Mount Royal University
Micro-credentials
Gain the skills employers need
Offered through the Faculty of Continuing Education, Mount Royal micro-credentials enable you to develop and demonstrate specific skills that today’s employers need. Developed and delivered in consultation with industry experts and Mount Royal faculty members, our micro-credentials are designed to help you re-skill or up-skill, and enhance your employability quickly.
Each Mount Royal micro-credential is awarded a digital badge that you can share online so employers can verify your achievement. Single micro-credentials can stand alone to complement your existing higher education credential or skillset. If you are looking to develop a broader set of skills, you may be able to stack micro-credentials to earn a Continuing Education extension certificate.
Earn a micro-credential and receive a digital badge that you can share on social media, attach to your electronic resume or add to your email signature.
Key features of MRU micro-credentials
Short-term and convenient online courses
Develop and demonstrate in‑demand industry skills
Earn a digital badge that you can share online
Can be stackable toward a certificate
Suitable for recent post-secondary grads and established professionals
What are digital badges?
Digital badges are electronic images that contain secure, embedded data that verifies you have earned a credential and can demonstrate a specific competency or skill. These badges can be shared on social media (such as LinkedIn and Facebook), attached to your resume, or added to your email signature.
Mount Royal’s digital badges will be managed and verified through MyCreds™ , Canada’s official credential wallet for post-secondary learners and graduates.
Current micro-credentials
We are pleased to introduce Mount Royal's first micro-credentials.
Micro-credentials in Bridge to Early Learning and Child Care
The Bridge to Early Learning and Child Care Extension Certificate offers an educational online pathway for English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners considering a career working with children and families in Alberta in child care, preschool, school age care, family child care, or nanny positions. Those currently working in early learning and child care in Alberta may be interested in the micro-credential courses for professional development.
International EAL learners considering an early learning certificate, diploma or degree would benefit from completing the micro-credential courses as an introduction to early learning and child care in Alberta. Note: The courses are not transferable to other post-secondary institutions through the Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer.
Micro-credential
- Introduction to Early Learning and Care in Alberta
- Early Childhood Educators and a Practice of Relationships
- Early Childhood Educators and Responsive Environments
- Early Childhood Educators Holistic Care for Self and Others
- The Professional Role of the Early Childhood Educator
Micro-credentials in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting
ESG reporting is the collection and analysis of data on an organization’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, crucial information for socially conscious investors. This suite of courses is tailored to those who want better visibility of an organization’s impact in the ESG arena, as well as those pursuing a career in sustainability/ESG. They also benefit those responsible for ESG reporting and who want a better understanding of what goes into an ESG report.
Micro-credential
- Overview of ESG Reporting
- Fundamentals of ESG Reporting
- ESG Reporting and ESIA Process
- Scope 3 Emissions Reporting (ESG Professional Development)
Mediation
Apply all the skills and knowledge learned in the previous Mediation and Conflict Resolution Extension Certificate courses to demonstrate the facilitation of interest-based mediation processes effectively and competently to a generalized standard.
Micro-credential
Mediation professional development
Micro-credential
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