Thursday, July 7, 2022

3 reasons microcredentials are poised to go mainstream - Rusty Greiff, eCampus News

Two in five working-age adults have completed a non-degree credential and more than 80 percent of executives, supervisors, and HR professionals now say that alternative credentials bring value to the workplace. At a time of significant disruption in the economy, institutions, employers, and workers are all finding they must embrace a philosophy of continuous lifelong learning. It’s a shift enabled by the proliferation of short-term microcredentials. Over the past decade, the number of such offerings has sharply risen. There now exist at least 1 million different credentials, spanning apprenticeships, certificates, digital badges, industry-recognized certifications, and licenses.

https://www.ecampusnews.com/2022/06/27/3-reasons-microcredentials-are-poised-to-go-mainstream/