Green Skills for Makerspace Leaders - Workshop 1 PARTICIPANT

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Type of recognition

Learning participation and brief reflection (Organized Learning, lightly evaluated)

Aligned to Learning Agents Flexible Spectrum of Recognition:

Learning Objectives

• Describe how inclusive recognition practices can recognize experiential learning and make it more portable
  
• Develop use cases for recognition of makerspace skills in the context of sustainable business practices and the green economy
  
• Reflect how inclusive recognition practices may support makerspace missions and ongoing sustainability

Learning content

• Session Recording
• Introduction deck
• Badge Canvas Toolkit

This presentation extended the scope of RPL beyond formal recognition of informal and nonformal learning to include other forms of recognition such as semi-formal recognition in workplaces and informal recognition in communities. It provided a framework for a spectrum of recognition that can support pathways for skills development and mobility across levels of complexity and formality, showing how digital badges can be useful containers for portable recognition, skills transformation and personal empowerment.

The presentation prepared the way for a later interactive “Badge Canvas” exercise, where participants could collaborate in groups to develop innovative solutions to green skills recognition challenges.

Learning Experience, Activities

This 120 minute webinar session was followed by an opportunity for reflection using a scaffolded submission form.

Assessment

After the webinar session, the badge recipient completed a badge application reflecting on what they learned and how they might apply it in their professional practice.

This is a Reflective Learner participation badge with no formal assessment of learning, just light validation of the badge recipient's professional reflections.

Estimated learning effort

2.25 hours, including post-webinar reflection

About Green Skills for Makerspace Leaders Across Africa

This seed funding grant was awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAeNG) in partnership with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), the Alliance for Greening Skills and Opportunities (AGSO), Jacob's Ladder Africa, and the Royal Society, with funding from the UK Government's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

The grant was awarded to partnership led by the Internet of Production Alliance (Andrew Lamb), working with UNDP UniPods, FabLab Winam, Africa Makerspaces, Catherine Maine and Learning Agents (Don Presant). The partnership was sparked at an RAEng symposium, held in Nairobi in February 2026, entitled Accelerating the green transition through skills and innovation.