Microcredentials, Skills Badging, LER's, and Credit for Prior Learning Resources

FWD THINKING synthesizes key findings from our first year of research and discovery reporting (April 2024 through March 2025), highlighting areas of progress, challenges, and actionable insights for the field. Each section summarizes findings from each quarter, demonstrating how projects have progre

Today, Coursera released the results of a first-ever survey of course completers on Coursera and their self-reported learning outcomes. Researchers at

Increasing skepticism of the value of 4-year college degrees and interest in faster, more affordable educational pathways have fueled growth in nondegree credentials, including…

As technology continues to advance rapidly, the labor market exhibits a growing need for more frequent and ongoing skill development. At the same time, employers in many fields encounter difficulties finding adequately trained workers to meet their needs. According to data released by the U.S.

As the Google Career Certificate program reaches 1 million graduates globally, we’re sharing an overview of its impact.

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A coalition of national college associations is pushing for quicker adoption of skills wallets. We talked to Mike Simmons, from the campus registrars' group, about why the move could help restore faith in college's relevance.

Waiving old college debts underscores a broader reality: Most learners lack true agency over their education and skills.

A guide by Bay Area Community College Consortium, Google, and Stanford offers help to instructors who want to integrate Google Career Certificates into their courses.

Microcredentials can make it much easier for workers to gain and validate the skills they need to evolve professionally.

The report, produced by eCampusOntario’s Research and Foresight Team, found that learners overwhelmingly indicated their interest in using a virtual wallet for both micro-credentials and other educational qualifications. Learners also expressed interest in how wallet systems would function, their universality and security.

Imagine a world in which your resume relies less on titles or diplomas and acts more like a passport of skills you’ve proven you have.

Scaling statewide credit for industry credentials.

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Sopiko Beriashvili and Michael Trucano identify common challenges in implementing digital credential and LER initiatives around the world.

Europass is a set of online tools to help with creating CVs, cover letters and also help users to find jobs and courses in the EU. Europass also matches user skills and interests such as location and topic to success suitable jobs. It is a useful tool to find information on studying or working in the Europe.

Microcredentials are evolving to help different student groups in higher education demonstrate expertise and capabilities.

The Noncredit Research Collaborative combines top researchers to share and publish research on noncredit opportunities in higher education.

Multi-State Data Collaboratives are coalitions of state workforce, education, human services, and other agencies working...

A new report looks at those who earn microcredentials, who are, on the whole, well educated, international, employed. Are the programs accomplishing what advocates thought they would?