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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Confessions of a Community College Dean

By one count, the United States is home to more than one million unique educational credentials, which represents a more than threefold increase since 2018. The study also followed up with 2,288 of the learners who completed the courses between April 2018 and November 2022. Some are offered by nonacademic providers.)

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Costs and Benefits of Adding 30-units to Accounting Students' Requirements for Licensure as a CPA

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

Skills in areas such as big data, data analytics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and blockchain are among the biggest trends in accounting and finance. If this trend continues in the future unabated, the firms may increasingly turn to nonaccounting students to fill their needs. 2017 - 2018. 2018 – 2019.

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CPL for Incremental & Non-Credit Credentials

Parchment

It was composed of general education and technical faculty, student affairs, individuals, people that you would expect in this sort of initiative like IT, like finance and like the registrar’s office, which is a really critical office to be engaged in this conversation. They in fact were incentivized to compete with each other.

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

The labor market remains tight and employers are reporting skills shortages in almost every area, including in STEM, data analytics, human resources, finance, and operations. During the next decade, the need for people with advanced credentials will continue to rise. Attendance at educational conferences (51%). Government.