By Marcia Black-Watson, Director of Industry Engagement for the Michigan Talent Investment Agency This blog is part of a series highlighting the work of Credential Engine’s state partners. Catch up by checking out our last piece here. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recently signed into law the Marshall Plan for Talent, which appropriates $100 million in
By: Scott Cheney, Executive Director, Credential Engine It’s ironic, but true: right now it’s easier to find rich, comparable, transparent data when shopping for cars, airline tickets, phones, washing machines—just about anything—than it is to find similar information across the breadth and depth all types of credentials available today. Try it. If you’re in the
By: David Ramsay, Director, Division of Workforce Research and Analytics, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development This blog is part of a series highlighting the work of Credential Engine’s state partners. Catch up by checking out our last piece here. In October 2016, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD)
By: Carrie Samson, Communications Manager, Credential Engine This blog is part of a series highlighting the work of Credential Engine’s state partners. Catch up by checking out our last piece here. In an economy where skill needs are constantly evolving, and an educational landscape where new opportunities and platforms for training are popping up every day,
By: Dr. Blake Flanders, President & CEO, Kansas Board of Regents This blog is part of a series highlighting the work of Credential Engine’s state partners. Catch up by checking out our last piece here. Technological advances and an increasingly competitive economy have generated strong demand for workers with postsecondary skills and education. That trend
By: Ken Sauer, Senior Associate Commissioner and Chief Academic Officer, Indiana Commission for Higher Education and Jillian Scholten, Director of Academic Affairs, Indiana Commission for Higher Education This blog is part of a series highlighting the work of Credential Engine’s state partners. Catch up by checking out our last piece here. We start with a