Through grant arrangements with HEFCW, QAA has supported two Collaborative Enhancement Projects in 2022-23 in the topic areas of digital learning and micro-credentials.

The immersive learning project, The Welsh Collective: Digital Learning and Teaching Enhancement, has been developed by the Universities Wales Learning and Teaching Network, to further work from the HEFCW Higher Education Investment and Recovery (HEIR) Fund. The project is being led by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David and involves all universities in Wales. The aim of the project is to sustain and further enhance digital learning, with a particular focus on immersive learning. The project developed a collaborative networking event for immersive learning, to support pan-Wales learning and share practice. The networking event was hosted on 21 June 2023 at Y Fforwm on the Swansea Campus of University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Providers who were involved in the event are currently developing case studies, which will be published on the QAA Website in 2023-24. Read Steph Tindall's blog for some of the highlights and key talking points from the event.

This project and network will continue via HEFCW Grant funding in 2023-24.

The micro-credentials project, Implementation of a Micro-credential Planning Framework, has been led by Cardiff Metropolitan University in partnership with Wrexham University and Gower College Swansea. The main aim of the project was to progress the understanding of the systemic issues that will impact the development of micro-credential provision in higher education, through the refinement of a model for the practical design, approval and implementation of micro-credentials. The project lead presented at the micro-credentials webinar on 24 May.