Micro-credentials (MC) certify specific skills acquired through short, flexible and targeted courses. They are designed for students and professionals seeking to update their skills quickly and effectively. They enable learners to showcase learning useful across diverse educational and professional contexts, including innovative and rapidly evolving fields such as digital skills and the green transition.Micro-credentials help you to:acquire specific, directly applicable skills;personalise your learning path;update your skills flexibly;enhance skills in demand within the professional world;share and gain recognition for your learning outcomes.They are also internationally recognised and foster connections between universities, continuing education and the professional world. The University of Florence enhances micro-credential learning paths by issuing Open Badges – verifiable digital certificates that clearly and transparently certify:the skills acquired;the learning path completed;the identity of the recipient.Unlike a standard PDF certificate, an Open Badge can be easily shared online and verified, making skills more visible and internationally recognised. Which Unifi programmes issue them Unifi aims to offer increasingly flexible learning paths where skills and knowledge can be recognised and certified quickly and securely, looking towards the future of higher education. To this end, the University is expanding its offer of Open Badges and Micro-credentials – tools designed to showcase and certify acquired skills in accordance with institutional quality standards.Open Badges and micro-credentials enable you to showcase the skills acquired throughout your learning path, with a particular focus on transversal skills – which are increasingly vital for entering the professional world – and skills developed through continuing education. Launched in part through the activities of the EUniWell European University Alliance, this approach strengthens the recognition of learning within an increasingly flexible and future-oriented framework.Furthermore, Unifi actively participates in the ALMA Digital Education Hub under Mission 4 of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), serving as a strategic partner of the National Observatory for Micro-credentials. This collaboration underscores the University’s commitment to developing innovative teaching models and trialling advanced lifelong learning solutions.The University of Florence awards Open Badges across various subject areas – Biomedical, Scientific, Social Sciences, Technological, Humanities and Education – as well as in the following cross-cutting areas:Artificial Intelligence and Digital Education;Wellbeing;Intercultural Studies;Sustainability;Student Guidance;Tackling Gender Discrimination.Open Badges will soon be available to certify Unifi learning paths across postgraduate and continuing education. Discover the educational offer on the Bestr platform Discover the Alma-DEH project How to earn them Upon completing the required learning activity (short course, seminar or specific module) and passing any assessment, the University certifies the skills acquired by issuing an Open Badge.You will receive an email containing instructions on how to claim your Open Badge, which you can download or share directly on professional networks (such as LinkedIn) and include in your digital CV, showcasing your acquired skills to prospective employers. An Open Badge may be associated with a micro-credential and ECTS credits if the learning activity is part of a certified learning path with learner identity verification. Discover how to add a badge to LinkedIn