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Competency Validation: Credential Programme Lead

Proof that you lead a credential programme to standard.

  • Competency
  • L4 Assure
  • Validation
  • Credential strategy and value
  • ICB-V03
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Why this course

Programme leads carry the business side of credentialing. A validated credential for them strengthens corporate pathways and is a natural capstone for the Programme Lead pathway.

What you will be able to do

  1. Show that a credential programme you lead has a clear purpose, governance and measured results.
  2. Show how you engaged sponsors, champions and verifiers.
  3. Show decisions you took on the basis of evidence.

Modules

  1. Portfolio guidance
  2. Selecting evidence
  3. Preparing for the professional discussion

Assessment

Programme portfolio with business case, governance and results; sponsor attestation; 60-minute professional discussion.

Badge evidence: Portfolio; attestation; discussion record. Valid for 3 years.

Prerequisites: ICB-P21 | ICB-P20 | ICB-A01

Who it is for

  • Companies and employers
  • Education and providers
  • Associations and policy

Framework alignment

ICSFframeworkSTRVskillL4levelCstage

Credential strategy and value (STRV, VRITE pillar Value)

Related skills: Adoption and change leadership, Impact and evidence of value. About the framework

Use in your organisation

In corporate training

Work-based validation module for L&D and corporate academy leads. Badge aligns to ICSF STRV L4 (SFIA 5) and can be referenced in role profiles. Counts as role-readiness evidence for 3 years.

In education

Micro-credential of 18 h notional workload (about 0.7 ECTS), indicative EQF 6 to 7, assessed by work-based portfolio, attestation and professional discussion. Stacks into pathway PW01.

EU micro-credential elements

Awarding body ICoBC e.V. or licensed issuer. Learning outcomes: see column. Notional workload: 18 h (about 0.7 ECTS). Level: ICSF L4, EQF 6 to 7 (indicative). Type of assessment: work-based portfolio, attestation and professional discussion. Form of participation: Work-based; professional discussion in person or online. Type of quality assurance: ICoBC internal QA against VRITE. Prerequisites: ICB-P21; ICB-P20; ICB-A01.

Elements following the Council Recommendation of 16 June 2022 on a European approach to micro-credentials.

Part of these pathways

Quality and AI

Quality focus: VRITE Value and Impact.

AI dimension: Disclosure of AI use in portfolio artefacts.

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