The Ontario government is supporting the development of up to 250 new rapid training programs that will be available for enrolment in 2022 t...

The University of Illinois Gies College of Business is partnering with Google to bundle certificate programs in job-ready skills and create ...

At the Porto Social Summit in May, EU Leaders welcomed the EU-level target of 60% of all adults taking part in training every year by 2030. ...

To close this widening skill gap, a market-oriented education system had to evolve. This gave way for job-seekers to adopt ed-tech solutions...

“We shine the light on the best New Zealand has to offer in terms of fresh ingredients, transformed into outstanding cuisine, exceptional wi...

It’s true that fostering skills and remedying skill shortages are primarily tasks for the vocational education and training sector, which is...

Today, there is ample evidence of demand for new types of educational credentials—especially since the start of the pandemic. The growth of ...

Micro-credentials are redefining the landscape of education and are quickly being adopted as an innovating learning tool for those working i...

Stackable credentials—expandable qualifications, often parts of educational sequences—have become a critical pathway for learners to advance...

These for-profit entities, including Coursera, Guild, Udacity, even Google, offer everything from certificates to micro-credentials to full ...

The reasons alternative credentials are piquing the interest of more Americans are not new, nor surprising. For years the demographics of hi...

When it comes to online learning, students should choose a credential that fulfills their goals while providing flexibility – whether it...

This background paper has been drafted in preparation for the first meeting of the Consultation Group on Micro-credentials. The paper introd...

Check out this list of the top 100 new free courses launched this year. Class Central ranks the most popular; 20% of them and 18 of the top ...

Two years ago, Google announced that it was launching a career certificate program that would provide all the essentials to start a new care...

Post-secondary institutions can ensure learners have access to quality, relevant micro-credentials by collaborating with employers and indus...

The basic idea of competency-based education, or CBE, is this: What if the way to get a degree or certificate was to prove to a college that...

The event focused on the results of the mapping exercise regarding the role, the perceived relevance and use of microcredentials within voca...

A long-standing agreement between University of Phoenix and ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI), an accredited online provider for training...

Kieth O’ Neill, the senior instructional designer at AIMM, explains the difference between a music lesson and a music certificate, adding th...

Two new Education Policy Perspectives from the OECD Higher Education Policy Team provide new evidence on the opportunities and challenges th...