Micro-Credentials: Do They Hold Promise for Low-Skilled Workers? (Issue Brief)

Nan Maxwell, Kristen Joyce, Diane Herz and Angela Edwards

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Abstract: In 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) partnered with Mathematica to better understand the broad field of micro-credentialing and the specific promise that micro-credentials hold for low-skilled workers, as well the challenges facing employers and providers.

Keywords: labor; employment skills; micro-credentials; certificates; certifications; badges; workers; labor market; industry; training; credentialing; nanodegrees; boot camps (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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