Special Collections / Indexes
Curated, shareable sets of Library artifacts on priority topics in the learn-and-work ecosystem. Each Index pulls together glossary terms, topic briefs, initiatives, organizations, cartoons, and crossword puzzles on one topic.
Apprenticeships
Registered, degree, youth, and public sector apprenticeships across the Library, from federal programs and state policy to employer models.
View collection →Artificial Intelligence
How AI is changing learning and work: initiatives, research, organizations, and key terms on AI in education, hiring, and the workplace.
View collection →International Developments
Credentials, skills systems, quality assurance, and learning recognition outside the U.S., plus the international bodies and standards that connect them.
View collection →Learning & Employment Records (LERs)
Learning and employment records, digital wallets, and verifiable credentials, including the standards, state projects, and roles that make them work.
View collection →Learning Mobility & Transfer
How learners carry credit across institutions, sectors, and borders: learning mobility, transfer, articulation, and the initiatives working on it.
View collection →Prior Learning Assessment & Credit for Prior Learning
How colleges recognize learning people bring with them: prior learning assessment, credit for prior learning, credit by exam, and the policies behind them.
View collection →Research
Research initiatives, reports, and research centers across the Library, plus the methods and terms behind them.
View collection →Skilled Trades & Technician Economy
Skilled trades, technicians, and the technician economy, including national trades initiatives, training academies, and career and technical education.
View collection →Skills-Based Hiring
Skills-first hiring and advancement: employer toolkits and case studies, public sector efforts, and the research on what works.
View collection →Workforce Pell & Short-Term Credentials
Workforce Pell and short-term credentials: funding, program quality, state approaches, and research on outcomes.
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