通过微证书学习新技能
📖 逐句对照翻译
In today’s workplace, what you learned in the usual college courses may not be very useful later in life.
在当今的职场中，你在常规大学课程中学到的知识日后可能并不太实用。
For example, in the field of information technology, workers might never use BASIC, the computer language that was taught in the 1990s.
例如，在信息技术领域，工作人员可能永远不会用到BASIC——这种20世纪90年代教授的计算机语言。
But they might need to know Python or SQL.
但他们可能需要了解Python或SQL。
The answer for students or workers is a professional certificate program, or what is called microcredential.
对于学生或职场人士而言，答案是专业证书课程，也就是所谓的微证书。
What is microcredential?
什么是微证书？
UNESCO, the world’s education agency, defines microcredential as professional certification that centers on a set of learning outcomes in a narrow field.
联合国教科文组织，作为世界教育机构，将微证书定义为专注于某一狭窄领域内一系列学习成果的专业认证。
It is completed over a shorter time than a traditional university program, from a week to a month.
它比传统大学课程所需的时间更短，从一周到一个月不等。
The most popular fields in which microcredentials appear are data analytics, information technology support and cybersecurity.
微证书最热门的应用领域是数据分析、信息技术支持和网络安全。
The courses are often developed by technology businesses like Google, Salesforce, Meta, Intuit and IBM.
这些课程通常由谷歌、Salesforce、Meta、Intuit和IBM等科技企业开发。
The businesses provide a certificate when a student finishes the course.
当学生完成课程时，企业会提供证书。
Coursera, an online educational service, recently released a report on how microcredentials are preparing students for jobs and affecting higher education schools.
在线教育服务平台Coursera最近发布了一份报告，阐述了微证书如何帮助学生为就业做准备，以及如何影响高等教育学校。
It says that 51 percent of colleges in the United States that offer microcredentials also provide school credit and more plan to do so in the next few years.
报告指出，美国提供微证书的大学中，有51%也授予学分，并且未来几年内更多大学计划如此实行。
Some colleges include one or more courses leading to microcredentials as part of their usual programs.
一些学院将一门或多门可获得微证书的课程纳入其常规课程体系中。
At Hawaii Pacific University, school leaders say including professional certifications in its business program has sharply increased the number of interested students.
夏威夷太平洋大学的校领导表示，将专业认证纳入其商业课程后，感兴趣的学生人数急剧增加。
How to find the right microcredential?
如何找到合适的微证书？
For students, Credential Finder offers a way to search for the right microcredential offerings by field of study or industry.
对于学生而言，Credential Finder提供了一种按学习领域或行业搜索合适微证书课程的方式。
For example, if you are studying information science, you may take Google Data Analytics or an IBM Data Analyst course.
例如，如果你学习信息科学，你可以参加谷歌数据分析或IBM数据分析师课程。
If you are working toward a degree in business administration, you may take a Google Project Management course.
如果你正在攻读工商管理学位，你可以参加谷歌项目管理课程。
Your university program’s advisors should be helpful in identifying the best certificate programs for your area of study.
你大学项目的导师应该能帮助你找到最适合你学习领域的证书课程。
Be sure to check with your country’s government for more information on special training programs.
请务必向您所在国家的政府咨询有关特殊培训项目的更多信息。
One example is Ukraine, which is aiming to meet its shortage of skilled workers with its ReSkill UA initiative.
一个例子是乌克兰，该国正通过其“ReSkill UA”计划来应对技术工人短缺的问题。
It provides help with finding training and employment.
它提供寻找培训和就业方面的帮助。
How much do microcredentials cost?
微证书的费用是多少？
Many of the course providers permit learners to use the materials for free, but to earn a certification, payment is required.
许多课程提供方允许学习者免费使用材料，但要获得认证则需要付费。
Coursera has a monthly fee of $59 or a yearly fee of $399 for its Coursera Plus membership.
Coursera的Coursera Plus会员月费为59美元，年费为399美元。
For courses that universities offer for credit, the payment will depend on the price set by the school.
对于大学提供的学分课程，费用将取决于学校设定的价格。
The languages available in Coursera are English, German, Spanish, French, Russian and Portuguese (Brazilian).
Coursera提供的语言包括英语、德语、西班牙语、法语、俄语和葡萄牙语（巴西）。
Other available languages include Japanese, Korean, Chinese (traditional and simplified) and Arabic.
其他可用语言包括日语、韩语、中文（繁体和简体）以及阿拉伯语。
The online education service also provides automatic translation of course materials in Swedish, Greek, Polish, Bahasa Indonesian, Italian, Turkish, Thai and Kazakh.
这项在线教育服务还提供瑞典语、希腊语、波兰语、印尼语、意大利语、土耳其语、泰语和哈萨克语的课程材料自动翻译。
I’m John Russell.
我是约翰·拉塞尔。
Jill Robbins wrote this story for Learning English using materials from Coursera, UNESCO and university sources.
吉尔·罗宾斯使用来自Coursera、联合国教科文组织和大学资料为《学习英语》编写了这个故事。
