Alternative Credentials

While paused for now, the Education Department has plans to let the Department of Labor take over funding for career and technical education programs. CTE advocates fear the shift.

The American Enterprise Institute and Burning Glass Institute analyzed upward of 23,000 nondegree programs to see how well they meet learners’ goals.

An executive order assured apprenticeship and workforce development advocates that their goals were a priority. But Trump’s recent budget proposal leaves them uncertain.

Proponents of apprenticeships expect meaningful support for the programs under Trump, though some worry his other policies could have negative effects on the system.

Kathleen deLaski unpacks her new book, which envisions higher education as a stepladder to skills that learners collect over a lifetime and present to employers.

Accreditors have an expanded role to play in evaluating noncredit programs, Larry Schall and Paul L. Gaston write.