Changes in the credentialing market have produced demand for shorter credentials focused around job market competencies¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The credentialing market has become a complex, multilayered ecosystem with demand for shorter, competency-focused credentials. → Sean Gallagher 2019

Evidence¶

Sean Gallagher 2019¶

Sean Gallagher, Nan L. Maxwell. (2019). Community Colleges and the New Era of Work and Learning. Working Paper 66. Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/community-colleges-and-the-new-era-of-work-and-learning

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

The paper's framing statement, offered as an analytical description of the credentialing landscape rather than an empirical test. It asserts "a complex, multilayered ecosystem with a demand for shorter credentials" aligned to job market competencies, with no data or effect size reported.

"Changes in the credentialing market have produced a complex, multilayered ecosystem with a demand for shorter credentials that are focused around job market competencies."

Discussion¶

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