Community Colleges and the New Era of Work and Learning. Working Paper 66

Autor/inn/en	Gallagher, Sean; Maxwell, Nan L.
Institution	Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Titel	Community Colleges and the New Era of Work and Learning. Working Paper 66
Quelle	(2019), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; College Role; Institutional Mission; Labor Force Development; Certification; Academic Degrees; Employment Qualifications; Online Courses; School Business Relationship; Competence; Lifelong Learning; Career Development; Quality Assurance; Labor Market + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Arbeitskräftebestand; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Online course; Online-Kurs; Kompetenz; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Berufsentwicklung; Qualitätssicherung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt
Abstract	Changes in the credentialing market have produced a complex, multilayered ecosystem with a demand for shorter credentials that are focused around job market competencies. Community colleges are well positioned to lead this emerging market for three reasons. (1) Their dual mission to offer both traditional degrees and workforce development programs provides a competitive advantage in piloting and implementing many of the new types of credentials, especially those that can be embedded into traditional degree programs. (2) They have a long history in awarding certificates, one type of shorter work-aligned credential that is experiencing a new emphasis in today's market. (3) They have an established infrastructure, content knowledge experts, and employer relationships that can support a broad array of shorter credentials with a solid level of quality assurance. To play a central, even leading role, in the new credentialing market, community colleges must build credentials that respond to four growing trends and imperatives: building competency and market-oriented programs, structuring credentials to facilitate lifelong learning, unbundling learning in traditional degrees, and recognizing the need for quality assurance. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01