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Postsecondary education

Understanding Competency-Based Education, Credit for Prior Learning, and Other Flexible Learning Approaches in California

  • Research/ Report
February 2021 —

This resource provides recommendations for flexible learning approaches that allow adult learners who are interested in postsecondary education the opportunity to participate in postsecondary learning, achieve marketable skills and credentials, and obtain family sustaining careers.

Unlocking the [Full] Potential of PLA

  • Research/ Report
February 2021 —

This resource from Capella University defines the key components of prior learning assessments (PLA) and provide strategies to make the implementation and sustainability of the PLA process successful.

Advising for Opportunity: Perspectives and Considerations for Supporting Movement Across Workforce and Academic Programs in Community Colleges

  • Research/ Report
February 2021 —

This report from MDRC gauges community college leaders' perspectives on the recruitment, advising and supports for students in credit and noncredit programs. The report offers strategies for aligning recruitment and advising to support program entry and transition for learners.

Introduction to Stackable Credentials

  • Research/ Report
January 2021 —

This report from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education is organized around topics of importance to community colleges considering a stackable credentials approach to program design and provides information, examples and suggested resources.

Strategies to Increase the Concentration of Students in Nontraditional Occupatoins

  • Research/ Report
January 2021 —

This report by the Wisconsin Technical College System explores areas of strength and opportunity for increasing the enrollment and retention of learners in nontraditional occupations across the WTCS and provides an analysis of and resources for best practices to improve NTO learner success.

IM STEM: Using Collective Impact to Broaden Participation in STEM and CTE through a Multi-State Systems Approach

  • Research/ Report
January 2021 —

NAPE's report shares challenges and promising practices of the IM STEM initiative, which uses a collective impact model to create systems changes in state-level agencies and organizations with the goal of providing diverse students access and opportunities for success in STEM and CTE.

All Learning Counts: State Policy Toolkit

  • Guide/Tool
December 2020 —

This toolkit features multiple examples of exemplary postsecondary credit transfer and learning recognition policy and is intended to be used by state leaders to examine their current environment for consistent ways to recognize, reward and transfer learning.

The PLA Boost: Results from a 72-Institution Targeted Study of Prior Learning Assessment and Adult Student Outcomes

  • Research/ Report
December 2020 —

This report from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) features original research focused on policy and practice issues related to the recognition of prior learning.