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Sunday, March 31, 2024

Singapore employers urged to look beyond degrees in hiring - Dexter Tilo, HRD

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Employers across Singapore are being urged to hire candidates based on skills — despite persistent preferences for educational qualification...
Saturday, March 30, 2024

Lamar Community College to Offer Five Micro-Credential Pathways in Behavioral Health this Fall - Barbara Crimond, Prower's Journal

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In response to the escalating demand for skilled professionals in the field of behavioral health, Lamar Community College (LCC) is set to in...
Friday, March 29, 2024

Jamaica'sEducation Ministry Endorses UCJ’s Micro Credentials Push - COURTENEY LEWIS, Jamaica Information Service

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The Ministry of Education and Youth is in support of the plan by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) to expand opportunities for post-se...
Thursday, March 28, 2024

IIT Delhi invites applications for Project Management online certificate course - Indian Express

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The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) today launched applications for an online certificate programme of Project Management. Inte...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Leading Education and Technology Communities Announce New Partnership to Advance the Edtech Ecosystem - Yahoo!

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Global nonprofits 1EdTech® and Digital Promise announce a new partnership to power learner potential and create equitable learning ecosystem...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Report: College Degrees Not Valued As Highly as Job Training and Certificates - Arrman Kyaw, Diverse Education

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Though confidence about the value of pursuing a two- or four-year college degree is higher among high schoolers than graduates who either dr...
Monday, March 25, 2024

Do adults without degrees see the value of college? - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive

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Among the 3,130 non-enrollees surveyed in 2023, 57% said a four-year degree is a good or excellent value, down from 60% in 2022. In comparis...
Sunday, March 24, 2024

Irish Minister Harris announces funding of €9.7 million to subsidise micro-cred courses for almost 14,000 learners - Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today announced funding of €9.7 million to s...
Saturday, March 23, 2024

The Transformative Impact of Applied Learning - Doug Harrison, Modern Campus

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As there’s more emphasis on aligning student learning outcomes to skills required in the job market, curriculum needs to be refined and focu...
Friday, March 22, 2024

Fact Check: Online Certificate Does NOT Qualify Veterans For Permit To Carry Concealed Firearm In All States - Sarah Thompson, Lead Stories

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The certificate offered in this promotion is not a concealed carry permit. It is a certificate for completing an online firearms safety cour...
Thursday, March 21, 2024

Stackable certificates kickstart career opportunities - Seattle Times

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Across Washington’s 34 community and technical colleges, stackable certificate programs are growing to align with the needs of both students...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Innovation: How To Build A Stackability Strategy At Your Business School - John A. Byrne, Poets and Quants

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“You can think of stackability as individual Lego pieces,” explains Brooke Elliott, Gies executive associate dean of academic programs. “The...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

How big a role will stackable degrees play in higher ed’s future? - Omer Riaz, University Business

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If money talks, college degrees still matter, don’t they? This may not be true for much longer. In fact, many companies are dropping bachelo...
Monday, March 18, 2024

More Students Are ‘Stacking’ Credentials en Route to a Degree - Jon Marcus, Wired

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First they get a credential in a skill they need, then another, and another. Each can quickly pay off on its own by helping to get a job, ra...
Sunday, March 17, 2024

Biden order expands federal apprenticeships, reestablishes labor-management forums - ERICH WAGNER, Government Executive

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President Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at expanding federal agencies’ use of apprenticeship programs to attract and de...
Saturday, March 16, 2024

Micro-credentials move one step closer to gaining widespread trust thanks to this framework - Alcino Donadel, University Business

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Micro-credentials are one step closer to gaining a trustworthy and dependable reputation. The 1EdTech TrustEd Microcredential Coalition, for...
Friday, March 15, 2024

ASU introduces trailblazing 'stackable microcredentials' pilot - Braveman Mpafa, ASU

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Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is at the forefront of transforming engineering and technology education...
Thursday, March 14, 2024

I Didn’t Know My Union Did This! - NEA Today

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During most of her 20 years as an instructional assistant in Oregon, Stacey Zoon received very little professional development. “We get basi...
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

New learning website launched for workers in Wales - UNTRO

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A new website has been launched by The Open University in Wales and Wales TUC to support more people into lifelong learning. The online plat...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

First Aviation Maintenance Students Graduate - KSAL

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The pre-apprenticeship course hosted by partners at the Salina Regional Airport graduated its first ever class of aviation maintenance stude...
Monday, March 11, 2024

Micro-Credentials Are Poised to Become a Mainstream Rapid Education and Training Solution in Canada - ICTC/CTIC

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Micro-credential programs could become more relevant, timely, and effective in meeting current and future Canadian digital economy workforce...
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