🎒 From Stackable to Portable: Credentialing in Education and Work. Global Skills Week.
The drive to align education with workforce demands is accelerating. Institutions are reshaping their credential strategies—both degree and non-degree—by embedding them directly into career pathways.
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The drive to align education with workforce demands is accelerating. Institutions are reshaping their credential strategies—both degree and non-degree—by embedding them directly into career pathways. Industry leaders are co-designing programs and making credentials more portable, while university networks are establishing global frameworks for microcredential roadmaps. The credentialing landscape is vast and rapidly evolving. This isn’t just innovation—it’s laying a foundation for a skills-focused education.
Dive into HolonIQ’s research & recorded webinar to gain a better understanding of this landscape.
Non-degree credentials on track to become the most awarded in HigherEd within a decade.
🎓 Universities are all in – This month, TESU, UBC Okanagan, and Fleming College announced they are integrating microcredentials directly into career advancement pathways. This isn’t an experiment—it’s strategy for skills-based education initiatives.
🤝 Industry partnerships are co-creating talent– The Irish Whiskey Association is funding an online and virtual lab craft brewing micocredential at Maynooth University, signaling that employers aren’t waiting for talent to emerge—they’re co-creating it.
🌍 Shared credentialing is expanding – State universities in the Philippines (UPLB, CLSU, VSU) are working together to develop a microcredential roadmap in partnership with regional networks. This cross-institutional effort signals a growing push for scalable, internationally recognized credentialing systems.
🔗 Tech is scaling credentialing – ACE and Accredible are making digital credentials more verifiable and portable, a necessary shift as hiring moves toward skills-based models.
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đź’Ş Power Moves
🌍 Leap Scholar, an Indian international student recruitment solution raised $65M in funding to support its product development.
🤝 The American Council on Education (ACE) announced a partnership with Accredible, to provide digital credentialing opportunities to organizations and learners.
🔢 Cengage and Big Ideas Learning have extended their partnership to expand K-12 math offerings, integrating engaging content with effective instructional strategies.
đź’° Funding
🤖 Yondemy, a Japanese AI-powered reading assistant for children, obtained $772.K in funding for data-driven system development and marketing.
đź“š Readmio, a Czechian educational technology company, has secured $524.5K in funding to expand its storytelling mobile application for children.
🤝 UpLevel, a Saudi-based digital mentoring provider, raised an undisclosed amount to expand its operations.
đź’» Educhain, a Canadian digital credential management solution, has acquired Rarome, a Dubai-based K12 school management platform.
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