One of the most enduring appeals of taking an online class is the simple, affordable gateway it can provide to a new, better-paying, and stabler career. An additional perk of finishing an online course or program is gaining a professional certificate: A recognition you can add to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV to show future employers your proficiency and initiative. Unlike master's degrees or bootcamps, online professional certificates are usually shorter-term, more flexible, and a fraction of the cost of traditional continuing education. Entry-level certificates also don't usually require prior knowledge or degrees to sign up for.
Friday, February 11, 2022
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Oklahoma Christian University and BloomBoard Announce Innovative New Master’s Degrees for K-12 Teacher Advancement using Micro-Credentials - Oklahoma Christian University
Today, Oklahoma Christian University (OC) and BloomBoard announced the availability of their first two online master's degree programs, Technology & Computer Science Education (TCS) and Curriculum & Instruction (C&I), supported BloomBoard’s micro-credential-based learning approach. The programs are powerful ways that districts can build professionally rewarding environments for outstanding educators and develop stronger learning communities for students and families, in a financially accessible way.
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Micro-credentials, the way forward to upskill employees - New Straits Times
Globalisation and rapid global digital developments, which have compelled industries to change, also need employees to similarly evolve so that they are not left behind. Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Institute of Continuing Education and Professional Studies (iCEPS) chief executive Prof Dr Azizul Halim Yahya said those with skills and competence will be the top choice of employers. "In this case, working experience and a lack of certain skills often hamper individuals including graduates in their quest for employment," he said. This is where micro-credentials play a role in giving added value to candidates to become the choice of employers or remain relevant in their careers," he said.
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/01/767013/micro-credentials-way-forward-upskill-employees
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Mayor’s Innovation Challenge Adds Micro-credentials for Students - Heather Denise, Kinston Herald
The Mayor’s Innovation Challenge, in partnership with the Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre (DDQIC), will provide micro-credentials for local higher education students participating in the Challenge. “We’re so excited about this development as we see the amazing amount of thought and work that goes into each and every pitch,” says Mayor Bryan Paterson. “Thanks to our strong partnership with DDQIC, we’re able to offer the opportunity to earn a micro-credential to all of our student entrepreneurs for their efforts. We hope to attract even more innovative pitches as we approach the competition on March 4.”
http://kingstonherald.com/release/innovation-challenge-microcredentials-2010330362
Monday, February 7, 2022
New Grant Gives Scholarships to Texarkana College Students Earning Micro Credentials in Cyber Security and Logistics - Texarkana College
At Texarkana College’s January board meeting, trustees received notice that TC, as part of the Northeast Texas College’s Consortium, has been recommended for an award in the amount of $647,050 from the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Institutional Capacity Grant Program funded by the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund. The True grant will provide scholarships for students to earn industry certification in cyber-security and logistics occupational skills.
Sunday, February 6, 2022
4 ways your campus can benefit from educational simulations - Laura Ascione, eCampus News
Instructors are turning to educational simulations to help students build critical workforce skills--is your institutions following suit? A growing number of colleges and universities are turning to educational simulations for mental health awareness, sexual misconduct training, and more. By immersing participants in different scenarios, educational simulations help close gaps in teaching skills and assessing learning, provide critical training that isn’t always possible face-to-face, and help increase workforce readiness.
https://www.ecampusnews.com/2022/01/10/4-ways-your-campus-can-benefit-from-educational-simulations/
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Report: 69% of enterprises embrace quantum computing - Venture Beat
Sixty-nine percent of global enterprises have already adopted or plan to adopt quantum computing in the near term, according to a new survey of enterprise leaders commissioned by Zapata Computing. The findings suggest that quantum computing is quickly moving from the fringes and becoming a priority for enterprise digital transformation, as 74% of enterprise leaders surveyed agreed that those who fail to adopt quantum computing will fall behind.
