Caetano, Fernando J. P.Casanova, DiogoMoreira, Darlinda2023-12-122023-12-122023-06Fernando J. P. Caetano; Diogo G. Casanova; Darlinda M. P. Moreira, Microcredentials: an opportunity towards the digital transformation,9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’23) Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, 2023 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/HEAd23.2023.16125http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/15243This communication aims to present one of the online courses included in the Microcredentials portfolio of the Universidade Aberta, in Portugal. We start by presenting a framework of the European guidelines on Microcredentials, defining its main characteristics, namely highlighting its advantages in the context of reskilling or upskilling with a view to its applicability in the labor sector. Following the guidelines of the Portuguese Ministry of Higher Education, and specific EU funding under the Impulso Adultos programme, a proposal for a Microcredential in Digital and Distance Learning was conceptualized and developed for teachers´ training, with more than 1200 teachers already involved. An evaluation carried out through a survey delivered to trainees shows very positive results in all items evaluated, with strong emphasis on the transferability and applicability of the knowledge acquired to work contexts. These results show that this course, developed within the scope of Microcredentials, broadly meets the needs of reskilling and upskilling, which are increasingly important in the adaptability of adults to the new challenges that digital transformation implies.engMicrocredentialsDistance and digital educationDigital transformationsLifelong learningHigher educationconference object10.4995/HEAd23.2023.16125