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Nearly all higher education leaders (97 percent) offering microcredentials believe the credentials improve students’ long-term employment prospects, according to a survey from Coursera.

Many nurses are thinking ahead to 2026 and wondering what will move their careers forward. Earning another degree may not fit ...

High-tech industries around the world need skilled technical workers, employees with skills-based knowledge. A recent Deloitte report estimates that the semiconductor industry alone will need more ...

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(TNS) — Allegheny College has announced its microcredential program featuring a multidisciplinary slate of categories following a successful pilot phase. With the college’s focus on preparing ...

As private firms and governments struggle to fill jobs – and with the cost of college too high for many students – employers and elected officials are searching for alternative ways for people to get ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Ninety-five percent of employers see benefits in their employees accruing microcredentials, according ...

If you pay much attention to higher education or workforce training, odds are you’ve seen excited talk about the promise of microcredentials. Earlier this year, a survey of employers reported that 95 ...

About the author: Stanley Litow is Accenture professor of the practice at Duke University and a trustee at the State University of New York. He previously served as president of the IBM Foundation and ...

Microcredentials—quality, verifiable, bite-size, low-priced, nondegree online offerings targeted to specific industries—have boomed in recent years in response to demand from employers and would-be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of learning, work and human development. Ten years ago most teachers suffered through whole group sit-and ...