This report includes information on who is earning what types of credentials. The data is broken down into categories including by age, ethnicity and poverty level.

This report examines the likelihood for  students who earn a credential to go back to and  earn a bachelor’s degree.

Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP) is a learning-centered framework outlining what college students should know and be able to do upon completion of associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees – in any field of study. Paired with the complementary, discipline-specific process of Tuning, the DQP engages faculty in the work of improving courses and programs of study:  Funded by the Lumina Foundation and managed by the National Institute of Learning Outcomes Assessment.

Degrees Matter! 2.0 is a cross-sector initiative based at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro that was established in 2013 to aid in addressing Guilford County’s urgent need for a better educated workforce to increase economic opportunities. Degrees Matter! 2.0 formed as a partnership between higher education institutions and the community to cultivate ideas, convene leaders, and connect existing best practices that could be spread and scaled to increase adult…

Demand- driven validation of core competencies, with focus on employer hiring based on continually updated and validated skills/competencies are being piloted by many organizations (e.g., City of Albuquerque, Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Turning Point WIB, Utah). Managed by Innovate+Educate and funded by the Joyce & Walmart Foundation.

This report takes a look at CTE programs and local career pathways for consumers. Managed by Jobs for the Future (JFF). http://cte.ed.gov/initiatives/advancing-cte-in-state-and-local-career-pathways-system https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=d662e42585dfa7b34ce9c15175530510&tab=core&_cview=1

This site is a resource for finding TAACCCT program grants based on location. Managed and funded by the Department of Labor.

This report was written to research and assist in the development of a framework tool for Qatar. Other frameworks were examined as well as accounting for cultural considerations.