While many states have a statewide postsecondary credential attainment goal and have methods to measure degree attainment, many states still struggle to measure the attainment of nondegree credentials. This guide from the Workforce Data Quality Campaign, a project of the National Skills Coalition, outlines nine steps states can take to measure attainment of nondegree credentials. This guide is a useful resource for state leaders looking to improve credential attainment measurement in their states and provides step-by-step instructions for measuring nondegree credentials using student-level administrative data and recommends issues states can think about as they measure nondegree attainment.
Credentials and AssessmentsData and Accountability
This report from the National Skills Coalition and the Workforce Data Quality Campaign examines states' progress on collecting data…