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Your source for the latest news and updates about credentialing
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Five high level work groups are beginning the discussions on priority areas that emerged from work at the October 2015 Credentialing Summit. 100 credentialing experts from around the country are being asked to lay the ground work for collective action by post-secondary educators, employers, labor and community organizations, credential issuers, foundations and others to build a competency-based, learning-centered credentialing system.
The five work groups are:
1. Developing common language to serve as the basis for a connected credentialing system
Carla Casilli, Badges and Digital Credentials Specialist
Dave Longanecker, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education-WICHE
2. Using real-time data and technology to empower credential users and create continuous feedback mechanisms
Co-Facilitators
Rachel Zinn, Workforce Data Quality Campaign
Bob Sheets, Credential Transparency Initiative
3. Creating nimble end-to-end quality assurance processes to support portability and trust of credentials
Co-Facilitators
Mary Beth Lakin, American Council on Education
Martin Scaglione, Hope Street Group
4. Advancing scalable employer engagement approaches to improve demand signals and increase relevancy and currency of credentials
Co-Facilitators
Gardner Carrick, The Manufacturing Institute
Jason Tyszko, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
5. Designing flexible credentialing pathways leading to family-sustaining jobs to increase equity
Stephanie Krauss, Forum for Youth Investment
Judy Mortrude, Center for Law & Social Policy (CLASP)
The work group recommendations will be issued as a unified product that will be widely shared with diverse credentialing stakeholders in Summer 2016.
A successful and energizing meeting of the co-facilitators at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation on January 12 kicked off the work and all groups will be meeting three to five times in February, March and April.
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| Upcoming events and recaps |
American Association of Community College's Workforce Development Institute
January 20-23, 2016
During this recent national conference in New Orleans, Connecting Credentials was featured in two breakout sessions. The first highlighted three Lumina Foundation-supported initiatives -- the AACC Right Signals effort, the Connecting Credentials national dialogue being managed by Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, and the Credential Transparency Initiative. The second featured panelists from Lumina, CSW, ACE and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The importance of this work was highlighted by multiple plenary speakers as well.
The Annual World Economic Forum January 20-23, 2016
The event, which took place in Davos, Switzerland, featured some of the most prominent thinkers in the world and was devoted to discussion of the world's 10 biggest challenges. This year's event addressed inequality, unemployment and the changing workplace. A recap of the event, plus webcasts of all speakers can be found here. Of particular interest are the following webcasts:- How to Reboot the Global Economy
- The Future of Healthcare in the United States
- The Inequality Challenge
- How Can Europe become a Magnet for Talent?
Parchment Summit: A Conversation on Innovating Credentials
Date: February 17, 2016 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Discussions will foster collaboration between higher education leaders, employers, technologists and practitioners. The event, which is sold out, is being hosted by Parchment as part of the Connecting Credentials national dialogue.
Follow the event on Twitter @parchment #ConnectCreds
Transforming U.S. Workforce Development Policies for the
21st Century Webinar
Date: February 23, 2016
Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Kansas City, and the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.
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Connecting Credentials is running an ongoing series of webinars to highlight innovations underway and promote information sharing about important aspects of credentialing issues and ideas. Two new webinars have just been announced:
The Beta Credentials Framework: Exploring Applications and Field Tests
This webinar will focus on the Beta Credentials Framework - what it is, how it was developed, how it is organized, and - most importantly - what YOU can do with it. The Webinar will also preview a hot-off-the press Guidebook that outlines potential applications for the Framework, such as comparing credentials and stacking credentials. Join this discussion to explore how the Framework can add value to the important work you are already doing.
Thursday, February 25, 2016 1:00-2:30 pm EST
"The Rise of 'Alt Credit': Why, Who and What's Next"
Unaccredited pathways to academic credit have gained national attention as prominent foundations, higher ed associations and the Department of Education have announced projects designed to highlight, legitimize and subsidize them. Examples that already have substantial enrollments include providers of ACE Credit recommended courses, Prior Learning Assessment (PLA), low-priced certificates and tech focused bootcamps. Why have these pathways enjoyed initial success? Who offers these pathways and what do they do? How is 'quality' measured? How are regulators responding and what does the future hold? How should accredited colleges respond?
Presenter: Burck Smith, CEO and Founder of StraighterLine (a cosponsor in the national dialogue)-- Started in 2008, StraighterLine was a pioneer in the provision of unaccredited academic credit and partners with over 100 colleges. http://www.straighterline.com/Thursday, March 3, 2016 2:00-3:30 pm EST
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| Key Resources and Related Initiatives |
What Employers Think of Badges, Nanodegrees from Online Programs
U.S.News & World Report Education
January 22, 2016
Read the full article here.
Learners, Educators and Policymakers Tell The Story of Competency-Based Higher Education
Public Agenda
January 13, 2016
Lessons from the National Summit on Credentialing and Next Steps in the National Dialogue
Lumina Foundation
January 11, 2016
Read the news release here or download the full report. Hard copies may be ordered for meetings by using the email link below.
The Intersection of Afterschool and Competency-based Learning: Emerging Trends, Policy Considerations, and Questions for the Future
American Youth Policy Forum
January 6, 2016
To share other resources or a related initiative, please send us an email.
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