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Direct linkWheelahan, Leesa; Moodie, Gavin – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2022
This paper argues that micro-credentials are gig credentials for the gig economy. Micro-credentials are short competency-based industry-aligned units of learning, while the gig economy comprises contingent work by individual 'suppliers'. Both can be facilitated by (often the same) digital platforms, and both are underpinned by social relations of…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Temporary Employment, Credentials, Labor Market
Karoly, Lynn A. – RAND Corporation, 2012
In an effort to inform preschool policy in California, an interdisciplinary team of RAND researchers conducted a multiyear study of preschool education known as the California Preschool Study. One of the recommendations from that study was the need for a more in-depth analysis of the effectiveness of the early care and education (ECE) workforce…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness, Professional Development, Preservice Teacher Education
Huff, Sheila M.
Some issues in connection with competency-based education (CBE) and the world of work discussed by the author include the relevance of CBE programs to work, the changing attitudes of students and young workers toward work, "credentialism" or the continual upgrading of educational requirements for employment, underemployment and CBE, and others.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Development, Competency Based Education, Credentials
Download full textLesh, Seymour; And Others – 1976
The project's purpose of eliminating major obstacles blocking career advancement of human service paraprofessionals was achieved through a developed model allowing new options for upgrading workers in three occupations: Addiction services, child development, and occupational therapy. The policies and practices of educational institutions,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Development, Credentials, Demonstration Programs
Naylor, Michele – 2002
The perceptions of human resource (HR) managers and information technology (IT) professionals regarding the influence of industry-sponsored credentials (ISCs) on recruitment, training, career development, and selected organizational outcomes were examined. Data were collected from 33 (66%) of 50 HR executives surveyed and from a Web-based survey…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Development, Credentials, Education Work Relationship
Carnevale, Anthony P. – 2001
By the time today's eighth graders reach age 28-29, approximately 66% will have had some kind of postsecondary education or training. There has been a dramatic upward shift in the education and skill requirements for all occupations. Access to higher education has become the threshold for career success. Elite managerial and professional jobs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Asian Americans, Blacks
Karp, Melinda Mechur; Jacobs, James; Hughes, Katherine L. – 2002
The question of how to best prepare nurses for practice continues to be debated extensively. The crux of the debate is whether a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) should be required of all registered nurses in the United States or whether an associate degree in nursing (ADN) and diploma programs adequately prepare novice nurses for practice.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Associate Degrees
