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Daugherty, Lindsay; Anderson, Drew M. – RAND Corporation, 2021
Stackable credential initiatives aim to build education and training pipelines in applied fields that allow individuals to earn educational certificates or other industry-recognized credentials and then build on these short-term credentials to earn additional certificates and degrees throughout their careers. Stackable credentials have the…
Descriptors: Credentials, Education Work Relationship, Postsecondary Education, Health Services
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Daugherty, Lindsay; Anderson, Drew M.; Kramer, Jenna W.; Bozick, Robert – RAND Corporation, 2021
Instead of enrolling for four or more years to get a bachelor's degree, what if individuals could work their way toward a degree gradually? First, they would attend college or a trade school for six months or a year and earn a certificate that prepares them for an entry-level job in various fields. Then, they would pursue additional knowledge and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Manufacturing Industry, Engineering Education, Information Technology
Leventoff, Jenna – Workforce Data Quality Campaign, 2018
Many states include non-degree credentials (such as certificates, industry certifications, or licenses) within their statewide educational attainment goal. These goals set targets for the percentage of residents with a postsecondary credential. In order to measure progress towards educational attainment goals, states must collect data about each…
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Certificates, Certification, Educational Attainment
O'Donnell, Vivian; Arriagada, Paula – Statistics Canada, 2019
Among people who leave high school prior to completion, many return to schooling as adults. High school equivalency programs (such as a General Educational Development or Adult Basic Education program) gives them the opportunity to go back and complete high school requirements. Using data from the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey--a national survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Canada Natives, Nonreservation American Indians, High School Equivalency Programs
National Student Clearinghouse, 2016
During the Great Recession, there was a slight increase in the percentage of bachelor's degree earners who opted to continue their educations at two-year institutions. However, that percentage has now dropped well below pre-recession levels, with only 5.8 percent of 2013-14 bachelor's degree earners having returned to college at two-year…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Gender Differences, Bachelors Degrees, Enrollment Trends
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Livingstone, D. W.; Raykov, Milosh – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2017
This article summarizes the findings of a 2016 national survey of the formal schooling, further education, and job-related informal learning of the employed Canadian labour force and compares the results with those of prior national surveys conducted in 1998, 2004, and 2010. The major finding is an unprecedented growing gap between increasing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Adult Education, National Surveys
Grigal, Meg; Hart, Debra; Papay, Clare; Choiseul-Praslin, Belkis; Lazo, Rebecca – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2022
Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative and tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This report provides program- and student-level data reported by TPSIDs (Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities) during the…
Descriptors: Program Content, Access to Education, Student Needs, Student Characteristics
Grigal, Meg; Hart, Debra; Papay, Clare; Wu, Xiaoying; Lazo, Rebecca; Smith, Frank; Domin, Daria – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2021
Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative or tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This report provides an overview of descriptive program and student-level data provided by Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities…
Descriptors: Program Content, Access to Education, Student Needs, Student Characteristics
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Bielick, Stacey; Cronen, Stephanie; Stone, Celeste; Montaquila, Jill M.; Roth, Shelley Brock – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
Education and training beyond high school are important for securing opportunities for high-wage jobs in the United States. Academic degrees awarded by institutions of higher education represent a key component of the post-high-school credentials available to the American labor force. Other credentials, such as industry-recognized certifications,…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Attainment, Postsecondary Education, Adult Education
Ferguson, Sarah Jane – Statistics Canada, 2016
Canada's knowledge-based economy--especially the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)--continues to grow. Related changes in the economy, including shifts to globalized markets and an emphasis on innovation and technology, all mean that education is more and more an integral component of economic and social well-being.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Womens Education, Educational Attainment, Qualifications