Alabama School Readiness Alliance (ASRA)
The Alabama School Readiness Alliance is a statewide, nonprofit coalition advocating for the expansion of high-quality, voluntary pre-k. ASRA was formed in 2006 as a joint campaign of A+ Education Partnership, Alabama Giving, Alabama Partnership for Children and VOICES for Alabama’s Children. ASRA’s mission is to close student achievement gaps by ensuring that all children enter school ready to learn. Managed and funded by the Alabama School Readiness Alliance.
Alliance for Quality Career Pathways
Alliance for Quality Career Pathways, Set of criteria/indicators for what constitutes a quality state/local/regional career pathway, Metrics to assess progress. Managed by the Alliance for Quality Career Pathways and funded by multiple foundations.
Alternative Credit Project™
Alternative Credit Project™ encourages greater acceptance of students’ alternative credit and create a more flexible pathway towards post-secondary education attainment. As of August, 2015, 37 colleges/universities and three systems agreed, up-front, to accept ACE CREDIT recommended courses from non-accredited providers in this project for transfer credit. Institutions agree to provide anonymized data to ACE regarding amount of credit their institution accepts through the Alternative Credit Project (ACPE), as well as…
Alternative Pathways
Byron Auguste Managing Director Opportunity@Work http://www.opportunityatwork.org/
Alternative Pathways
Byron Auguste Managing Director Opportunity@Work http://www.opportunityatwork.org/
American Apprenticeship Grant program
The goals of the $100 million American Apprenticeship Grant program include creating career pathways that encompass American Apprenticeship in high growth industries and align with other post-secondary educational offerings. Funded and managed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
American Apprenticeship Initiative USDOL ETA
In 2016, the Department of Labor awarded $175 million in American Apprenticeship Grants to 46 public-private partnerships marrying the efforts of employers, organized labor, non-profits, local governments, and educational institutions to expand high-quality apprenticeships. The winning grantees have pledged to train and hire more than 34,000 new apprentices in high-growth and high-tech industries including healthcare, IT and advanced manufacturing over the next five years. Managed by the American Apprenticeship Initiative…
An Introductory Guide to National Qualifications Frameworks
This report shares guidelines for creating a framework including how they can be best applied. Included are explanations of levels and what types of credentials can be mapped.
