EDA STEM Talent Challenge for AI and Emerging Technology Workforce Development

EDA STEM Talent Challenge for AI and Emerging Technology Workforce Development is sponsored by U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA).

This program supports organizations creating and implementing STEM talent development strategies that complement their region's innovation economy, particularly in emerging and transformative sectors including artificial intelligence and machine learning, advanced manufacturing and robotics, space exploration, bioscience, quantum information science, and agricultural technologies.

The program aims to strengthen regional innovation ecosystems by building STEM talent training pipelines to help communities prepare for AI-driven economic shifts.

STEM Talent Challenge - EDA | Learn & Work Ecosystem Library STEM Talent Challenge - EDA Relational maps can be generated upon request. Contact the Librarian to learn more Learn & Work Ecosystem Library. (2023).

STEM Talent Challenge - EDA. Retrieved 29 May 2026, from https://learnworkecosystemlibrary. com/initiatives/stem-talent-challenge-eda/ "STEM Talent Challenge - EDA."

Learn & Work Ecosystem Library, 18 December 2023, https://learnworkecosystemlibrary. com/initiatives/stem-talent-challenge-eda/. Accessed 29-05-2026.

Chicago Footnote or Endnote Copy "STEM Talent Challenge - EDA," Learn & Work Ecosystem Library. 29-05-2026, https://learnworkecosystemlibrary. com/initiatives/stem-talent-challenge-eda/.

Chicago only requires the accessed date in a citation if no publication date is listed for the source. While many of the Library's entries include a 'last updated' timestamp, some do not, and for these you should include your accessed date. Chicago Bibliography Copy "STEM Talent Challenge - EDA."

Learn & Work Ecosystem Library. 29-05-2026. https://learnworkecosystemlibrary.

com/initiatives/stem-talent-challenge-eda/. Learn more about citations → Subscription or Fee May Be Required to Access the Information on the External Link The STEM Talent Challenge is an initiative by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, that aims to build STEM talent training systems to strengthen regional innovation economies.

For the fiscal year 2023, the STEM Talent Challenge awarded a total of $4. 5 million in grants to organizations creating and implementing STEM talent development strategies. These strategies are designed to complement their region’s innovation economy.

The initiative supports work across four thematic areas: Workforce Forecasting: Engaging regional entrepreneurs, innovators, and the organizations that support them to assess and forecast current and future talent needs and to develop collaborative solutions with work-based learning programs.

Training & Upskilling: Supporting upskilling and career preparation for the technical and scientific workforce that regional innovation ecosystems need. Partnership Building: Strengthening collaboration among employers, educational institutions, economic and workforce development organizations, entrepreneurs, and the public sector to develop and enable better access to skilled workers for the innovation economy.

Job Placement: Placing new employees into immediate job openings with regional employers in need of STEM talent. The funded programs each have a 24-month duration, and a 1:1 funding match is required.

2023 STEM Talent Challenge grants The 11 recipients of the 2023 STEM Talent Challenge grants include: Austin Community College District (Austin, Texas) Project: STARS Training Program (Semiconductor Technician Advanced Rapid Start) Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, Ohio) Project: Advancing Regional Talent in Smart Technology Enabled Manufacturing CodePath (Atlanta, Georgia) Project: Pathway to Tech in Atlanta Electrical Training Institute (San Diego, California) Project: Resilience in a STEM Economy (RISE) Program Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas (Kansas City, Missouri) Project: Bridge to Technology and Careers in Greater Kansas City Liberty Science Center (Jersey City, New Jersey) Project: High Schools of the Future Middlesex Community College (Lowell, Massachusetts) Project: Industry-Integrated Computer Aided Design Expansion Program St.

Petersburg College (St.

Petersburg, Florida) Project: Geospatial/Artificial Intelligence (AI) STEM Training Program (GSTP) South Texas College (McAllen, Texas) Project: STEM Registered Apprenticeship Program University of Arkansas System (Fayetteville, Arkansas) Project: BioAR Train Biomanufacturing Workforce Initiative (BTBWI) Washington State University (Pullman, Washington) Project: Washington's High-Demand Advanced Civil Engineering Workforce Development 2023 STEM Talent Challenge Career Navigation Communications & Technology Credentials & Providers Employers & Workforce Career Advisers, Coaches, Navigators Finance Relational Map: Key Connections within the Learn-and-Work Ecosystem STEM Talent Challenge – EDA Initiative in the Learn-And-Work Ecosystem Key Components: Career Navigation Communications & Technology Credentials & Providers Employers & Workforce The AI Library Mapping Assistant is a work in progress.

