Growing Oklahoma's Workforce Readiness Through Micro-Credentials

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Author(s): Brad Griffith (Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, USA), Stephanie Beauchamp (Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, USA)and Rachel Bates (Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 18
Source title: Career Ready Education Through Experiential Learning
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Pamela Northrup (Bigger Picture Strategy, USA), Karen Rasmussen (University of West Florida, USA)and Robin Colson (Tallahassee Community College, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1928-8.ch001

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

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The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education is undergoing a rapid transformation which has been accelerated due to the onset of COVID-19. As the pandemic worsened throughout 2020, Oklahoma's unemployment rate skyrocketed to historic levels. Despite this unfortunate circumstance, numerous job openings are available, particularly among critical occupation areas, such as advanced manufacturing, information systems, technology, healthcare, and management. In order to meet this employment demand, the coordinating board of higher education in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE), sought additional ways to equip Oklahoma college students, particularly those students with some college and no degree, with the necessary professional capital to compete for these jobs. Concurrent with the national trends, OSRHE staff began researching opportunities to validate the ongoing achievements of students through implementation of micro-credentials and digital badging.

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