Plataforma Universitaria de microcredenciales para la Empleabilidad y Nuevas Trayectorias Educativas (PUENTE)
Project purpose
PUENTE strengthens the capacity of higher education institutions in Argentina, Paraguay and Peru to design, recognise and deliver micro-credentials. It creates more flexible learning pathways that respond to labour market needs and enable transparent recognition of prior learning.
Objectives and key activities
The partners develop frameworks for recognising micro-credentials and prior learning, design and pilot sectoral micro-credentials in water-cycle management and the circular economy, and establish a digital hub for issuing and managing credentials. The project also creates institutional hubs and sector councils, supports policy dialogue, and builds staff capacity in design, assessment and digital credential governance.
Role of ISSBS
ISSBS leads WP5 Institutional Capacity Development. It coordinates capacity needs assessments and institutional plans, Train-the-Trainer activities on micro-credential design and assessment, laboratories on digital credentialing and data governance, and change-management support for institutional leaders. ISSBS is also responsible for key deliverables D5.1 and D5.2.
Expected results
- shared frameworks and procedures for recognising micro-credentials and prior learning;
- pilot micro-credentials in water-cycle management and the circular economy, supported by a digital credential hub;
- institutional plans, trained staff, hubs and sector councils supporting long-term delivery.
Partner institutions
- Universidad Pompeu Fabra – UPF, Spain– koordinator;
- FEDES Federacion Eurosur , Spain;
- International School for Social and Business Studies, Slovenia;
- Università degli Studi del Molise , Italy;
- Fondazione PIN – Polo di Prato Università di Firenze, Italy;
- Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Argentina.
- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina.
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru.
- Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú, Paragvaj.
- Universidad del Cono Sur de las Américas, Paraguay.
- Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Peru.
Funding
The PUENTE project is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ programme.