Take a Look at the New Micro-Credentials and Badges Developed in 2022!

Learn More about the Newest Micro-Credentials and Badges!

Micro-Credentials:

• Financial Literacy (External Link)
• Food Processing Sanitation(External Link)
• Introductory GIS Mapping and Analysis (External Link)
  • Introductory Map Analysis and Geoprocessing (External Link) (Micro-Badge)
  • Introductory Map Data (External Link) (Micro-Badge)
• Maine Horticulture Apprenticeship (External Link)
• Meat and Poultry HACCP (External Link)
• Maine PBIS Tier 1 Trainer and Coach (External Link)
• Preventive Controls (External Link)
• Seafood HACCP (External Link)
• UMS Micro-Credential Development (External Link)   

Micro-badges:

• Dawnland: Maine Indian History (External Link) 

• Maine Meat Cutting School (External Link)

Sneak preview of topics of new micro-credentials on the way!  

• Deep Technology Entrepreneurship (UM Advanced Structures and Composites Center Micro-Credential)
• Early Childhood Education (Maine DOE-Adult Education) 
• Facilitation Skills (UMaine Cooperative Extension)
• Information Literacy (UMS Libraries)
• Mediation (UMS and State team) 
• Windstorm Challenge (UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center)
• Youth Aquaculture (UMaine ARI, UMaine Cooperative Extension)
• Maine Master Gardener (UMaine Cooperative Extension)

New Micro-badges Under Development:

• ASCC Lab Safety and Security (UM Advanced Structures and Composites Center Micro-Badge)
• ASCC Career Essentials (UM Advanced Structures and Composites Center Micro-Badge)
• ASCC Design for Additive Manufacturing (UM Advanced Structures and Composites Center Micro-Badge)
• ASCC Measurement Systems (UM Advanced Structures and Composites Center Micro-Badge)

View all badges and micro-credential pathways on our badging platform (External Link).

UMS Micro-Credential Initiative – January 2023 Newsletter