Edu Trends: Alternative Credentials

During the April 2019 J-WEL Week, the MIT Integrated Learning Initiative’s (MITili's) Jeff Dieffenbach facilitated a conversation among Workforce Learning Collaborative members to explore the enabling role of digital credentials on the future of employee success in the workplace.

Representatives from academia, industry, and edtech set the stage for the day's discussions by sharing their perspectives on human skills and their role in the context of work.

Educators from pK-12, higher education, workforce share best practices and ongoing challenges faced in helping students and workers to gain critical human skills.

America’s workforce learning system is broken. While the demand in the economy for additional skills is growing, we do not have an education system that meets this demand. Meanwhile, individuals who lack a college education often face difficulties finding quality jobs.