wider educational ecosystem rather than as a separate element, giving the example of New Zealand who developed a strong micro-credential policy and system, but has become diluted and confused, due in part to developments from other parts of the educational system. The presentation also explored the micro-credential systems of India, and the Philippines, as well as the wider system developments of Spain and Singapore. We are very grateful to the AMCN for the invitation to be a part of this wonderful and informative webinar.
The New Zealand Vocational Education & Training Research Forum (NZVETRF) 2025 in-person at Te Papa, presenting on ‘The Place of Micro-Credentials’, 17 November 2025
George Angus Consulting’s presentation asked the question of (why) do micro-credentials matter, exploring the micro-credential journeys of New Zealand, India, and the Philippines. It then moved on to highlighting that the value of micro-credentials, and any other educational product is in part, based on the way that the system is designed to incorporate and apply it, looking at system designs in Denmark, Singapore, and Spain as examples of good practice. The final part of the presentation focused on the proposed system design that was developed as part of the Food & Fibre CoVE research into dynamic, modular systems. We were delighted at how engaged the audience was, with a great Q&A asking a lot of questions about different elements of the presentation and very grateful to Perry Sue from BCITO for moderating.
A Community Matters webinar (exclusively for Education Matters and RPL Matters members), presenting on ‘Global Perspectives on Modularisation: System Design, Micro-Credentials, and Lifelong Learning’, 14 November 2025
George Angus Consulting had a great afternoon sharing some of the research that we’ve done into the Place of Micro-Credentials, and Modular Dynamic Learning. We spoke about ‘Why do Micro-Credentials Matter’, giving some examples from New Zealand, India, and The Philippines and explaining how we have to think broader than just one element, but about the whole eco-system. We reinforced this by providing some examples of good practice in Denmark, Singapore, and Spain, before talking about the proposed system design that we developed as part of our Dynamic Modular Learning, for further information on this check out our research here: https://georgeangusconsulting.com/publications/
Wongke, dst Learning, and Strengths Finder Indonesia presented ‘Discussions on Micro-Credentials, Digital Badges, & Lifelong Learning’ – Jakarta, Indonesia, 30 October 2025
George Angus Consulting was honoured to be asked by Wongke, dst Learning, and Strengths Finder Indonesia to present at a workshop in Jakarta on Micro-Credentials, Digital Badges, and Lifelong Learning. The workshop was part presentation, part discussion and activities covering what a micro-credential is in different contexts, highlighting the New Zealand, Indian, and Philippine examples, along with its value in lifelong learning. The workshop concluded with an exploration of digital credentials, what a digital badge was, the varieties of badges, and the importance of independent quality assurance.
APAIE (Asia-Pacific Association for International Education) Capacity Building Program – Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Reshaping Education through International Collaborations: Transnational Education, Digital Transformation, and Local Relevance, 28 – 29 October 2025
Stuart gave a presentation titled ‘Think Global, Act Local’, in which he presented about the AI-generated assessments research, followed by asking the participants what they thought was a micro-credential before outlining some examples of micro-credentials from New Zealand, Australia, and the Philippines. The session concluded exploring the Dynamic Modular Learning research and asking the participants what would they want Indonesian micro-credentials to be, and whether a national/regional definition would support them.
ConCOVE Tūhura: AI-Generated Assessments – Transforming VET for diverse learners, 23 October 2025
Stuart from George Angus Consulting spoke alongside Karl Hartley from Epic Learning, and Eve Price from ConCOVE, with Katherine Hall from ConCOVE moderating. The webinar was showcasing the newly published research ‘AI-Generated assessments for vocational education and training’.
ITENZ (Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand) 2025 Conference: The Value of Credentialing (The transformative potential of micro-credentials): 16 September 2025
Stuart spoke about the transformative potential of micro-credentials in addressing skills gaps and fostering lifelong learning via the research that he has conducted with ConCoVE and Food and Fibre COVE. This research investigated the role and impact of micro-credentials within New Zealand and around the world, offering a critical analysis of their effectiveness and alignment with industry needs. Drawing on an extensive international literature review and robust stakeholder engagement, the presentation examined regulatory frameworks, terminology, and the practical applications of micro-credentials across various sectors as well as proposed system designs to support the potential of lifelong learning in the New Zealand education sector.
APAIE (Asia-Pacific Association for International Education) Webinar: Micro-Credentials in Higher Education: Future Proofing your organisation: 27 August 2025
Stuart was the headline speaker in a webinar hosted by APAIE about the importance and value that micro-credentials could have in the higher education space. Stuart introduced the concepts of micro and digital credentials, presented some research about micro-credentials in higher education and explained some statistics about current skills gaps. In addition to Stuart, there were case studies presented from universities utilising micro-credentials in Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
JVET – Journal of Vocational Education and Training: 16th International Conference: 24-26 July 2025
Stuart gave a presentation about ‘The Place of Micro-credentials’. He explained research that he had undertaken regarding the New Zealand model and where things had been, stood currently, and how they could be improved. He compared this model to the new Philippines vocational and higher education models, as well as the Indian model. In addition he spoke about the dearth of any national policy on micro-credentials across the UK, explaining that with national policies, employers, training providers, awarding bodies etc would be more willing to explore this area and the wider policy of lifelong learning.
