Resources

The state of credentialing in the United States has produced a body of rich, thought provoking research and publications covering a myriad of topics relating, in some way, to all of the pieces of the multi-layered and complex world of credentialing.

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The College Payoff – Education, Occupations, Lifetime Earnings

Topic: Learner Mobility / Funder: Foundation / Type: Reports

This report explores the difference in earnings when education is a factor. The study looks at a range of less than highschool through a professional degree. Managed by Georgetown University Center on Education & the Workforce.

The Copenhagen Declaration

Topic: Common Language / Funder: Public Sector / Type: Reports

This report emphasizes the need for more transparency and recognition of competencies and qualifications through vocational education and training

The Credit and Qualification Framework for Wales (CQFW), 2012

Topic: Common Language / Funder: Public Sector / Type: Tools

The Economic Value of College Majors

Topic: Data and Technology / Funder: Foundation / Type: Inititatives

Publishes the most widely used and widely recognized tool for tracking the value of 137 college majors nationwide and in individual states. Managed by the Georgetown University Center on Education &  the Workforce and funded by the Lumina Foundation.

The Evolution and Potential of Career Pathways

Topic: Learner Mobility / Funder: Public Sector / Type: Reports

This report outlines the link between education, workforce and supportive services needed for consumers to be successful in pursuing a credential. Managed by the national Skill Coalition and funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

The German Qualifications Framework (DQR)

Topic: Common Language / Funder: Public Sector / Type: Tools

This framework aims to provide standards for a structured program of study or career path.

The Graduate! Network

Topic: Learner Mobility / Funder: Foundation / Type: Inititatives

To increase the number of adults completing college, by engaging business, higher education, government, organized labor, workforce and economic development, community building organizations, social service providers, and college graduates to align existing resources, remove barriers, and create new pathways for adults to complete a college degree. Managed by the Graduate! Network funded by the Lumina & Kresge Foundations.

The Idea of a Qualifications Framework

Topic: Common Language / Funder: Public Sector / Type: Tools

This tool outlines the parameters of a framework based on qualifications rather than attributes. It serves to empower the user with a more inclusive tool.

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