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CPL for Incremental & Non-Credit Credentials

Parchment

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

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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The Digital Advantage: Enhancing Learner Success With Digital Certificates in Trade and Vocational Schools

Parchment

AUGUST 14, 2024

This level of security reduces fraud risks and ensures that students’ credentials are trusted and respected in the industry. Blog Higher Ed Dual Enrollment as a Strategic Enrollment Initiative for Community Colleges Podcast Pathways Developing a Robust Dual Enrollment Program Blog K-12 What is Credential Pathway Management?

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Increasing Access: Achieving the Potential of Dual Enrollment

Parchment

AUGUST 30, 2024

In this article, we dig deeper to see how dual enrollment can open doors to college for a broader range of learners, examine the persistent gaps in access to dual enrollment opportunities, and explore a strategy that community colleges are implementing to break down the barriers still standing in the way.

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A Framework for Non-Degree Credential Quality

Parchment

JANUARY 7, 2025

If you’re a community college, you have a certain set of employers that need like, So the partnerships element, how do we engage employment is such a massive challenge that I sometimes sit back and I go, we’re doing all this work. A lot of it is within community colleges. And so I think a lot of people are.

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The European Microcredential Landscape

Parchment

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

But they might also act as a kind of a bridge between the public sector and the private sector, a kind of an entry point, a way to enter the labor market, especially if we are talking about professional credentials, professional or even industry certifications, for instance. Ready to feel the power of Parchment?

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A Research-Based Look at Stackable Credentials

Parchment

MARCH 12, 2024

Or if you have an industry certification that’s integrated into an educational degree program, that can be an example of a stackable credential. So first, we’ve had these two siloed systems where we have kind of occupational credentials, industry certifications and licenses that are over here on one side.

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Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips

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MAY 25, 2023

We’re going to expand how we evaluate the external market for a program and the occupational and industrial need and trends. We’re going to reframe the mission section to allow programs and colleges to articulate the strategic need (or lack thereof) for a particular program area.

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Why Quality & Rigor Matter In Dual Enrollment

Parchment

DECEMBER 12, 2023

And then obviously I’ve gotta get the coordination with community colleges in my area or four years in my area and all that stuff. And especially in the workforce space and the business and industry space, one of the key pain points for CTE is the right kind of equipment or the right kind of training for instructors.

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Student Transfer (Part 2) – How to Improve the Transfer Experience for Students

Parchment

JANUARY 16, 2024

And we talked about there’s a lot of students that are attending a community college that want to transfer to another institution, but don’t end up doing it. Eight out of 10 students that go to a community college want to go. It does not guarantee that you’re actually gonna create a community.

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Ep 23 Creating a Future-Ready Workforce

Parchment

OCTOBER 22, 2024

And you need to understand what those are and how the industry is evolving and requiring a different set of skills so that you can shift what you’re teaching in the program. You know, a 50 mile radius of my community college. Also college positive, also sort of higher ed positive.

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How to Credential Durable Skills

Parchment

MARCH 26, 2024

So going back to those macro challenges the industry is facing, the pressure on higher education is tremendous right now. As more and more people question the value and relevance of a college degree, and that’s evidenced in a lot of ways. And and what are the ones that we actually need to focus more on? Like all of that is great.

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How to Create a Credit Mobility Culture

Parchment

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

But I also know that the industry at large, when you served a more 18 to 22-year-old traditional market, you weren’t thinking about transfer. as just a number with a set of learning credits on a transcript, like 30 credits, 45 credits from a community college or an R1 or whatever. Ready to feel the power of Parchment?

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State Efforts to Advance Credentialing & Career Pathways

Parchment

JULY 30, 2024

How do we build up industry level agreement on what a lot of people call ready to work, employability skills, then sector specific skills. Nick Moore (25:18.816) Yeah, and I think that’s of an existential need for institutions, know, particularly community colleges and regionals and other smaller providers to make that switch.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Microcredentials

Parchment

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And so, you know, I think the industry is really looking at. It’s at community colleges. And I really do think that’s, you know, we’re gonna start to see that because going back to that industry side, it’s an efficiency for them, right? This is also regional four-year schools.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugy of Microcredentials

Parchment

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And so, you know, I think the industry is really looking at. It’s at community colleges. And I really do think that’s, you know, we’re gonna start to see that because going back to that industry side, it’s an efficiency for them, right? This is also regional four-year schools.

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CPL for Incremental & Non-Credit Credentials

The Digital Advantage: Enhancing Learner Success With Digital Certificates in Trade and Vocational Schools

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Increasing Access: Achieving the Potential of Dual Enrollment

A Framework for Non-Degree Credential Quality

The European Microcredential Landscape

A Research-Based Look at Stackable Credentials

Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips

Why Quality & Rigor Matter In Dual Enrollment

Student Transfer (Part 2) – How to Improve the Transfer Experience for Students

Ep 23 Creating a Future-Ready Workforce

How to Credential Durable Skills

How to Create a Credit Mobility Culture

State Efforts to Advance Credentialing & Career Pathways

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Microcredentials

The Good, The Bad & The Ugy of Microcredentials

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