Playbook: The Power of Partnerships in Creating Incremental Credentials – Credential As You Go
Knowing-Doing Network (KDN) – Brookings Institution
Global Learner Pathway, Pathways Model, & Cross-Border Partnership in Nursing — Alamo Colleges District
Transformers in the Public Sector – Opportunity@Work
Skills Validation Guidebook – Education Design Lab
vsbl — Education Design Lab
Overview vsbl (visible learning) is a micro-credentialing toolkit created by Education Design Lab, designed to help educational institutions issue digital credentials for “durable skills” that are essential across careers. It […]
HR Tech Initiatives – LRP Media Group
CredLens
Enhancing Global Learning Mobility Through Credential Transparency – AACRAO / Credential Engine
Governance and Technology Needs for Implementing Issuer Registries within Learning and Employment Record Ecosystems –DCC and Credential Engine
Recognition of International Accreditation Organizations – Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Overview In August 2024, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), a nonprofit institutional membership organization that provides coordination of accreditation, launched the Recognition of International Accreditation Organizations. The purpose […]
Innovations in Credentialing – Western Governors University
Overview Western Governors University (WGU) is a private, non-profit online university based in Millcreek, Utah. WGU uses an online competency-based learning model and focuses on providing advanced education for working […]
Support Student Success through Holistic Credit Mobility Policies, Practices, & Technologies – Ithaka S+R & Complete College America
Overview In July 2024, Ithaka S+R and Complete College America announced a partnership to support student success through student success through holistic credit mobility policies, practices, and technologies. The project’s […]
HBCU Adult Learner Initiative (ALI)
Overview In fall 2021, Lumina Foundation awarded a $2 million grant to the HBCU Adult Learner Initiative (ALI) to identify and eliminate various barriers blocking adult students from the education […]
Kentucky Graduate Profile and Profile Academy
Overview Launched in 2021 by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, the Kentucky Graduate Profile is a collaborative statewide initiative among Kentucky’s public postsecondary institutions. The initiative focuses on enhancing […]
Work Shift
Overview Work Shift is an independent, nonpartisan news organization, where news judgments and editorial decisions are made independently. Work Shift is a digital hub for news, analysis, and opinion focused […]
Credential Engine Initiative on Equity, Jobs Skills, and Pathways
Overview In July 2024, Credential Engine launched a 2-year initiative to expand education and employment information available as linked open data in the Credential Registry. The aim of this effort […]
Gallup Polls, Reports, & Partnerships
Overview Gallup Inc. is an American analytics and advisory company based in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1935, the company became known for its public opinion polls conducted worldwide. In the […]
Reach University Apprenticeship-based Degrees
Overview Reach University is a nonprofit university that focuses on K-12 teacher preparation and administrative credentials for school leaders. Credentials are acquired through an apprenticeship model. The mission of […]
Forming STARS — Wisconsin
Overview Forming STARS is a professional workforce advancement program offered through the WisCaregiver Careers program, and is an initiative aimed at recruiting individuals to start a career in healthcare with […]
Graduate/Professional Education in the Learn-and-Work Ecosystem
Credentials Futures Coalition (CFC)
Overview In July 2022, four founding members established the Credential Futures Coalition (CFC) — AACRAO, 1EdTech, C-BEN, and UPCEA. The Coalition is composed of non-profit stakeholders working to develop a scalable, resilient, […]
European Battery Alliance / European Battery Alliance Academy (Industry Sector Initiative)
Overview Launched by the European Commission in 2017, the European Battery Alliance (EBA) was created to enable Europe to compete globally in an industry sector critical to the green and […]
Work+ and Work+Collective – Consortium managed by Arizona State University
Overview The Work+ and affiliated program, Work+Collective, is a consortium of 17 two- and four-year institutions across the U.S. that are redesigning student employment. Institutions in the consortium offer a range […]
Justice and Mobility Fund — Blue Meridian Partners
Overview The Justice and Mobility Fund is a collaboration launched in 2019 by Blue Meridian Partners and the Ford Foundation, with support from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies. […]
The EdUp Experience Podcast Network
Overview The EdUp Experience Podcast Network is an independent podcast network with a goal to facilitate positive educational change and inspire lifelong learning through podcasts, livecasts, and other mediums. There […]
Beyond Transfer Policy Advisory Board (PAB)