Friday, February 4, 2022
Cayuga Community College credential program will prepare students quickly for industrial, manufacturing openings - FL1 News
New in the Spring 2022 semester, the Electro-Mechanical System Fundamentals micro-credential trains enrolled students for entry-level positions in manufacturing and industrial facilities. Students are required to complete six courses in the non-credit program to earn the micro-credential. “The Electro-Mechanical System Fundamentals micro-credential offers foundational training in core manufacturing skills, preparing students to start or resume their careers,” said Dr. Keiko Kimura, Cayuga’s Vice President of Workforce Development and Partnerships.
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Are microcredentials the future of higher ed? - Moira MacDonald, University Affairs
The term “microcredential” has been on the lips of a growing number of Canadian postsecondary administrators and faculty over the last four years, reflecting a global trend. But the pandemic has been an accelerant, with microcredentials showing up in the COVID-19 recovery playbooks of governments anxious to address massive job losses on one hand, and frustrated employers complaining of skills and labour shortages on the other. While definitions vary, as do the names (digital badges, micro courses, nanoprograms and the like are all related labels) the basic idea is that these are short courses that cultivate and verify a particular skill, knowledge or competency that employers want, and help learners bridge their pre-existing skills and knowledge to meet rapidly changing labour market demands without removing them from the workforce.
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Bisk and Columbia Law School to Collaborate on New Online Certificate Course for Entrepreneurs
Bisk, a leader in online education, has joined forces with Columbia Law School to develop and support a four-week non-credit online certificate course. “A Legal Toolkit for Starting and Scaling Your Business” is designed for entrepreneurs and small business owners eager to learn the basics of commercial law. Millions of people have left the workforce due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and many are now aspiring to start, or have started, their own business. Small business owners, startups and creative individuals trying to monetize their craft are seeking to understand the legal ins and outs of owning a business and protecting their intellectual property.
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
McKee proposes a new program to help adults earn higher education credentials, here's how - Linda Borg, The Providence Journal
Rhode Island has a college attainment problem: only 53% of adults have some higher-education experience. In Central Falls, just over one-third of residents have a high-school diploma, and only 13% have an associate’s degree or higher. That’s why Gov. Dan McKee is pushing for a program to give adults a boost toward enrolling in college, completing college or earning technical training. The goal? To offer higher-paying jobs, especially those in fast-growing fields in Rhode Island. The Higher Education Academy was the brainchild of Shannon Gilkey, the state’s new Commissioner of Post-Secondary Education.
Monday, January 31, 2022
Saved! Community rallies to rescue City College’s Cantonese classes - James Salazar, SanFrancisco Examiner
The college’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously last week to approve Trustee Alan Wong’s proposal to save the classes and set City College on a path to create a Cantonese certificate, as well as a Cantonese language program transferable to the University of California system. The proposal also requires the college to disaggregate and track Chinese language data in more detailed categories, such as Cantonese and Mandarin. The measure is fiscally neutral and will not generate new costs for the college.
https://www.sfexaminer.com/fixes/saved-community-rallies-to-rescue-city-colleges-cantonese-classes/
Sunday, January 30, 2022
St. Mary’s launches Digital Communications and Educational Leadership graduate certificates - St. Mary's University
St. Mary’s University has launched two new graduate certificate programs: a certificate in Digital Communications, which begins this semester, and a graduate certificate in Education Leadership enrolling for Summer 2022. Graduate certificate courses are for students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree.
Saturday, January 29, 2022
NC colleges, universities gear up training programs to meet biomanufacturing jobs demand - WRAL
North Carolina has one of the largest biopharma manufacturing industries in the nation, and its footprint is growing. To fill this growing need, businesses and community colleges across North Carolina have formed public/private partnerships and launched programs to create a talent pipeline for biomanufacturers. As a result, high school and college students and adults seeking a career change can gain the training and earn the certifications they need to enter the biomanufacturing workforce. For Deborah Carr, the BioWork Certificate allowed her to find positions that fit her personal values.
