Content validation of the national consultation on micro-credentials among representatives of Costa Rica’s University Higher Education System

We intend to carry out an expert validation process of the content and operationalisation of a preliminary instrument developed for conducting a national consultation among key stakeholders within the Costa Rican State University Higher Education System (SESUE, by its acronym in Spanish). This consultation is aimed at determining, among SESUE’s member institutions, (a) the state of knowledge, perceptions, and expectations regarding micro-credentials; (b) the current provision of certificates for short learning experiences and its installed capacity for it; (c) the degree of recognition received by these proofs of learning; and (d) the existence of future plans in this regard. The study will build upon the research progress achieved and the lessons learnt by the European Union through projects such as MicroHe (Camilleri et al., 2020) and MICROBOL (Lantero et al., 2021).