Vet2 / Veterans Education Training and Transition (VET²) is a fully-funded program that equips veterans for civilian careers through a combination of classroom learning and/or online instruction as well as internship opportunities with employer partners. This program is one of the first of its kind in the nation. Successful students will earn a professional certificate from a world-renowned academic institution and be better positioned to land a civilian job. Managed…

Veterans Licensing and Certification Demonstration Project involves 6 states who are developing and implementing accelerated pathways to civilian licensure in high-demand occupations for transitioning service members. The project supports cross-sector state teams to work with state licensing boards and community colleges to create pathways that avoid or reduce duplicative training for service members with relevant military training and experience. Managed by the National Governors Association and funded by the U.S….

Village Capital supports ventures that bridge the gap in skills-based training, provide access to continual learning, and a higher quality education. These innovations are key to increasing access to opportunity on a global level. VilCap Communities empowers communities across the world to identify the problems that need solving, and in turn enables entrepreneurs in those communities to solve these challenges in a local, contextual way. The vilcap communities program launched…

Viridis Learning is a cloud-based, SaaS technology platform that integrates with existing student information systems, government databases and labor market information to connect students to employers.  The goal is to identify how we can get better at directing learners to pathways which have currency in today’s market, to use technology to more effectively connect them directly to opportunity, and measure the economic impact of that educational investment. Managed by Viridis…

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This webinar explores emerging practices in competency-based education and the trends that are emerging across higher education. The panelists bring diverse perspectives and will discuss their own experiences, highlight issues, and propose future directions. Presenters: Stephanie Malia Krauss, Joellen Evernham Shendy, Becky Klein Collins, Charla Long

Facilitator: Dave Wilcox, Global Skills X-Change A view of the landscape of the Credentialing Ecosystem is essential to consider the issues related to assuring assessment and credential quality. Competency Assessment is one essential element, along with other elements, for both Competency Based Education models and the multiple forms of credentials in the marketplace. Balancing assessment efficiency while providing sufficient evidence that permit appropriate inferences and builds confidence are keys to…

In the emerging marketplace for talent and skills, digital credentials will emerge as the currency of choice. Join Credly founder and CEO, Jonathan Finkelstein and Credly partners to discuss how digital credentials – data-rich, portable, verified representations of demonstrated skills and earned certifications – are changing the way people we learn, recruit and work.