Microcredentials – DPA | Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs

Overview

In collaboration with the Development Policy Centre and the Australia Pacific Security College at the Australian National University (ANU), the Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) microcredentials are designed to facilitate broader and deeper education on the Pacific region amongst policymakers, program designers, researchers and analysts working on and in the Pacific region.

DPA has drawn on its research portfolio and teaching staff to develop a suite of microcredentials, which offer:

Deep-dives into a specific subject area, informed by the latest research from DPA and ANU.
Intensive teaching format to suit professional workloads, across 1, 2 or 5 teaching days, scheduled outside of school holidays.
Accessibility and equity: participants with either a Bachelor degree or equivalent work-related experience (five years or more) will be eligible to enrol.

Job-relevant assessment methods: assessment methods are designed to foster critical awareness with an emphasis on building an evidence-base for policy work.
Transferability: participants will accumulate credits for an ANU postgraduate degree such as the Master and Graduate Certificate in Pacific Development as well as other ANU offerings such as the Masters in Political Science; Public Policy; Environmental Management and Development; Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development.