2023 ANAB Assessor Development Week Highlights
From January 23-27, 2023, ANAB hosted Assessor Development Week at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center (Dallas). This robust event functioned as a dynamic opportunity…
Unlocking the Power of Certifications
With the increasing focus on competencies and skills-based hiring, why are certifications frequently left out of those conversations? After all, one of the strengths of…
Opening Doors to Different Pathways in Education: Roy Swift Talks Certifications with Expert Series Host
In 2021, Workcred joined the broadcast realm, partnering with RVN Television’s Morning Coffee Expert Series to bring greater clarity to the public on wide-ranging credentialing…
The Power of Systems Thinking to Understand the Total Impact of Credentialing Decisions
The Problem: A Complex Credentialing System The United States credentialing system is very complex, involving many types of organizations and governmental agencies (see Figure 1)….
Four Advantages of Certifications as Alternative Credentials
Obtaining new credentials is a common strategy for workers looking to reskill in advance of a career change or re-employment following a layoff. Increasingly, individuals…
Certification Bodies Need Incentives to Collect & Share High-Quality Data
Workcred’s issue briefs on certification pathways, quality assurance, recertification, and policy/operational recommendations focused on different aspects of certifications. One commonality among the publications was that…
The Reality and Potential of Certifications
A new series of reports co-published by Workcred, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, and the George Washington Institute of Public Policy serves as a resource…
Virtual Reality Assessment for Personnel Certification Bodies under ISO/IEC 17024
Virtual Reality (VR) has been applied to different types of training in many industries, from product design to operating equipment and facilities. While the use…
The Importance of Collaboration for Certifications
Workcred has developed a set of case studies that reveal just how powerful collaboration is to certifications. In fact, collaboration among key stakeholders can have…