Focus Group Summary 1 (August 2023) — This report documents findings from the first round of focus groups conducted for the CAYG Priority 1 feasibility study, involving 60 participants across 30 sessions representing administrators, faculty, employers, and learn-and-work professionals from Colorado, New York, and North Carolina. Organized around external factors and internal conditions influencing incremental credential implementation, findings covered topics ranging from broader economic pressures and employer hiring practices to competency-based assessment challenges, the credit/noncredit divide, technology barriers, and communication difficulties. The report provides the Credential As You Go Incremental Credential Readiness Model.
