Certificates: Gateway to Gainful Employment and College Degrees. Executive Summary

Autor/inn/en	Carnevale, Anthony P.; Rose, Stephen J.; Hanson, Andrew R.
Institution	Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce
Titel	Certificates: Gateway to Gainful Employment and College Degrees. Executive Summary
Quelle	(2012), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Vocational Education; Employment Opportunities; Employment Potential; Employment Qualifications; Educational Attainment; Certification; Education Work Relationship; Developmental Studies Programs; Job Skills; Job Training; Training Methods; Skill Development; Program Descriptions; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Opportunities; Transitional Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Produktive Fertigkeit; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance
Abstract	In an American economy where the advancement of technology and globalization means that a high school diploma alone is no longer able to provide family-sustaining earnings to many, certificates represent one piece of a multi-pronged solution on the road to a workforce with 60 percent postsecondary attainment. Though certificates currently aren't counted in many measures of postsecondary attainment, often they provide the outcomes that degree-seeking students are looking for: gainful employment. Certificates can also serve as the first rung on the ladder to a college degree or as training for workers with degrees engaged in the process of lifelong learning and career advancement. The rapid growth of certificates over the past 30 years is a promising signal that students and institutions are recognizing the value of certificates at an increasing rate. Today, policymakers do have a role: to ensure that all parties involved know, to the greatest extent possible, that the value of the programs they are funding are transparent for all to see. Certificate programs are successful if they promote either: (1) gainful employment and long-term job and income security or (2) the pursuit of a higher-level credential, typically a college degree. If they are successful in these two areas, certificate programs will ensure that students considering them will be able to make informed choices about what to study and where to study it, with reasonable expectations about their prospects after graduation. (Contains 5 figures and 14 footnotes.) [For the full report, "Certificates: Gateway to Gainful Employment and College Degrees," see ED532679.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. 3300 Whitehaven Street NW Suite 5000 Box 571444, Washington, DC 20057. Tel: 202-687-4922; Fax: 202-687-3110; e-mail: cewgeorgetown@georgetown.edu; Web site: http://cew.georgetown.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10