Enabling Pathways to Opportunity through a Skills-Based Architecture

Autor/inn/en	DeMark, Sarah; Kozyrev, Joann
Titel	Enabling Pathways to Opportunity through a Skills-Based Architecture
Quelle	In: Journal of Competency-Based Education, 6 (2021) 1, (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2379-6154
DOI	10.1002/cbe2.1241
Schlagwörter	Career Pathways; Employment Opportunities; Employment Potential; Job Skills; Skill Development; Competency Based Education; Credentials; Demand Occupations; Education Work Relationship; Labor Market; Alignment (Education); Private Colleges; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Produktive Fertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Studienbuch; Lehrerreserve; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Privathochschule
Abstract	Individuals need the shortest path to opportunity and employers require the shortest path to a skilled diverse workforce. To solve for this, Western Governors University (WGU) has created a skills-based architecture to map our competencies and credentials to high-demand knowledge, and technical skills as well as powerful, enduring, employability skills like critical thinking, social-emotional intelligence, creativity, and the ability to work with diverse collaborators. At WGU, these high-demand industry-relevant skills are mapped into educational experiences and credentials to better support the upskilling and reskilling needs required for our dramatically altered job market. WGU also intends to surface these skills and competency achievements to employers, thereby facilitating a more efficient and effective match of talent to opportunity. This skills-based architecture enables WGU to create new in-demand program offerings, better supporting underserved populations through new pathways and onramps to education while the alignment to skills ensures pathways to careers and a strong return on investment for students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01