How micro-credentials are spurring deeper collaboration between community college and employers - Alcino Donadel, University Business

“One of the keys to our success has just been our ability to pivot very quickly and respond to industry demands.” Here’s another: WSU Tech is leveraging the “untapped market” of short-term certificates and other micro-credential opportunities through deeply intentional employer collaborations. It has integrated each of its academic offerings with non-credit certificate opportunities to meet industry partners’ demands. Its partnership this academic year with SkillStorm, an IT service management company, introduces Wichita’s workforce to stackable, credit-bearing certificates in Amazon Web Services’ cloud computing suite.

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