Digital credentials: Higher education’s new frontier - Alcino Donadel, University Business

In the workforce, a February report found that 95% of employers said a résumé listing micro-credentials benefited the candidate because it demonstrates a willingness for skill development (76%). Digital credentials and the machine-readable devices that can authenticate them, Geisel believes, are precisely that tool. He joins a budding cohort of higher education professionals, industry leaders and state legislators who recognize its revelatory potential to foster the next chapter of academic equity, workforce access and attractive program offerings in higher ed.

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