Guides
How it works
Short videos that walk you through IKON SKILLS™ and Proof of Practical Skill (PPS™). Start with video 1. More guides appear here
Choose how to start
Unlock now or try the first Core Competency free
Pick the Micro-Credential you want. Pay once to open all 10 Core Competencies, or try the first Core Competency free before you decide.
Pay once
Open all 10 Core Competencies now
Pay once and open all 10 Core Competencies on this Micro-Credential.
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First Core Competency at no charge
Start the first Core Competency at no charge. Unlock the other nine when you are ready.
Score 75% or higher to earn your digital badge and Certificate of Mastery.
Pathway
Your Micro-Credentials, your path
Earn once, use again and again.
Every Micro-Credential you earn is yours to keep. It's portable: it stacks toward any Emerging Degree that includes it, and toward an Emerging Degree you design yourself. Nothing you earn is ever wasted.
Two ways to choose your Emerging Degree
- Pick one of 152 Emerging Degrees. Choose a ready-made Bachelor, Master or Doctor of Professional Practice stack.
- Build your own. Choose your own stack of Micro-Credentials (Bachelor 18, Master 24, DProf 36). EIU-Paris reviews the stack and sets the final title once it's complete.
Two ways to work with EIU-Paris
- Micro-Credentials first, then apply. Earn all the required Micro-Credentials on IKON SKILLS™, then apply to EIU-Paris.
- Together from the start. Enroll with EIU-Paris early to receive your Acceptance Letter and student ID number, then earn your Micro-Credentials alongside.
Either way, IKON SKILLS™ issues a Certificate of Mastery and digital badge for each Micro-Credential, and EIU-Paris confers the Emerging Degree.
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What IKON SKILLS™ is and how it works
Micro-Credentials, Certificate of Mastery, Emerging Degrees, and the flat USD 14.99 price.
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Sign up and complete your profile
Create your account and finish the short profile so learning can start.
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Find and add an Emerging Degree pathway
Browse Emerging Degrees and add a pathway on your dashboard.
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Unlock a Micro-Credential and start now
Pay USD 14.99 for a Micro-Credential and open your first Core Competency.
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Core Competency practice and practice guidance
Warm-up, Practice answers, and the coaching tips in Practice guidance.
Prefer to speak? Tap the 🎤 on your keyboard to dictate your answer in your own words.
Prefer to speak? Mac: press Fn twice. Windows: press Win + H.
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Final Scenario Assessment and Certificate of Mastery
Finish the Final Scenario Assessment and get your Certificate of Mastery.
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Points and free Micro-Credentials
Earn points and claim a free Micro-Credential when you have enough.
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Move to European International University, EIU-Paris for your Emerging Degree
When your Micro-Credentials are done, move to EIU-Paris for the degree path.
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Practitioner dashboard tour
A walk around your dashboard: your Micro-Credentials, points, pathways and Certificate of Mastery.