Developing an Online Micro-badging Program

Parachute was engaged by one of Victoria’s major TAFEs to develop an online professional development program for its trainer and assessor workforce. This major project involved Parachute:

• consulting with the TAFE’s staff and stakeholders to identify current capability gaps

• designing an online delivery model enabling participants to be awarded a ‘micro-badge’ (an online credential) upon completion of each part of the program

• developing curriculum for the professional development program and mapping this against both the TAFE’s capability framework and accredited training products

• creating 16 online micro-badges tailored to the needs of the TAFE’s workforce. Each micro-badge focussed on a specific element of a vocational educator’s work and comprised a suite of engaging eLearning modules, videos featuring staff from across the TAFE, activities and an assessment task

• developing a ‘badge picker’ tool, which enables trainers and assessors to self-assess their current capabilities and enrol themselves into appropriate badges.