ACE is teaming up with Credly, the digital credential platform, and the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for a Lumina Foundation-supported competition to identify breakthrough ideas in training and credentialing for high-demand skills and competencies.
The crowdsourcing challenge
is open to the public and designed to generate the type of innovative
thinking that will help close the skills gap and that reflects the shift
toward competency-based hiring among employers seeking job-ready
applicants. In addition to monetary awards from Lumina of up to $10,000,
the winners will have the opportunity to present their idea at ASAE's
Great Ideas Conference, March 5-7, 2017, in Orlando, FL.
ACE's Center for Education Attainment and Innovation has led the
national movement to recognize and promote adult learner programs in
higher education. The Council’s College Credit Recommendation Service
(CREDIT®) connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by
helping students gain access to academic credit for formal training
taken outside traditional degree programs.
"Embracing multiple pathways and offering a more coherent system that
recognizes skills demonstrated in both academic and industry contexts
is critical to ensuring that our students attain the credentials they
need to be successful in today's workplace," said ACE President Molly
Corbett Broad. "Using digital credentials to surface skills learned in
the classroom and through industry experience can help bridge the gap
between education and the world of work. We are eager to bring to light
innovative models and ideas that help learners get credit for meaningful
knowledge and abilities observed across learning and professional
environments."
The challenge will be hosted on the InnoCentive crowdsourcing platform.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, Dec. 30 at 11:59 PM EST. To
learn more about the challenge requirements and how to submit an entry,
visit the challenge page.