PRESENTATION OF URV MICROCREDENTIALS: ACQUISITION OF SPECIFIC COMPETENCES THROUGH SHORT TRAINING (LESS THAN 15 ECTS)

Microcredentials are official certifications that recognize the acquisition of specific skills through short training courses, generally less than 15 ECTS credits. They are designed to be flexible, modular and adaptable to the needs of professionals, allowing accumulation and combination to create personalized training itineraries.

The European Union promotes micro-credentials to:

• Promote lifelong learning.
• Improve employability and labor mobility within the European space.
• Facilitate the retraining and updating of skills.
• Promote the digital and green transition.

These initiatives are part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, financed by the European Union's Next Generation funds (until June 2026).

Benefits for professionals

• Flexibility: Training adapted to the availability of professionals, with face-to-face, virtual or hybrid modalities.
• Expanded access: A previous university degree is not always required.
• Recognized certification: Qualifications issued by universities and registered in digital formats such as Europass, facilitating their portability and recognition on a European scale.
• Subsidies: Up to 70% of the cost of tuition may be subsidized for people between 25 and 64 years old if they are citizens of the European Union.

Benefits for companies

• Tailor-made training: Possibility of co-designing microcredentials with universities to adapt them to the specific needs of the sector.
• Easy verification: Companies can verify the authenticity of microcredentials through services provided by the European Commission.
• Talent development: They facilitate the identification and promotion of internal talent, as well as the recruitment of professionals with specific skills.

The presentation will take place on Tuesday, January 13, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in person and streaming format.

Speakers:

Mr. Joan Salvadó : Full Professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, URV (Tarragona, Catalonia). Main research activities: Energy recovery of heavy oils, renewable energies based on photosynthesis, production of fiberboards without binders (without addition of adhesives of fossil origin) and improvement and applications of lignin. Research stages at the University of Leeds (United Kingdom, 1988), the University of Sherbrooke (Québec, CA, 1989) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL (Golden, CO, USA, 2000-2001). Head of the Biomass and Bioenergy division at the Institute for Energy Research of Catalonia, IREC, (Tarragona, 2009-2017). Currently head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the URV

Mr. Enric Mañé: Industrial Technical Engineer. Associate Professor at the URV since 1999. Working life in Engineering, SQEH Area. Director of a company dedicated to the logistics of chemical products. Senior management professional. Director of the Master in Logistics Operations Management

Mr. Angel Gutiérrez: Associate Professor at the URV since 2002. Work life: Process, production and project management in the petroleum and petrochemical chemical industry. Senior management professional. Professor of the Master's Degree in Logistics Operations Management

Aimed at: The main recipients are working professionals. These are training courses designed jointly with companies, stackable, with a digital certification that is homologated at the European level and that respond to demands from the productive sector of the territory.

Registrations at the following link: https://www.enginyerstarragona.cat/agenda/details/2224/2224-jornada-informativa-presentacio-microcredenci