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Guides graduate education

Provides an overview of incremental credentials, key considerations when designing and implementing different credentials, and links to case studies that illustrate different incremental credentials.

Describes the six approaches included in the Incremental Credentialing Framework which can serve as a guide to developing and implementing incremental credentials. The playbook also describes two additional components in the Framework: prior learning assessment and auto-awarding for credentials.

Describes the many policies that impact incremental credentialing for colleges and universities (and other credential providers) to keep in mind when developing and implementing incremental credentials.

Describes ways to build quality, trust, and value into all types of credentials and the programs that lead to these credentials.

Explores issues related to the development of a technical infrastructure for integrated credential management.

Describes the ways in which communications and marketing at the state and institution levels are critical components to an incremental credentialing system.

Describes the ways in which communications and marketing at the institutional or program level (for individual incremental credentials) are critical components an incremental credentialing system.

Gives people in the learn-and-work ecosystem key information they can use to make the case for incremental credentialing.