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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The difficulty of making a successful transition from school to the workforce remains one of the most persistent problems in higher education. The outcome is bad for students and industries alike: a lack of social mobility and a lack of qualified workers. It’s a burgeoning industry, expected to grow 7% between 2020 and 2030.

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Seeking Solutions to Strengthen Career Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our region has a large healthcare industry with a significantly unmet employment demand exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Team NEO, in its 2019 Aligning Opportunities Report, zeroes in on the talent shortage facing three sectors of the economy — IT, manufacturing, and healthcare.

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How schools can streamline their alternative credentials programs

University Business

Institutional leaders should be sure that alternative credential programs are a priority, which can ensure that the programs are given sufficient resources to improve. By partnering with those local businesses, that college could develop a curriculum specific for each auto manufacturer.

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The 5 metrics colleges and universities should measure to boost their value

University Business

Colleges and universities must create more robust data networks to efficiently analyze their graduates’ occupational outcomes and ensure that more of their credentials can serve today’s high-growth industries, declares an inaugural report from the Strada Education Foundation, an education company focused on increasing upward mobility.

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The Value of Micro-Credentials for Higher Ed Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 154 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Matt Frank

The Change Leader, Inc.

Additionally, with digital credential platforms such as Credly reporting the issuance of industry and workforce credentials being up 83% since the pandemic, now is the time for higher ed presidents and decision-makers to begin thinking about micro-credentials seriously.

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3 Enrollment Boosting Strategies for Accredited Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 178 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. David R. Decker

The Change Leader, Inc.

Podcast Highlights Applying the 4 Ps of Marketing to Higher Education Learn how applying the traditional marketing framework of the 4 Ps (Product, Price, Place, and Promotion) to higher education programs can lead to success. Then, I was in manufacturing for several years and became the president of a manufacturing company.

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A Research-Based Look at Stackable Credentials

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Or if you have an industry certification that’s integrated into an educational degree program, that can be an example of a stackable credential. Our work has really focused primarily on on programs that start with a shorter term credential. I think that we’ve had some challenges in post -secondary education.