Demystifying Alternative Credentials: Opportunities and Threats at the Cutting Edge of Adult and Grad Growth | EAB
This roundtable series will help you understand the complicated alternative credential landscape and identify areas of opportunity for your institution.
Report Finds Microcredentials Poorly Understood or Utilized by American Workers But Critical for Professional Development -- Campus Technology
A new research report, 'Enabling Learning for Life: New Realities for Work and Education,' by global technology company D2L, suggests that while American workers are interested in upskilling in their careers, they have little understanding of the value of microcredentials and how to go about obtaining them.
The Path Forward for Non-Degree Credentials: Landscape Analysis, Challenges and Innovations
The Project on Workforce at Harvard Summer Fellowship Series This report is a product of the Project on Workforce’s Summer Fellowship Program, a short-term research and policy opportunity for Harvard graduate students and recent alumni from the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Summer fellows are placed in interdisciplinary, cross-school project teams over the course of the summer and complete projects focused on pressing policy or ope
In an era of rapid social, economic, and technological change, we should be deliberately training every student to demonstrate adaptability. Here’s how.
Do Low-Income Students Benefit from Stacking Credentials?
The authors describe findings from a study on how frequently low-income individuals are stacking credentials, whether stacking increases wage-earning opportunities, and which fields provide the best returns from stacking.
Define, Refine and Design: A Collaborative Approach for Introducing Microcredentials to Your Learning Ecosystem - The EvoLLLution
As higher education institutions seek to meet learners’ needs in a swiftly changing marketplace, the benefits of flexible, short, skills-focused programs have come into focus. Many institutions now recognize the potential of adding microcredential programs into their academic portfolios. The University of Colorado Denver, which is situated among many of the largest employers in the […]
Nondegree Credential Programs in Higher Ed: A Conversation with Paul Fain and Betsy Tessler
Leigh Parise talks with Paul Fain, a veteran higher education journalist, and Betsy Tessler, a senior research journalist at MDRC, about nondegree credentials—their effectiveness, their challenges, and what the future holds for them.
Getting the Attention of Employers to Scale Your Microcredential Program - UPCEA
We read almost daily about the need for upskilling and reskilling the workforce and the opportunity for higher education institutions to provide training
Credential As You Go Summit 2023: Embedding Industry Certifications in Academic Programs Summit
Different types of credentials fulfill different purposes. Higher education institutions award degrees and certificates after completion of a course of study. Certifications are awarded by third-party entities such as industry organizations, professional associations, and employers to indicate that an individual has a level of competence or skill mastery. How can these two very different types of credentials be used together to help learners reach their career and education goals? Learn more in the Summit recording.
States Can Take Steps to Address Potential Barriers to Equity in Stackable Credential Pipelines
The authors examine barriers to stacking credentials for low-income individuals -- limited chances for stacking in some fields and institutions, insufficient information, and challenges moving between programs -- and consider solutions from stakeholders.
Navigating Potholes in the Road on your Microcredential Journey
The WCET Steering Committee Microcredentialing workgroup is a small and passionate group of higher education leaders and practitioners. Led by Krysia Lazarewicz, Wiley University Services, and Suzanne Ehrlich, University of North Florida, the group has had discussions since December 2022 […]
Education Quality Outcomes Standards (EQOS) | Jobs for the Future (JFF)
Education Quality Outcomes Standards (EQOS) establishes universal, independent measures of education and training program quality to help people navigate the increasingly crowded and confusing education and training marketplace.
