Trust, Recognition and Portability of Microcredentials in Adult Learning
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Block.Ed Final Conference
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Venue On-Site: German Institute for Adult Education - Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning (DIE), Building A6, Room EG 05, Heinemannstraße 12-14, 53175 Bonn, Germany
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Building the future of trusted microcredentials in Europe
Microcredentials are becoming a key instrument for flexible learning, employability and lifelong learning. But their full potential depends on one central question: How can we create trust, recognition and portability across borders and learning systems?
The Block.Ed International Final Conference brings together European policymakers, adult learning providers, researchers, digital credential experts and innovators to explore how trustworthy and interoperable microcredentials can become reality.
Discover the final results of the Block.Ed project, including practical approaches, validation frameworks, blockchain-enabled solutions and recommendations for the future of digital credentials in adult learning.
Join discussions on:
- trustworthy and portable microcredentials,
- quality assurance and validation,
- interoperability across European systems,
- digital trust and learner ownership,
- future cooperation in lifelong learning ecosystems.
Be part of the conversation
The conference offers a platform for experts, practitioners and organisations to share perspectives, contribute to the debate and shape the next generation of European microcredential ecosystems.
Contribute your expertise. Join the dialogue. Help build trust in lifelong learning
Agenda
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Arrival, Registration & Networking Coffee
Info: Building connections before building ecosystems
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Welcome & Strategic Framing
Info: Flexible learning needs trustworthy recognition. Welcome remarks from the hosting institution DIE and the Block.Ed project coordinator ASTRA.
🕑: 11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Keynote: The Future of Trustworthy Microcredentials
Host: Oonagh McGirr
Info: Chair of World Alliance for Microcredentials (WAM)
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:45 PM
Block.Ed Results Showcase: “From Framework to Practice”
Host: Block.Ed Project Partners
Info: Practical implementation, lessons learned and real-life application of the Block.Ed Results. Innovation becomes meaningful when it works in practice. Moderated by Carlo Cavicchioli, AZULchain, Italy.
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
European Spotlight: Connecting the Ecosystem
Info: No single project can build the ecosystem alone. Expert lightning talks and discussion.
Moderated by Nefeli Dimopoulou, IDEC, Greece. ➢ Oonagh McGirr, WAM, ➢ Gunnar Binda, VET Team, National Agency at the Federal Institute for Vocational, education (BIBB), Germany, ➢ Matteo Demasi, SAPIO, Switzerland.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Networking Lunch
Info: Partnerships grow through dialogue
🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Expert Dialogue & Co-Creation. Parallel Expert Roundtables
Info: Roundtable A: Validation, Quality Assurance & Recognition.
Quality is the foundation of trust.
Moderated by Susanne Lattke, DIE, Germany.
➢ Johanna Jankowski, Community Adult Education Center (VHS), Cham, Germany,
➢ Rebekka Welker, FIBAA - Foundation for International Business Administration
Accreditation, Germany,
➢ Andreas Gyr, ETH Zurich, Switzerland,
➢ Helen Buchs, Swiss Federation of Adult Learning (SVEB), Switzerland.
Roundtable B: Interoperability & European Frameworks.
Microcredentials must speak a common language.
Moderated by Oonagh McGirr, WAM.
➢ Anne Strauch / Martin Christian, DIE, Germany,
➢ Barbara Kollarova, ASTRA, Slovakia,
➢ Franziska Schmid, myCelia gGmbH, Germany.
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:40 PM
Official Launch of the Block.Ed White Paper
Info: Microcredentials in Adult Education: From Design to Verification.
Key messages and implications for policy and practice.
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:30 PM
High-Level Stakeholder Panel: What is Still Missing for Trusted European MCs?
Info: The future of microcredentials depends on collaboration.
Moderated by Giuseppe Ursino, HT, Italy.
➢ Oonagh McGirr, World Alliance of Microcredentials,
➢ Helen Buchs, Swiss Federation of Adult Learning (SVEB), Switzerland,
➢ Saniye Al-Baghdadi, Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Frankfurt, Germany,
➢ Viola Pinzi, European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA).
🕑: 04:30 PM
Closing & Community Invitation
Info: Block.Ed is not the end of the conversation!
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