When designed well, non-credit microcredentials are not supplemental or peripheral. They serve as an entry point, a bridge between education and employment, and a credible signal of ability in a competitive labor market.

Quality begins as a philosophical claim long before it becomes a metric. It is not a synonym for prestige or duration, nor is it a feature of branding. Quality speaks to the very nature of knowledge: how it is formed, how it is demonstrated, and how it endures beyond the moment of assessment.