Building a National Skills Credentialing System

INC has been working with the Workforce Development Division of ACT, Inc. for several years, supporting their strategy of leading the development of a national evidence-based skill credentialing system. The vision is to create demand-driven career pathways supported at the sector, regional and enterprise level that use evidence-based credentials to connect individuals to good jobs.

Workforce Innovation Scan

Posted: 04/19/2012
INC commissioned this scan of workforce innovations from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). It identifies opportunities for systems change in this sector.
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WIRED West Michigan Slide Show

Posted: 04/19/2012
An overview of the design of the WIRED West Michigan grant.
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Sector Based Talent Development Systems

Posted: 04/19/2012
INC and CAEL hosted a meeting in June of 2008 to brainstorm the design of systems for sector-based talent development. These are the background materials for that meeting.
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Sector Based Talent Systems summary slides

Posted: 04/19/2012
Two slides summarizing the idea of sector based talent systems.
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National Workforce Innovations Lab

Posted: 04/19/2012
INC's proposal for creating a national lab focused on workforce innovations.
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Breaking New Ground

Posted: 04/19/2012
This white paper by the ACT Workforce Development Division makes the case for the creation of a national skill credentialing system.
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