Overview Funded by ECMC and facilitated by SOVA, the Beyond Transfer Policy Advisory Board (PAB) was launched in 2020 to advance the work of dismantling inequitable credit mobility and transfer […]
Universal European Degree – European Union
Overview In 2024, the European Commission (EU) adopted a series of proposals to create a third-level qualification to be recognized by all EU member states. Third-level qualifications refer to educational […]
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)
Overview The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a tool of the European Higher Education Area to help students move among countries and have their academic qualifications and […]
The MICROBOL Project
Overview The MICROBOL project (Microcredentials linked to the Bologna key commitments) was a 2-year effort (2020-2022) to explore whether (1) existing Bologna tools are fit for microcredentials, (2) to propose […]
Playbook: Incremental Credentialing at the Graduate Level (Credential As You Go)
Overview Credential As You Go is an initiative working with many partners toward a nationally recognized transferable incremental credentialing system that increases the number of high-quality, post-high school credentials that lead […]
The Power of Systems Initiative – NASH
Overview The National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) manages a number of projects within its Power of Systems initiative launched in December 2021, and expanded in spring 2024. NASH […]
Indiana Model Credit for Prior Learning Policy Guidance
Overview In March 2024, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education launched the Indiana Model Credit for Prior Learning Policy Guidance, a first-time statewide policy guidance for credit for prior learning. […]
CASA Latina: Online Bilingual Program – Davenport University
Overview In March 2024, Davenport University (Grand Rapids, Michigan) launched Casa Latina, an initiative that leads to career-oriented bilingual undergraduate and graduate degrees and professional proficiency in English and Spanish. […]
Playbook: Quality, Trust & Value of Incremental Credentials (Credential As You Go)
Overview Credential As You Go is an initiative working with many partners toward a nationally recognized transferable incremental credentialing system that increases the number of high-quality, post-high school credentials that […]
Playbook: Policy in Incremental Credentialing (Credential As You Go)
Overview Credential As You Go is an initiative working with many partners toward a nationally recognized transferable incremental credentialing system that increases the number of high-quality, post-high school credentials that […]
Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) — AAC&U
Overview The Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) initiative is the signature approach to learning assessment from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Recognizing the need […]
Graduate & Professional Education
Adult Learner Centered and Equity Framework (ALCEF) in a SNAP Network — Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
Overview All states maintain federally funded SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) programs that provide assistance to job seekers, including upskilling and reskilling resources (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP). In […]
Credential Integrity Action Alliance (CIAA) – National Healthcareer Association & Ascend Learning
Overview In August 2023, the National Healthcareer Association (NCA) and Ascend Learning announced an initiative within the state of Colorado called The Credential Integrity Action Alliance. The 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation is […]
Credential Lab Service & Innovation Center – Higher Learning Commission
Overview The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) launched the Credential Lab in September 2023 with initial funding support from Lumina Foundation. The Credential Lab is a hub that supports educational providers, […]
Center for Skills Validation – Education Design Lab
Overview In August 2023, Education Design Lab announced the creation of the Center for Skills Validation, with support from Walmart. The Education Design Lab is a national nonprofit that designs, […]
Research: National Study of Workplace Equity – Boston College of Social Work & the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Overview A research team from the Boston College of Social Work and the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) conducted the National Study of Workforce Equity. Findings were reported in […]
PLA Inside Out: An International Journal on Theory, Research and Practice in Prior Learning Assessment
Overview PLA Inside Out (PLAIO) is the first scholarly online journal entirely devoted to the recognition and assessment of prior experiential learning. Produced at the State University of New York (SUNY) […]
Research: A Typology and Policy Landscape Analysis of State Investments in Short Term Credential Pathways
