Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rick Hess is a scholar who writes about K-12 and higher education. If you pay much attention to higher education or workforce ...

Students with a mentor learning how to prototype a device as they prepare for a micro-credential assessment. A quiet shift is underway in K-12 education that is democratizing the types of credentials ...

Nondegree credentials are becoming increasingly prevalent on US résumés, but their impact on workers' pay varies widely, with ...

Short-term credentials are proliferating and growing more popular as students come to see them as quicker, cheaper routes to jobs than traditional degrees. But are these programs as inexpensive as ...

Digital badges, microcredentials and digital credentials… What sets them apart, or are they synonymous? Essentially, these credentials share a few attributes: They are skill-specific and emphasize ...

If you pay much attention to higher education or workforce training, odds are you’ve seen excited talk about the promise of microcredentials. Earlier this year, a survey of employers reported that 95 ...