How Digital Credentials Can Power the Transition from Education to Employment

The future success of our students as they enter and re-enter the workforce largely depends on their higher education learning and experiences. Digital credentials allow learners to identify, verify, and share all of the knowledge, skills, and abilities mastered at our institutions, which will help them advance their careers. We're going to share three examples from different institutions designing pathways to today's high-demand occupations and industries using digital credentials. Our programs include digital badges for accessible and affordable workforce training and continuing education, stackable microcredentials for career pathways, and badges embedded in coursework and asynchronous modules to fill the technology skills gaps. We'll focus on showing you how we started our programs, the big lessons we've learned, and how to start or grow your program.