Overview Many states have adopted strategies to recognize short-term credentials, however, there has been little coordinated information about these developments. HCM Strategists conducted a study (Stephanie M. Murphy, 2023) to […]
Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education — Australian Government Department of Education
Overview Through the Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education, the Australian Government has authorized $32.5 million from 2021-22 to 2025-26 to assist higher education and training providers to design and deliver microcredentials for […]
IDB Digital Credential Framework (Inter-American Development Bank)
Overview The IDB Digital Credential Framework (the Framework) is the key reference tool and roadmap to recognize knowledge-building and continuous learning with digital credentials. Issued in May 2023 by the […]
Short-Term-Credential Typology (HCM Strategists)
Overview HCM Strategists (HCM), with support from Lumina Foundation, conducted a comprehensive examination of short-term credential pathways across the U.S. HCM analyzed all 50 states to create a catalog of […]
Navajo Nation Talent Marketplace
Overview In April 2023, the Navajo Nation launched the Talent Marketplace initiative. It is a first-time central repository of in-person and remote jobs available on the reservation. The marketplace is […]
MicroCreds National Project – Irish Universities Association
Overview The MicroCreds National Project is led by the Irish Universities Associations (IUA) and delivered in partnership with the following IUA universities: University College Dublin University College Cork University of […]
2U, Inc. / edX Bootcamp Partnership
July 2024 Update On July 25, 2024, 2U Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with plans to restructure, reduce its debt load and wrap up the process by September 2024. […]
Every Learner Everywhere
Overview Every Learner Everywhere was launched in 2017 with the support of a grant from the Gates Foundation to create a network of partner organizations with expertise in evaluating, implementing, […]
Education Quality Outcomes Standards (EQOS) (EQOS Framework)
Overview Educational Quality Outcomes Standards (EQOS) launched as an independent nonprofit organization in April 2020. EQOS created a common set of metrics around the efficacy and quality of education and […]
The Big 10 Competencies for Transformational Leadership & Change (TLC) — College Unbound
Overview College Unbound (CU) awards a credential (transcripted credit and digital badge) to students who demonstrate the skills and capacities needed to lead change: accountability, advocacy for self and others, […]
Learning Mobility — AACRAO
Overview The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) is addressing the need to improve credit mobility. The consistent and equitable application of student records processes and practices […]
Learn & Work Ecosystem Library
Overview Accurate and timely information about developments in the learn-and-work ecosystem are essential for those working to improve the ecosystem. Yet information is too often siloed and difficult to access […]
Expanding the Learner Record: XLR Project
Overview Since 2015, AACRAO – working with Lumina Foundation, NASPA, NILOA, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 1EdTech, and other higher education organizations – has supported over 50 colleges and […]
Alternative Credentials: Considerations, Guidance, and Best Practices
Overview The AACRAO Alternative Credentials Work Group created a report issued July 2022 to address the what, why, who, how, where, and when of alternative credential usage for higher education […]
Learning in Public — College Unbound
Overview Many forms of learning traditionally go unseen by colleges. College Unbound’s Learning in Public (LIP) identifies, reflects on, and credits learning that takes place outside a college course. College […]
ASU Pocket
Overview The ASU Pocket project is building Pocket as a digital wallet and portfolio that captures and stores the holistic evidence of learning. It is designed to capture what Arizona […]
Employer Engagement Best Practices Guide — C-BEN
Overview C-BEN (Competency-Based Education Network) is a network of institutions, employers, and experts who believe competencies can unlock the future of learning, making postsecondary education and training more flexible, responsive, […]
Cedefop’s Microcredentials & Labor Market Research
Overview Cedefop is one of the European Union’s decentralized agencies. Founded in 1975 and based in Greece since 1995, Cedefop supports development of European vocational education and training (VET) policies […]
Racial Equity for Adult Credentials In Higher Education (REACH) Collaborative
Overview The Racial Equity for Adult Credentials in Higher Education (REACH) Collaborative is a national initiative of Lumina Foundation. It focuses on creating pathways designed for Black, Hispanic, and Native […]
The Brookings Institution’s Earn-and-Learn Project
Overview The Earn-and-Learn project is building an ongoing community of practice across states, starting with three delegations from Colorado, Indiana, and Alabama. Delegations include a diverse range of key decision-makers […]