This report was prepared as part of the OECD’s programme of work on higher education policy, in the framework of the Education Policy Committee’s Programme of Work and Budget. It was prepared by the OECD as part of the project “Towards a harmonised micro-credential ecosystem in Czechia” (24CZ07) funded by the European Union via the Technical Support Instrument. The project was implemented by the OECD, in co-operation with Czechia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Reform and Investment Task Force of the European Commission.
This report was prepared by the Higher Education Policy team in the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills in collaboration with the Adult Learning team in the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs. The report authors were Simon Roy, João Reis (Higher Education Policy team) and Dzana Topalovic (Adult Learning team). Important contributions to the report were also made by Shizuka Kato, Matej Bílik, Gabriela Uchytilová and Šimon Stiburek. Overall guidance for the project was provided by Paulo Santiago (Head of the Policy Advice and Implementation Division, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills), Glenda Quintini (Head of the Skills and Future Readiness Division, OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs) and Andreas Schleicher (Director, OECD Directorate for Education and Skills). Editorial and publication support were provided by Christie Morley and Eda Cabbar.
The authors are grateful for the guidance provided by the members of the Project Advisory Group: Dušan Hrstka, Gabriela Martišová Baková, Gabriela Uchytilová, Irena Kottová, Lucie Ontlová, Monika Měšťanová, Tomáš Kůst, Pavel Hradecký (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, MŠMT), Jan Brůha, Martin Dobeš and Tereza Halouzková (National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic, NPI ČR) and Elisa Gómez Alemán (European Commission) The project team would also like to thank the many stakeholders from across Czechia who participated in the consultation exercise to discuss initial proposals for the strategy proposed in this report.