Connecting credentials: a beta credentials framework: building a system for communicating about and connecting diverse credentials

The framework uses competencies - what the learner knows and is able to do - as common reference points to help understand and compare the levels and types of knowledge and skills that underlie degrees, certificates, industry certifications, licenses, apprenticeships, badges and other credentials. Competencies are understood both in industry and academia and can be applied in multiple contexts, making them a powerful unifying way to examine credentials. The framework is intended to connect the dots among diverse credentials by using a common language to describe what recipients of each...  [+] Show more

The framework uses competencies - what the learner knows and is able to do - as common reference points to help understand and compare the levels and types of knowledge and skills that underlie degrees, certificates, industry certifications, licenses, apprenticeships, badges and other credentials. Competencies are understood both in industry and academia and can be applied in multiple contexts, making them a powerful unifying way to examine credentials. The framework is intended to connect the dots among diverse credentials by using a common language to describe what recipients of each credential should know and be able to do. Use of the framework will help clarify the meaning of credentials, make them easier to compare, and make it possible to translate the learning gained from one credential toward securing another.

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