CHCP’s Chancellor and CEO, Eric Bing was featured in EvoLLLution for the opinion piece, The Power of Industry-Recognized Stackable Credentials, which he co-authored with Roy Swift, Executive Director of Workcred. Roy and Eric share how embedding industry-recognized certifications into stackable credentials has helped learners expand their skill-set. Students with complicated lives, who are often balancing competing situations in life, can significantly benefit from bite-sized, industry-validated credentials can lead to employability and stability, while also allowing them to move up the education and career ladder and potentially toward larger salaries. The op-ed explores how stackable credentials can more readily address employer needs, while also providing students a path for lifelong learning. Eric and Roy also share ways that four-year universities are beginning to reverse engineer these certificates into degrees and allow for meaningful off-ramps for those who may need to pause their educational journey.

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