Is a National Tipping Point Study Needed to Improve Our Credentialing System?

Case Study

Office Software Core Certificate

Pitt Community College

CREDENTIAL TITLE

Office Software Core Certificate

Undergraduate
Information Technology

CREDIT/NON-CREDIT # OF CREDITS (IF CREDIT BEARING)

14

INCREMENTAL CREDENTIALING FRAMEWORK APPROACHES

 Learn As You Go
Stack As You Go
Specialize As You Go
Transfer As You Go
Partner As You Go
Retro As You Go

ADDITIONAL FRAMEWORK APPROACHES

Auto Award

Top Competencies/Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this credential each student shall:
• Demonstrate basic computing skills.
• Create, edit, and format documents using word processing applications.
• Format letters, memos, reports, tables, minutes, itineraries, medical documents and legal documents.
• Design and create presentations using multimedia software.
• Create and edit worksheets and workbooks using spreadsheet applications.
• Create and modify tables, forms, reports, and queries using database applications.

Credential Components

OST131, OST137. OST134, OST136, OST138

Improving Education and Employment Outcomes