Users are advised to verify the information from additional sources. We strive for accuracy but acknowledge that errors may occur, and we encourage users to provide constructive feedback.

Accelerated Learning Program Models Accreditation / Programmatic Accreditation Age-Friendly University (AFU) | Age-Friendly University Global Network Alternative Credential Platforms Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Apprenticeship Intermediary Articulated Credit / Articulated College Credit Artificial intelligence (AI), Generative AI, & AI Prompts Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving Institution (AANAPISI) Badge, Skills Badge, Open Badge, Competency Badge Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) Career Networking (Job Seeking through Networking) Career Sustaining Training Center Career-Connected College or University Campus Career-Connected Learning (CCL) Certificate Titles (Speaking to How Earned) Chain Buying among Higher Education Institutions College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) College-Connected Apprenticeships Communications Infrastructure Services in Education Community College Baccalaureate Community of Practice (COP) Competency-based Education (CBE) Competency-based programs Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) & Office of Employment Disability Policy (ODEP) Comprehensive Learner Records (CLRs) Comprehensive Statewide Workforce Development System Concurrent Enrollment (Dual Enrollment) Connecting Credentials Framework (CFF) Contingent Workforce/Contracted Employees Credential Management System (CMS) Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) Credit for Prior Learning Credit Pathways, Noncredit-to-Credit Articulation Credit Transfer: Credit by Exam, College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP), Course Review/Recommendations Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP) Digital Credential Ecosystem / Marketplace Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Digital Platforms/Platforms Disability Workforce Providers Eligible Training Provider Lists (ETPLs) Eligible Training Provider Program Employability Skills Framework Employee Assessment Tools Employee Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) Employer orientation and onboarding Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Ethical Standards/Integrity in Credentialing F-1 Visa & Optional Practical Training (OPT) Federal Laws Prohibiting Discrimination in Employment Federal Laws Prohibiting Discrimination in Employment based on Service Member or Veteran Status First-Generation Students For-Profit / Proprietary Institutions Fractional Hiring / Fractional Work Frontloaded Embedded Non-Degree Pathways Graduate & Professional Education High-volume Hiring Strategy Higher Education & Employer Partnerships Highly Skilled Immigrants Human Capability Framework (HCF) Human Capital Development I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) Immigrant-Origin Students Income-Sharing Agreement (ISA) Incremental credentialing Incremental Credentialing Framework Industry-Specific High Schools Integrated Credential Management System Interest Free (Zero-Interest) Loans Internally Displaced Person (IDP) International Classification for Standards (ICS) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Justice-impacted Individuals / Population Knowledge Management (KM) Learn & Work Ecosystem Library Learner and Student Success Learner and Student Supports Learner Credential Wallet Learning and Employment Records (LERs) Learning Certified Pathway Learning Mobility Targets Learning Mobility—in Europe Learning Mobility—in the United States Lightcast Skills Taxonomy Matching and Hiring Platforms Vs. Job Boards Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Code NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) Competencies Non-linear Careers / Linear Careers Noncredit to Credit Bridges North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) O*NET Standard Occupation Codes | O*Net Resource Center | O*Net Database Offer Management Software Open Educational Resources (OER) Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) Pell Grant / Workforce Pell Permeable Education System Profile of College and University Student Body Project-Based Learning (PBL) Qualifications Frameworks (QFs) Quality Non-Degree Credential Recognition/Reputation in Credentialing Recruitment Chat and Chatbots Recruitment Metrics/Analytics Recruitment/Recruitment Software Reduced-Credit Bachelor’s Degree Program Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Database System (RAPIDS) Relevance/Currency in Credentialing Remedial Education (Developmental Education) Return on Investment (ROI) in Higher Education Rich Skills Descriptors (RSDs) Service-Contingent Financial Aid: State Loan Forgiveness & Conditional Grant Programs Skilled Technical Workforce (STW) Skilled Technical Workforce (STW) Occupations Skills Profiling / Skills Profile Skills-Based Hiring and Advancement (SBHA) Skills-based Incremental Credentialing Skills-first Talent Management Specialized Library Collection / Sub-Collections Stand-alone Academic Certificates STARS—Skilled Through Alternative Routes State Financial Aid Programs State Funding Models & Short-Term Credentials State Incremental Funding State Performance-based Funding (PBF) Stranded Credits (Transcript Holds) Strategic Workforce Planning Student / Learner