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    A micro-credential approach for life-long learning in the urban renewable energy sector


    De Rosa, Mattia, Glumac, Olga, Bianco, Vincenzo and Pallonetto, Fabiano (2024) A micro-credential approach for life-long learning in the urban renewable energy sector. Renewable Energy, 228 (120660). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0960-1481

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    The present paper describes the development of a novel framework for the creation of specialised Micro-Credentials supporting the training and re-training of students and professionals on the integration of renewable energy and sustainable fuels in urban settings. The framework is built upon a set of stackable micro-credentials, co-designed with the stakeholders input and it uses advanced natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning algorithms to assess the impact on the job market at regional level. The use of Micro-Credentials are considered to be the optimal methodology for enhancing the knowledge of specific topics especially for life-long learning for professionals. A co-design approach of such an innovative educational framework with relevant stakeholders fosters a tailored educational path for green upskilling. Finally, the framework is validated processing and analysing a large dataset of job descriptions, extracting the skills required by the market, organising the skills in categories and clusters. All this process lead to the creation of a basket of 74 Micro-Credentials oriented to students and professional with both a technical and non-technical backgrounds.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Education; Microcredentials; Life-long learning; Renewable energies; Buildings; Cities;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute
    Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Innovation Value Institute, IVI
    Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business
    Item ID: 18903
    Identification Number: 10.1016/j.renene.2024.120660
    Depositing User: Fabiano Pallonetto
    Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2024 10:20
    Journal or Publication Title: Renewable Energy
    Publisher: Elsevier
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/18903
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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