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Credential Transparency is Essential to Attaining State Policymaker Goals
This fact sheet concisely and effectively explains the importance of credential transparency and the need to advance and support it through timely policy.
Credential Transparency: An Essential Part of Attaining State Goals
This brief outlines the actions state policymakers can take to make credential transparency part of their state’s education, workforce, and economic development strategies.
State Counting Credentials Reports
Credential Engine, in partnership with the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, has produced a series of reports (“Counting U.S. Postsecondary and Secondary Credentials”) that have become the authoritative accounts of the rapidly changing credentialing landscape in the United States.
Creating an impact with Credential Quality and Transparency (2020)
A state policy toolkit by National Skills Coalition that guides states on how to improve credential quality and transparency.
Making Certification Data Transparent to Advance State Goals
As states make progress towards their goals, a critical objective is to demonstrate the connections and pathways among credentials. In particular, states are looking to illustrate how education and training opportunities provided by high schools, career and technical education (CTE) programs, private training providers, and postsecondary institutions prepare individuals to successfully obtain industry certifications.
Credential Engine Competency Editor Instructions
These instructions are for the entry of competency frameworks to publish to the Credential Registry. We encourage users to add any relevant information to their competency frameworks.
Making Information About Credentials More Actionable Through Increased Transparency and Quality Assurance
This policy brief offers state leaders a set of actions to make information about the quality of credentials more accessible, valuable, and useful.