Stackable Credentials News Today

As a predominately online institution geared toward serving adult students, University of Massachusetts Global is rethinking traditional models of education to embrace the flexibility and career relevance that working learners need. We spoke with Dr. David Andrews, chancellor of UMass Global, about developing a new credentialing ecosystem, listening to student and industry needs, and the data infrastructure that can really support student success.

Higher education leaders and lawmakers are pushing for more "stackable credentials," or pathways for Colorado students to get education and training for a job.

By creating portfolios of microcredentials, business schools can stay competitive in a higher education market increasingly defined by lifelong learning.

When faculty make up short-term credentials – i.e., certificates – they’re not stackable: they’re Sleestak-able. What’s the point of obtaining a made up certificate employers don’t understand?