DFI Micro-Credentials
Level up your future – fast
- Bite-sized learning, each micro-credential taking 5 weeks or less. Micro-credentials take an average of 20 – 27 hours to complete the instructional articles and videos, plus you’ll need additional time to do assignments and quizzes.
- Free to current ACC students, faculty, and staff
- Competency-based, allowing you to move as fast as you can master the content
- Support of a Digital Navigator and dedicated DFI Student Support Specialist who provides encouragement and feedback
- Portable digital badges that can be shared on LinkedIn and with employers
- Non-credit to credit pathway
Micro-Credential Registration Open
Explore the Micro-Credentials by Micro-Certificate
Earn micro-certificates that you could display on LinkedIn and show employers. The micro-certificates could also convert to credit for qualifed students (those who have transcripts with Austin Community College).
Fundamentals of Computer Skills for Job Readiness Micro-Certificate
Five micro-credentials covering topics such as how computers and the Internet work, and office productivity apps. View Program Map.
Intro to Computers & Internet Search
Everything is going digital – jobs, school, and personal communication. Interacting easily and confidently in a digital world starts with understanding how computers
Word Processing
Today, it is essential to know how to use word processing software for work, school, and personal use. Whether you need to write essays, reports,
Spreadsheets
Analyze and share important data to build a budget, follow trends, or complete complicated calculations whether for business or personal use. Spreadsheet programs helps users
Presentation Software
Communicate ideas to your audience in a visual, organized, compelling manner, using presentation software. Presentation software helps users structure proposals, data, and
Data Management
When you have a lot of data, you need a way to manage it. While you may use Microsoft Excel or other spreadsheet software to
Web Presence Fundamentals Micro-Certificate
Four micro-credentials covering topics such as how to build and customize a website, how to optimize images for web, and how to analyze web performance. View Program Map.
Web Builder
Build a website using WordPress. Need a website for school, personal use, or your business? Curious about why so many people around the world use
Photoshop for Web
Create visually cohesive and optimized images for use on a website or in a presentation. Images are so important when communicating a feeling, idea or
HTML/CSS
Customize your website with basic HTML and CSS. Use basic code to create a website that supports your unique brand. Crop, edit, and optimize images
Web Analytics
Analyze how your website is performing. You spent time building your brand, creating your web pages, and ensuring accessibility. Now you need to know if
Interactive Presentations for Effective Communication Micro-Certificate
Four micro-credentials covering topics such as multimedia presentations, videos and assets for web and social media, and data visualization. View Program Map.
Advanced PowerPoint
Take your presentations to the next level. Utilize advanced PowerPoint techniques to keep your audience engaged and your content memorable. Use animations, transitions, charts, graphics,
Interactive Media
Using interactive media in your digital content is a powerful way to engage your online audience and convert them from passive consumers to active participants.
Social Media
Social Media is a powerful tool for reaching an audience, but to accomplish your personal or business goals, you’ll need to build a strategy, choose
Data Analytics
Today we can easily gather data for everything from sales, to website visits, to social media engagement, but what do we do with all
Problem Solving with Systems Thinking & Technology Micro-Certificate
Three micro-credentials covering topics such as systems thinking methods, problem solving strategies, and project management. View Program Map.
Systems Thinking
Solving complex problems starts with seeing the whole system.
Instead of focusing on one part of a problem, systems thinking explores all the factors involved,
Problem Solving with A.I.
Harness the power of AI to streamline tasks, unlock insights, and develop innovative solutions. This micro-credential will delve into essential AI concepts, machine learning intricacies,
Project Management
Gain the practical skills and confidence to manage real-world projects from start to finish. This micro-credential introduces essential project management principles and techniques used across
You Can Earn Micro-Certificates
Take groups of micro-credentials to earn one of the four following micro-certificates. You will be awarded a portable digital micro-certificate that can be shared on LinkedIn and with employers. These micro-certificates may also convert to credit. To earn credit, a student must have an ACC transcript.
Fundamentals of Computer Skills
for Job Readiness
To earn this micro-certificate, complete these 5 micro-credentials:
- Intro to Computers & Internet Search
- Word Processing
- Spreadsheets
- Presentation Software
- Data Management
This micro-certificate equates to ITSC-1309 (Integrated Software Applications)
Web Presence
Fundamentals
To earn this micro-certificate, complete these 4 micro-credentials:
- Web Builder
- Photoshop for Web
- HTML/CSS
- Web Analytics
This micro-certificate equates to ITNW-1337 (Intro to the Internet: Web Development)
Interactive Presentations for
Effective Communication
To earn this micro-certificate, complete these 4 micro-credentials:
- Advanced PowerPoint
- Interactive Media
- Social Media
- Data Analytics
This micro-certificate will equate to ITSW-1410 (Intro to Presentation Graphics Software)
Problem Solving with
Systems Thinking & Technology
To earn this micro-certificate, complete these 3 micro-credentials:
- Systems Thinking
- Problem Solving with A.I.
- Project Management
This micro-certificate will equate to ITSC-2335 (Application Problem Solving Software)
Earn an Occupational Skills Award and More
Earn all four credit courses by completing all sixteen micro-credentials, and you will have earned an OSA award in Computer Information Technology. The Computer Information Technology: Digital Fluency OSA stacks into two degree programs in Computer Information Technology – Computer User Support and Application Development: Coding & Design.