Implementation stage & efforts to date

Full implementation stage:

• Create and offer 13 workforce/continuing education courses, focused on job roles, that include certifications which can be used for Prior Learning Assessment credit in related IT degree programs. These courses are longer-term (often 4-8 weeks) part-time study rather than short-term bootcamps or courses focused solely on certifications that were sometimes broken up over 2-3 individual courses
• Create pathways that lead from introductory workforce/continuing education courses into degree programs with opportunities for further study inclusive of additional workforce/continuing education courses and articulations into bachelor’s degrees

Early Stage:

• Create challenge exams that can be used for Prior Learning Assessment credit, specifically focused on creating opportunities for prospective students from our own workforce/continuing education courses and for students enrolled in local bootcamps/training courses.

Goals for participation

• Expand Challenge Exam opportunities
• Track student data, including certification rates and persistence into degree programs
• Promote opportunities to continue study from workforce/continuing education courses into degree programs