Warsaw Microcredentials Summit 2025: 25-26 June 2025
Stuart gave a presentation on ‘The Policy Sweet Spot: Too Much, Too Little, and Just Right’, he compared the New Zealand micro-credential system to those in the Philippines and India, highlighting the importance of national public policies. The official website of the summit can be found here: https://warsawsummit2025.pl/en Stuart’s LinkedIn post of the event, with a video from him explaining his speech, and short video interviews he led with six of his fellow speakers can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sgamartin_warsawmicrocredentialssummit-activity-7344291949161459713-rJUD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABVE2toBnUK-f2zSf6r-_b5-BePgmjGV3Kg
The Polish National Research Institute have made presentations delivered on the main stage available on YouTube. Stuart’s speech is the final presentation on Day 1 and can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGUFRGQOArA
The presentations on Day 2 of the event can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDkMlv7t_lE
German Jordanian University (GJU), CeLAPI (GJU E-Learning Center) and the German Jordanian Discourse Series Online Workshop: 10 March 2025
Stuart led an online workshop co-hosted between the German Jordanian University, CeLAPI, and the German Jordanian Discourse Series to introduce the concepts of Micro and Digital Credentials. The workshop explored the various definitions that exist, the best ways to design and structure, accreditation, recognition, quality assurance, and value. More information on the event can be found here: https://www.gju.edu.jo/news/celapi-and-german-jordanian-discourse-series-hosts-interactive-online-workshop-micro
ePic 2024: Paris, 6-8 November 2024
As part of the ePIC 2024 conference in Paris, Stuart presented on the 7th November on the topic of Expanding the Horizon: Micro and Digital Credentialing Beyond the Anglophone World. This presentation looked at the cases of Jordan, India, and South America (the private sector company Musa) and what each of these cases do with micro and digital credentials, as countries where English is not the first language for any of them.
ConCOVE Tūhura: The Potential of Micro-credentials in Vocational Education
ConCOVE Tūhura hosted a webinar on 18 September 2024 in which Stuart presented about the potential of micro-credentials in vocational education. The speech was focused on the research that Stuart has been doing for ConCOVE Tūhura about micro-credentials in New Zealand, which also featured an international review of micro-credential frameworks and systems.
The webinar was recorded and is available to watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdzVDl0XKtE
The Badge Summit, Boulder, Colorado 5-7 August 2024
Stuart gave a presentation called ‘The Value of Credentials’. Credentials as a term has a number of very varied definitions and comprises a lot of misunderstandings. The session comprised two halves: the first half looked at research published last year on the value of credentials, both micro and digital, in relation to workers in the platform-based gig economy but with lessons that can be utilised across a number of industries. The second half gave some insights and lessons learned on research currently being conducted in relation to the value of credentials in the construction sector, being led by George Angus Consulting for ConCOVE in New Zealand.
Mikroosvedčenia ako nástroj flexibilného rozvoja zručností – 5.12.2023
Stuart gave a presentation as part of a conference on Micro-Credentials in Bratislava, Slovakia hosted by the Ministry of Education and SIOV (State Institute for Vocational Education). His presentation focused on highlighting the value of a regualted micro-credential system such as New Zealand as well as referencing the research he led with partners at GIZ and Skills Group.
Microcredentials Empowering Skills Pathways Conference – 30.11.2023
Stuart gave a presentation as part of a panel titled “Microcredentials for Businesses in the Digital Age” talking about the research he did with GIZ and Skills Group about credentials for workers in the platform-based gig economy.
https://microcredential.ai/event/microcredentials-empowering-skills-pathways
OEB 2023 Conference – 23.11.2023
Stuart gave a speech as part of a panel discussion titled “Digital Credentials and the Lifelong Learning Backpacker” about the research he conducted with GIZ and Skills Group about the value of credentials for workers in the platform-based gig economy. The panel was moderated by Rolf Reinhardt with a further presentation by Dr. Sabine Zander.
ICoBC 2023 Symposium – 21.11.2023
Stuart gave the keynote speech at the International Council on Badges and Credentials third Symposium on the topic of Connecting the Dots: A holistic view on the value of open badges and micro-credentials.
The speech explored the example of New Zealand credentials and the research that Stuart undertook with GIZ and Skills Group on the value of credentials for workers in the platform-based gig economy. As part of this speech, Stuart made this interactive, having the attendees split into groups and answer questions around the value of credentials.
FE News
For several years Stuart has regularly contributed thought leadership articles to FE News which led to him being invited to be one of the 20 voices to celebrate 20 years of FE News.
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