ERIC Number: ED630185
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jul
Pages: 49
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The Non-Degree Credential Quality Imperative. Affordability, Quality, and Equity: State Investments in High Quality Credentials
Cruse, Lindsey Reichlin; Stiddard, Jennifer; Taylor, Roderick; LaPrad, Jeannine
National Skills Coalition
Quality non-degree credentials can lead to good jobs and family-sustaining wages. But not all non-degree credentials lead to good outcomes -- and when they don't, they entrench economic inequalities that impact people of color and women. National Skills Coalition's new report "The Non-Degree Credential Quality Imperative" encourages state policymakers to invest in quality NDCs; shares how we've worked with states to define, measure, and track quality; and offers takeaways for how to advance quality assurance so that policymakers feel confident in investing in non-degree credentials, students have confidence in their training programs, and employers know which programs effectively prepare people for careers.
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Quality, Outcomes of Education, State Government, State Policy, Educational Policy, Quality Assurance, Investment, Career Readiness, Equal Education, Accountability, Governance, Student Financial Aid
National Skills Coalition. 1250 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-223-8991; e-mail: info@nationalskillscoalition.org; Web site: https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: Lumina Foundation; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: National Skills Coalition
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