Friday, January 28, 2022
Applying science to the question of how best to support working adults without college degrees - Johnathan Rabinovitz, Stanford
In recent years, growing numbers of government agencies, nonprofits, for-profit companies, philanthropies and education institutions have developed programs to support working learners, spurred by the recognition that many adults without college degrees struggle with the impact of new technologies on work and the accompanying shifts in employment qualifications. But there is not yet a reliable way to evaluate the effectiveness of such programs, or even of determining whether they address the most critical challenges working learners face. The new report suggests that a major research initiative can determine how best to build an education system for working learners and how to invest public and private resources most effectively.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Stackable, Trackable & Packable: Students Need Moveable Credentials That Mean Something Now -Katherine Newman, Evolllution
Smaller, chunkier credentials—positive markers students can take with them anywhere—prove what they know and show employers that they are ready to apply their knowledge in a workplace setting. Those qualifications may be individual course credits, a certificate or a micro-degree obtained either as a standalone pursuit or undertaken while working for a living. Some credentials are just building blocks and others are self-contained, but all are transferable and facilitate upward career mobility by sharpening a resume.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Conversations on Credential As You Go - Peter Smith, Nan Travers & Holly Zanville, Evolllution
The pride and satisfaction people feel when they complete a credential, as well as the understanding and sophistication they gain—whether certificate, job recognition of their knowledge or another credential like a degree—that in my mind is of equal importance. There’s real power in incremental credentialing and the collection of learning in a continuous learning record. Recognizing and understanding it will lionize it, legitimize it as a really important, powerful celebration of learning.
https://evolllution.com/programming/credentials/conversations-on-credential-as-you-go/
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
This Leadership Approach Is Damaging Careers. A Harvard Business Review Study Explains Why - Jeff Steen, Inc.
Professional development is not extra work without structure. To avoid sapping employees' energy and feeding scope creep, you have to build a program for career advancement. In the wake of the Great Resignation, many business leaders have frantically sought ways to keep their best talent on board. There's no one-size-fits-all solution, of course -- it depends on industry, available resources, business makeup, and at least a dozen other factors. There is one recurring best practice that seems to have consistent impact, however: Offer professional development. In other words, give your employees the opportunity to level up in their careers with skills training and credentialing.
Monday, January 24, 2022
Ideas: What Are Micro-Credentials, and Can They Help You Land a Better Job? - Kelsey Rolfe, Canadian Business
Digital transformation company FX Innovation had been struggling for years with its talent pipeline long before the pandemic exacerbated tech industry labour shortages. The company consistently found applicants lacked up-to-date cloud computing skills that are so crucial to its work; the field is evolving so quickly and some new skills aren’t yet taught in post-secondary courses. So the Montreal-based company partnered with the University of Ottawa and tech non-profit Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks in 2021 to launch CloudCampus, a micro-credential program to train Canadian tech talent.
https://www.canadianbusiness.com/ideas/micro-credentials-canada/
Sunday, January 23, 2022
‘Micro-Credential’ Courses Give Employees Lifelong Opportunities - Huddle
While the traditional four-year degree or diploma is still the foundation of most professional education, micro-credentials act as a booster shot for people who want to further develop, or enhance, their current academic qualifications. Maybe it’s a short online course on project management, or a longer in-person program in social media governance; these options are becoming increasingly more important. Dann Downes, Acting Assistant Dean Interdisciplinary Studies at UNB’s School of Graduate Studies, teaches one of the mico-crediential courses offered at the University of New Brunswick. Downes states micro-credentials offer people who already have experience or education a way to hone or upgrade their skills—and even learn new ones.
https://huddle.today/2022/01/12/micro-credential-courses-give-employees-lifelong-opportunities/
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Arizona State wants to reach 100M learners by 2030. Can it meet its goal? - Natalie Schwartz, Highered Dive
Arizona State University launched an initiative Thursday that aims to reach 100 million learners worldwide in an online global management and entrepreneurship certificate program by 2030. The certificate program, which will be translated into 40 languages, will be offered through Arizona State's Thunderbird School of Global Management. An initial donation of $25 million is helping to fund the program, which will make the certificates free to learners through full scholarships.
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