International Journal of Neutrosophic Science IJNS 2690-6805 2692-6148 10.54216/IJNS https://www.americaspg.com/journals/show/4180 2020 2020 University of Lleida, Bernardo O'Higgins University, Spain Humberto Humberto Bernardo O'Higgins University, Chile Claudio Ruff Escobar University of Lleida, Spain Natalia Daries Ramà Ramón This paper responds to the problem of establishing criteria priority for microcredential implementation in Latin American universities, a developing topic with great momentum and the need to professionalize traditional learning models. Amid rapid digital and labor developments, microcredentials emerge as an efficient way of certifying targeted skills and fostering adaptability to market demand. Still, implementation in higher education lacks a clear pathway of systematic substantiation. The state-of-the-art demonstrates that few mixed-method studies have attempted to prioritize institutional, pedagogical, and technological aspects of this endeavor. This paper applies the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to a criterion for criteria relative assessment as a method for qualitative and quantitative study. This approach assesses relative importance between seemingly equal criteria—digital infrastructure, teacher training, curriculum relevance, and external validity, for example—for better implementation within higher education systems. Results assess teacher training and platform interoperability as the two most important criteria for successful microcredential implementation. This study is relevant theoretically for multicriteria approaches to the assessment of learning flexibility and practically speaking, supports university administrative decisions for more adaptable, equity-driven and sustainable learning options. 2025 2025 269 283 10.54216/IJNS.260424 https://www.americaspg.com/articleinfo/21/show/4180