Quality Assurance (QA) The Marketplace of Credentials Is Confusing and Complex:

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1 December 6, 2018

2 Quality Assurance (QA) The Marketplace of Credentials Is Confusing and Complex: Many different types of credentials with variation in content, quality and value. The market is expanding - well over 500,000 confirmed in the U.S. alone. There was no common language to describe or compare credentials Misalignment between industry needs and educational offerings There was no mechanism for stacking credentials based on competencies. No ability to search, discover, compare and analyze across differing credentials 2

3 To bring transparency to all credentials their content, competencies, pathways and outcomes. To reveal the marketplace of credentials. To increase credential literacy. To help everyone make more informed decisions about credentials and their value. 3

4 Credentialing Organizations can Differentiate their programs to help them stand out in the vast credential marketplace, as well allow both students and employers to better understand their credentials and how they connect to education and career pathways. Students, workers, guidance counselors, and veterans can Access comprehensive and comparable data which empowers them to make informed education and career pathway decisions. Employers and HR systems can Integrate Registry data to help find, signal, and understand the credentials that have value to their business needs, and add context to the hiring process. Policymakers can Make better decisions about how to address economic, workforce, and education challenges, as well as break down data silos. Coherent and aligned state policy to support credential transparency benefits students, workers, employers, educators, economic development, administration of public programs, policymakers,. 4

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6 The CTDL Captures & Structures Credential Data Sample Data Elements CREDENTIAL Type Description Competencies Owned/Offered By External Quality Assurance Renewal/Revocation Connected Credentials Jurisdiction ORGANIZATION Name / Parent Organization Type Description External Quality Assurance COST Price Cost Types Payment Information Residency ASSESSMENT Name Competencies Assessment Type Delivery Type Requirements, Duration, and Location LEARNING OPPORTUNITY Types Competencies Delivery Requirements, Duration, and Location IN DEVELOPMENT Labor Market Value Employer Requirements, Preferences, or Recognition Career Pathways Credential Holder Profiles Military-specific descriptors *For CTDLs full vocabulary of 300+ terms, visit 6

7 CTDL: Being used by Skillful and Brighthive. Phase 2 partners will use CTDL & CTDL-ASN All CSU-Global credentials are published at min data level as part of our work with DoD Publishing: Can still be done by any institution independently As part of the Skillful Work in Colorado, the Brighthive team will be an authorized third-party publisher to the Registry. Potential for 1,000+ credentials to be published in Phase 2 Registry: General credential data will go into the Credential Registry. More comprehensive data will be managed by the state. Credential Finder: Registry data will be available through the Credential Finder Open App Development: Also accessible by any app developer or user State, Skillful, Brighthive and others would be able to pull Colorado data as well as data on national credentials also available in Colorado 7

8 CTDL / CTDL-ASN: Being used by CHE, licensing and cert bodies, and others. Basis for emerging work in the state Publishing: 2,800 credentials in; --all public 2/4 year certs and degrees; --Many private 2/4 year certs and degrees --focus on appren, licenses, certifications, badges, etc. Anticipate another 3,000-5,0000 Growing number of military credentials Registry: General credential data will go into the Credential Registry. Will start to gather wage data from the state Credential Finder: Registry data will be available through the Credential Finder Open App Development: Also accessible by any app developer or user, ie CourseNetworking State, Skillful, and other app developers would be able to pull Indiana data as well as data on national credentials also available in Indiana 8

9 States & Regions Institutions Industry Sectors Third Party Publishing Formal Partnerships Indiana New Jersey Michigan Ohio Kansas Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Los Angeles On-Deck WA, CA, IL, VA, NC, AL, + NYC, Chicago, + Formal Partnerships 160+ providers (colleges, universities, certification & licensing bodies, etc. Navy Department of Defense On-Deck Department of Education Department of Labor Veterans Affairs Formal Partnerships Retail and Hospitality Retail Federation Restaurant Association Hotel and Lodging On-Deck Healthcare IT / Cyber Manufacturing Partnerships Credly, Badgr Dxtera ACE, AACC, AACRAO International: UNESCO OCED 9

10 Retail & Hospitality Credentials Initiative National Retail & Hospitality Initiative Initiative: Identify, collect, and publish retail, restaurant, and hospitality credentials from badges to degrees and everything in between to the Credential Registry. Engage certification bodies, industry associations, community colleges, unions, apprenticeship programs, employers, and more in publishing credentials. RHCI Working Group Priorities: Contribute to the credential inventory (180+ initial credentials identified) and outreach to credential issuers. Recommend applications and tools that ensure the data gets into the hands of employers, workers, students, and more. Participate in breakout groups tackling different topics (i.e. career pathways, employers, credential quality). Recommend next steps or phase two of the project. 10

11 Public Service Non-Profit supporting what is essentially a public utility No Fees to Publish Data No Fees for Non-Commercial Use Our language is an open, Creative Commons Licensed schema Our role is NOT to define quality, but to provide all appropriate ways to have quality described for others to use to make more informed decisions; For example, states make quality determinations for their ETPLs, lists of high-quality credentials for Perkins, State-approving agency functions, etc.; Employer associations (e.g. NAM, BRT, Chambers, etc.) could do the same for their members; Employers, HR & recruitment vendors will be able to integrate the data into their tools and services Job and guidance counselors can help students navigate the data to make decisions We do not collect or track individual level data 11

12 Adopt and utilize CTDL/CTDL-ASN across all credentials in your state Diplomas, badges, certificates, certifications, licenses, apprenticeships, degrees Explore how such common, open, transparency credential data can support uses such as Eligibility lists for WIOA, Perkins, GI funds, etc. Education, job and career counseling Competency (skills)-based hiring for employers Transfer and articulation agreements, among and between high schools, community colleges, four-year providers, military, etc. Participate in a (planned) multi-state working group to consider how CTDL and credential transparency can be leveraged across states for a more efficient marketplace for students, workers, employers, educators, program operators, policymakers and others Consider state policy for advance a unified, coherent, aligned approach to credential transparency 12

13 For more information Scott Cheney Credential Engine Executive Director Emilie Rafal Operations and Programs Manager : : credentialengine.org Technical Information: Credential Finder Search App Prototype: on social media 13