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These 10 schools found their footing creating quality alternative credentials

University Business

Among the first objectives in Kansas State’s 2023 strategic plan is to enroll 5,000 to 7,000 alternative credential-seeking learners by 2030 across continuing education courses, micro-credentials and industry training collaboratives. It took 10 months for the university to implement the system.

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Black History Month – The Work and Importance of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA)

Clark Nesxen

Conference attendees receive learning opportunities to fulfill continuing education requirements with various seminars and site visits. Photo courtesy of VANOMA At the local level in Virginia, we support National NOMA leadership goals of educating, empowering, and elevating our membership.

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President moves: 3 hires as another leader changes her mind

University Business

Hired Lori Barber – College of Eastern Idaho College of Eastern Ohio President-elect Lori Barber Lori Barber has served as the vice president of academic and student affairs at the College of Eastern Idaho for the past five years; before that, she was the dean of general education. Prezant begins Aug.

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CPL for Incremental & Non-Credit Credentials

Parchment

In this episode, we speak with Melanie Booth, Executive Director of the Higher Learning Commission’s Credential Lab, and Ian Roark, Vice Chancellor of Workforce Development & Innovation at Pima Community College, to discuss the policy and practice of making CPL a reality for different forms of credentials.

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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“With the economy shifting … we need workforce education training faster and better,” said James Fong, chief research officer at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA). Even if they understood their options, they worry that such credentials may be costly to obtain.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

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What’s the Deal with Comprehensive Learner Records?

Parchment

I was an engineer and during grand designs, these are some of the things that I accomplished in grand designs. So like a philosophy professor could look at their class and say, these are mostly engineering students taking this as like a gen net, you know, as part of their core. You know, I don’t have a ton of experience.