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Collins, Michael Lawrence; Hoffman, Nancy – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2021
Black learners and workers face particular disadvantages in the labor market: casual and explicit racism, stereotypes about skills and professionalism, and limited access to the social networks and social capital required to connect to opportunity. Numerous research studies confirm that Black employees in the same fields and with the same degrees…
Descriptors: Program Length, Noncredit Courses, Credentials, Educational Mobility
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Rose, Stephen J.; Hanson, Andrew R. – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2012
Certificates are recognition of completion of a course of study based on a specific field, usually associated with a limited set of occupations. Certificates differ from other kinds of labor market credentials such as industry-based certifications and licenses, which typically involve passing an examination to prove a specific competency,…
Descriptors: Credentials, Awards, Educational Attainment, Labor Market