The Interagency Working Group on Expanded Measures of Enrollment and Attainment (GEMEnA)

Works to develop/validate national measures of the participation in and credentialing of education and training for work, and to build government-wide consensus for adoption of these measures in key federal data collections. GEMEnA is engaged in a rigorous process of survey item development to validate core items on 1) attainment of non-degree credentials including industry-recognized certifications, occupational licenses, and educational certificates, and 2) enrollment in education and training that prepares people for work. See overview of federal data collections that include questions on education, training, and non-degree credentials for work