 Micro-credentials are proof of a learning outcome or result after a short learning experience. Think of education that is smaller than a bachelor's or master's degree, for example, courses or modules. Micro-credentials stand for quality and are supported by quality assurance according to agreed standards. Micro-credentials are issued by accredited higher education institutions and allow them to provide students with acknowledged digital certificates. In the future, micro-credentials will be recognised by all national higher education institutions and they'll be registered in the National Register. In the micro-credentials pilot, we're experimenting with higher education for professionals. The educational units are between 3 and 30 EC or credits. Institutions participating in the pilot have agreed to acknowledge each other's micro-credentials. Additionally, within the pilot, we're investigating the value of micro-credentials for a broad group of learners, the potential to combine micro-credentials into larger qualifications and the possibilities for legal embedding of micro-credentials in Dutch legislation. The National Register will record who has obtained which micro-credential. This makes the achievement of learning outcomes traceable and verifiable. This way, micro-credentials are of added value for professionals as they receive recognised certificates and can thus easily specialise, upskill or retrain with the help of higher education. This helps them in the rapidly changing professional context of today and with their own development ambitions. Micro-credentials offer higher education institutions the opportunity to broaden their educational offering with mutually recognised education specifically for professionals. By serving professionals even better, institutions together ensure that lifelong learning in the Netherlands is given an impulse. As micro-credentials are verifiable, they also offer value to employers. Micro-credentials guarantee the quality of shorter educational units. This means employers are ensured that courses have been designed in such a way that learning outcomes are actually achieved. The education is of high quality and meets European quality standards.