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

Participant Profile

CREDENTIAL AS YOU GO PARTICIPANT

University of Texas System

WEBSITE

TYPE

State System of Higher Education

LOCATION

Austin, Texas

COHORT

2023

Implementation stage & efforts to date

Design stage

  • Engaged in Phase 2 of a Beyond Completion grant awarded by Strada to expand the system-wide Texas Credentials for the Future Initiative, focused on infusing career readiness into the undergraduate experience by including relevant industry microcredentials and skills badges at no additional cost to learners

Goals for participation

  • Continue to focus on low-earning majors, while expanding efforts to include other majors in which significant post-graduation earnings disparities exist
  • Reach 30,000 students across the system’s eight academic institutions
  • Leverage Credential As You Go resources such as playbooks and policy examples to inform efforts
  • Broaden and deepen connections across a community of practice that will help facilitate implementation and scaling of microcredentials and digital badging programs

Associated Case Studies

Improving Education and Employment Outcomes