Today, January 23, Scott Cheney will speak at the American Association of Community Colleges annual Workforce Development Institute. Joined by Lumina Foundation, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, and American Technical Publishers, these organizations will lead a workshop on innovative collaborations between education and industry to streamline the talent pipeline....

On January 30, 2020, Executive Director Scott Cheney will speak at the launch event for the Colorado Education Work Lab (C-Lab), which provides the whole state of Colorado with a unified but decentralized ecosystem for innovation, pilots, research, and collaboration for the future of education and work. Cheney will join panelists from the Public Consulting...

On January 30th, Jennifer Briones will address the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs conference for National Farmworker Jobs Program Grantees. Joined by the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL ETA),  Briones and DOL's Pam Frugoli will discuss ongoing ETA efforts to coordinate with credentialing bodies to enable and enhance credential portability for job...

On February 12th, Executive Director Scott Cheney will speak at the National Association of State Workforce Agencies 2020 Winter Policy Forum. Cheney will lead a Plenary Session that will update attendees on credential transparency in States. Hosted by NASWA, this forum will discuss policy, progress, and partnership. NASWA is a national organization representing all 50 State...

On February 19th, Scott Cheney will join panelist from The Chronicle of Higher Education, StraighterLine, and the Distance Education Accrediting Commission at the Florida Virtual Campus Summit to share insight on the landscape of new providers of educational programs, the traditional degree giving way to new forms of credentials, the response or involvement of business and industry, and if colleges...

On June 23rd, Jeanne Kitchens will join panelists from National Student Clearninghouse and New Europass/ESCO at the Groningen Declaration Network to discuss the challenges in harmonizing credentials within a region, the approaches being taken to achieve harmonization, the role that their respective organizations play in the space and their assessment of progress and the road...

On August 17th, Jeanne Kitchens will join panelists from the University of Texas at Austin,  Torrance Learning, and Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division to present Learner Records and Data Standards + Ignite Talks at the Federal E-Learning Science & Technology (iFEST) conference. iFEST provides unique opportunities for military, government, industry, and academia professionals...

On August 27th, Deb Everhart will lead HR Open Standard's Coffee Chat #13 that focuses on the topic of the need for credentials and how to navigate the options available. HR Open Standards holds Coffee Chats that discuss HR technology, trends, and interests as chosen by the HR Open community. This online chat will touch...

On September 30 and again on October 1, Deb Everhart will deliver a keynote address at the 12th Biennial International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) Forum. The theme of this year’s Forum is “Quality, Competencies, and Learning Outcomes: How to Be Fit for Generation Z Employability.” The focus of Everhart’s keynote...

Many associations and institutions are supporting credential transparency by using open-source metadata standards. The Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) communicates clear, comparable, persistent information about credentials, including competencies, pathways, quality assurance, transfer credit, and career opportunities. Outcomes: Understand the complexity of credentialing ecosystems and why credential transparency is important * Understand the value of using CTDL...

As part of the official roll-out ceremony for the International Council on Badges & Credentials (ICoBC), Deb Everhart, Chief Strategy Officer for Credential Engine, will be joining a fireside chat hosted by Jake Hirsch-Allen, Vice-President of the ICoBC, to discuss the big "why" in regards to the ICoBC. Register today!