Context: Modern societies are highly dependent on complex, large-scale, software-intensive
systems that increasingly operate within an environment of continuous availability, which are …

Purpose Job competency frameworks are based on the listing skills required for a job. The
assumption is that if a candidate is presumed to have the skills, then the candidate should …

Employers are increasingly selecting and develo** employees based on skills rather than
qualifications. Governments now have a growing focus on skilling, reskilling and upskilling …

We present results of an in-depth survey of nearly 100 introductory programming (CS1)
instructors in 18 countries spanning six continents. Although CS1 is well studied, relatively …

In March 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic imposed “emergency remote teaching”
across education globally, leading to a rapid shift to online learning, teaching and …

Purpose This study examined the factors impeding the implementation of micro-credentials
and accepting it as a credible source of earning professional qualifications and certifications …

Assessment is a crucial part of education. Traditional marking is a source of inconsistencies
and unconscious bias, placing a high cognitive load on the assessors. One approach to …

Recent cybersecurity education literature has focused on developments in cybersecurity
curricula, qualifications and accreditation, pedagogy and practice to increase the number of …

Program accreditation in medical or religious professions has existed since the 1800s while
accreditation of business and engineering programs started in the early twentieth century …

This paper proposes a dynamic Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) matrix-based
taxonomy for the Industry 4.0 workforce. The study methodology consisted firstly of …