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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.
Services for Publishing Transfer Values: Scaling Up
To help people advance more efficiently when they enroll in a program or start a job, all types of organizations can use Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) Transfer Values (TVs) to signal both the transfer value they accept and the transfer value they provide, enabling a currency of exchange.
Services for Publishing Transfer Values: Getting Started
To help people advance more efficiently when they enroll in a program or start a job, all types of organizations can use Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) Transfer Values (TVs) to signal both the transfer value they accept and the transfer value they provide, enabling a currency of exchange.
Services for Learning and Employment Records: Scaling Up
This fact sheet describes our services for scaling up publishing information to embed in credentials. These services can be customized and combined with additional services and supports, including in-depth technical services, to address your specific circumstances and needs.