Micro-credentials Supporting Continuous Learning (POKOT)

Project information

Project	Micro-credentials Supporting Continuous Learning (POKOT)
Duration	1.1.2025-31.12.2026
Partners	HAMK (coordinator), JAMK, OAMK, TAMK, Haaga-Helia
Funders	Co-funded by the European Union
Budget	871 683 €

We seek to build a shared understanding of vocational competence pathways aligned with labor market needs, and the role of micro-credentials as part of continuous learning services.

The schools of professional teacher education have combined their expertise to support vocational education and the development of vocational teachers’ competencies in the context of the evolving demands of continuous learning for adult learners.

Our aim is to develop solutions and provide support for the professional development of vocational school staff in a situation where public resources allocated to training for the working-age population are becoming increasingly scarce, while the need to renew the competencies of the adult population is becoming more diverse. We will support vocational school staff in anticipating and monitoring changes in the labour market.

We will also work to enhance the capabilities of vocational education staff, enabling them to respond more effectively to the skill demands emerging from the labor market through agile and timely competence development solutions. A key focus is on the unique perspectives and challenges associated with micro-credentials and small competence modules.

To support the development of vocational education staff competencies, we will produce materials, develop methods, and create operational models that can be utilized even after the project ends as part of professional development efforts. All the Finnish organisations responsible for professional teacher education are involved in the project. This enables the participating organisations to directly integrate the project’s outcomes into vocational teacher training and ongoing professional development for teachers throughout their careers.

Target group

The main target groups in the vocational education institutions are:

Teachers
Managers and supervisors responsible for staff development and collaboration with world of work, as well as world of work coordinators
Persons working in continuous learning services and/or in world of work collaboration

Teacher trainers and trainers in charge of teacher training and continuous learning for VET teachers.

Developers and managers of continous learning in universities of applied sciences.