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The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Lumina Foundation, its officers, or employees.  \nAUTHORS  \nWORKCRED  \nRoy Swift, Executive Director  \nKaren Elzey, Associate Executive Director Isabel Cardenas-Navia, Director of Research  \nUNIVERSITY PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (UPCEA)  \nRobert Hansen, Chief Executive Officer Julie Uranis, Vice President for Online and Strategic Initiatives  \nASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LANDGRANT UNIVERSITIES (APLU)  \nSheila Martin, Vice President, Economic Development and Community Engagement  \nShalin Jyotishi, Assistant Director, Economic Development and Community Engagement  \nCOALITION OF URBAN SERVING UNIVERSITIES (USU)  \nShari Garmise, Executive Director, USU; Senior Vice President, APLU  \nAndréa Rodriguez, Director, USU/APLU  \nEmbedding Certifications into Bachelor’s Degrees: Certification-Degree Pathways Project 2  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nActivities   4  \nConvenings   4  \nTimeline   5  \nOutreach and Follow-up   6  \nOutcomes   8  \nResults   9  \nOutcome 1: Participants, certification bodies, and the higher education community   9  \nwill gain knowledge and better understand the current landscape of relationships  \nbetween universities and certification bodies, and among credentials.  \nOutcome 2: Foster an emerging community of practice between universities and ~~ ~~ 10  \ncertification bodies.  \nOutcome 3: Synthesize convening outcomes and themes into a framework that   11  \nidentifies certification-degree pathway examples, challenges, and opportunities  \nassociated with building these pathways.  \nAdditional Project Outcomes   13  \nDeveloping Value Propositions   13  \nDiscovering Partnership Examples   13  \nSharing Knowledge through the Higher Education Community   22  \nConvening Themes   24  \nQuality Credentials and Quality Assurance   24  \nTransparency   25  \nScaling Affordable Pathways   27  \nFirst Credentials for Adults   28  \nRecommendations and Future Directions   29  \nEmbedding Certifications into Bachelor’s Degrees: Certification-Degree Pathways Project 3  \nACTIVITIES  \nWorkcred, in partnership with the Association of Public and Landgrant Universities (APLU) and its permanent partner, the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU), and the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), identified opportunities, challenges, and practical examples associated with integrating high-  \nquality, industry certifications into bachelor’s degree programs in order to create more opportunities for students to earn credentials with labor-market value.  \nThis project’s main activities included planning and facilitating convenings, outreach and follow-up with convening participants, and research and synthesis of information from the first two activities. The analysis from the convenings is outlined in the outcomes and discussion sections of this report.  \nCONVENINGS  \nTo identify examples, opportunities, and challenges associated with integrating industry certifications into bachelor’s degrees, the project team hosted four two-day convenings. Three of the convenings focused on industry sectors—healthcare, cybersecurity, and manufacturing—and one focused on the liberal arts.1 The convenings also included a discussion of cross-sector skills, such as project management or translation.2  \n1 A fifth convening, focused on the hospitality industry, was planned for March 26-27, 2020, but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Universities and certification bodies that expressed interest in participating in that convening have been included in future project communications.  \n2 See“Appendix A: Convening Agendas and Summaries” for more details on each convening.  \nEmbedding Certifications into Bachelor’s Degrees: Certification-Degree Pathways Projec","cbCail53CKb7B4Mk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCail53CKb7B4Mk","pdf",934164,33,"English","# Activities\n# Convenings\n# Timeline\n# Outreach and Follow-up\n# Outcomes\n## Outcome 1: Participants, certification bodies, and the higher education community\n## Outcome 2: Emerging community of practice\n## Outcome 3: Framework for pathway examples, challenges, and opportunities\n# Additional Project Outcomes\n## Developing Value Propositions\n## Discovering Partnership Examples\n## Sharing Knowledge through the Higher Education Community\n# Convening Themes\n## Quality Credentials and Quality Assurance\n## Transparency\n## Scaling Affordable Pathways\n## First Credentials for Adults\n# Recommendations and Future Directions","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Certification-Degree Pathways Project?\",\"answer\":\"The project identifies opportunities and challenges in integrating high-quality industry certifications into bachelor’s degree programs to expand student access to labor-market valued credentials.\"},{\"question\":\"Which sectors were covered in the project convenings?\",\"answer\":\"Four two-day convenings focused on healthcare, cybersecurity, manufacturing, and the liberal arts; a planned hospitality convening was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced with individual interviews.\"},{\"question\":\"What major outcomes does the report highlight?\",\"answer\":\"The report describes knowledge gains about current relationships between universities and certification bodies, development of a community of practice, and synthesis into a framework with pathway examples, challenges, and opportunities.\"}]","Embedding Certifications into Bachelor’s Degrees - Certification-Degree Pathways Project - November 2020 | PDF",83]