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BioBuilder Launches Skills Training Curriculum to Prepare Students for Careers in Biotechnology
To continue to provide opportunities for students without a college degree to embrace careers in STEM, the BioBuilder Education Foundation has launched BioTechBuilder. The off-the-shelf curriculum offers lessons and lab trainings as a complete solution for educating a...
Biotech Training is a Challenge
One of the ongoing challenges in the biomanufacturing industry is an ongoing labor shortage. The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) is a public–private partnership that was founded in 2017 to study, highlight, and address...
Micro-credentials move one step closer to gaining widespread trust thanks to this framework
Micro-credentials are one step closer to gaining a trustworthy and dependable reputation. The 1EdTech TrustEd Microcredential Coalition, formed last year to standardize rapidly growing interest from educators and organizations to issue digital badges, has unveiled a...
Bay Area Training
This month, Angela Consani trained Bay Area faculty in SOP and Documentation. Interestingly, only 19% of faculty pass that micro-credential on their first try which indicates the gap in knowledge and skills so crucial for biosciences. Through BCSI's training and...
Skills-Based Hiring: The Long Road from Pronouncements to Practice
While headlines trumpet the demise of the college degree, our joint report with Harvard Business School Project on Managing the Future of Work reveals a different reality. Click here to continue reading...
Well Assessed and Well Expressed
The case for trust innovation in learning credentials. The higher education community is buzzing with innovative learner records that could replace traditional transcripts. While AACRAO supports these advancements, there’s a crucial element to consider: trust. There...
University of Texas System Bets Big on Microcredentials
The system, with about 250,000 students, has teamed up with microcredential provider Coursera in its largest partnership yet, which will get students credentialed by tech giants including Meta, IBM and Google. As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas. And now...
Microcredentialing: A Catalyst for Professional Growth in the Digital Age
In today's rapidly evolving professional landscape, continuous learning and upskilling have become imperative for career growth. As industries embrace digital transformation and technological advancements reshape job requirements, professionals need to acquire new...
What Higher Ed Needs to Know About Microcredentials
By now, most employers are familiar with microcredentials (also referred to as “non-degree credentials”), and many are partnering with higher education institutions on microcredential programs that offer employees a way to upskill or reskill quickly. This increased...
The skills-based organization: A new operating model for work and the workforce
For over a century, jobs have been the dominating structure for work—defining how work is done, by whom, how it is managed and led, and how workers are supported by every HR practice, from hiring to compensation to career progression to performance management. It’s so...