Mobility—in K-12 Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks (SRS RN) Talent Acquisition and Assessments Talent Pipeline or Talent Pool Technology Tools & Systems Three-year / Accelerated Degrees Trade School(s) / Skilled Trades Training /Employer-based Training Transcript Holds (Stranded Credits) Transfer & Credit Mobility Technology Two-Generation Approach (2Gen Approach) Value in Credentialing (Credential Value) Verifications & Recordkeeping Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Websites: Click through Rate, Bounce Rate, Time on Site Work Readiness / Workforce Readiness Wraparound Learner (Student) Support Services Apprenticeship / Apprenticeships Career & Technical Education (CTE): Building Talent Pipelines Competency Models, Skills Models & Learning Frameworks Competency-Based Education (CBE) Credentials For Young Adults - Research Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) Employer Training & Credentialing Governor Executive Orders in the Learn-And-Work Ecosystem Industry-Specific High Schools: Bridging Education and Workforce Needs Innovations in Higher Education: Preparing for the Future of Learning & Work Key Communications Organizations Informing the Public Licensing & Licensing Boards Quality Non-degree Credential Student Financial Aid Models - Finance The Role of Workforce Boards in the Learn-and-Work Ecosystem Workforce Certificates, Certifications, Occupational Certifications, Occupational Licenses $5,000 Bachelor's Degree Pathway – StraighterLine & University of the People 1EdTech Open Badges Standard 1EdTech’s Digital Credentials Learn & Lead Roundtables 2nd Chances@Work Initiative - Orijin 2U, Inc. / edX Bootcamp Partnership AACRAO Digital Interoperability Initiative Access in Prison Initiative - JSTOR Administrative Data Repository on the Skilled Technical Workforce – George Washington University Adult Learner Centered and Equity Framework (ALCEF) in a SNAP Network — Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) Adult Learning & Literacy Network (ALL IN) ADVANCE Integrated Education and Training (IET) Advancing Equity and Upward Mobility through Community College-Employer Partnerships (ACE-UP) Age-Friendly University Global Network (AFU) AI Academy & Futures Skills Board - General Assembly AI Education Policy & Practice Ecosystem Framework - WCET AI Literacy Framework for Primary & Secondary Education— OECD-EC AI Transfer and Articulation Infrastructure Network (ATAIN) AI Works for America, a Workforce Development Initiative - Google Alabama Partnership with Credential Engine Alternative Credential Purpose Profile Template - UPCEA Alternative Credentials: Considerations, Guidance, and Best Practices America Achieves' Broadband Initiative American Opportunity Index American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, Learning and Employment Records — White House & T3 Innovation Network Apprenti Registered Apprenticeship Program Apprenticeship Accelerator Initiative Apprenticeship Repository - Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Database System (RAPIDS) - U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeships for America Initiative Arizona Learning Mobility Collaborative (AZLMC) Arkansas LAUNCH — Employer & Jobseeker Platform Artificial Intelligence Incubator Network — AACC arXiv(ar5iv) - Cornell University ASA Center for Career Navigation at JFF Bendable (Lifelong Learning Platform) - Bendable Labs & Drucker Institute Beyond Transfer Policy Advisory Board (PAB) Bill of Rights / Code of Ethics — American Library Association (ALA) Binary Accreditation System in India - National Assessment and Accreditation Council Bridging Education and Employment Through Open Standards - 1EdTech and HR Open Standards Consortium Bridging the Gap: A State Leader’s Guide to Implementing Summer Bridge Programs (Education Strategy Group) Build Better Careers Initiative – CAEL Building Capacity, Expanding Pathways: Accelerating the Growth of Credential Innovation in Higher Education - UPCEA Building Rural Innovation, Designing Educational Strategies (BRIDGES) & The Rural College Practitioner Design & Data Academies BuildWithin: Software Platform in Apprenticeships Business Leaders United for Workforce Partnerships - BLU C-BEN Report: Interoperable Learning & Employment Records - Where knowledge and skills are transparent, accessible and easily shared C-BEN's Interoperability Principles Project C-BEN's Postsecondary Competency-Based Education Program Model Map Framework C-BEN's Quality Framework California State University Public-Private Partnership on Equitable AI Training Career Connect Washington (CCW) Career Connected High School Grant Program Career Development Incentive Program (CDIP) – State of Colorado Career Optimism Index- University of Phoenix Career Passport—California Career Pathways in the Workforce Intelligence Network (WIN) - Michigan CareerEdge Funders Collaborative Carnegie Math Pathways at WestEd CASA Latina: Online Bilingual Program - Davenport University CASE Network: Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange® (CASE®) – 1EdTech Consortium Catalyzing Transfer Initiative (CTI) CCA Accelerator - Complete College America Cedefop’s Microcredentials & Labor Market Research Center for a Skills First Future (SFF) - SHRM Foundation Center for Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work – Jobs for the Future Center for Justice & Economic Advancement — Jobs for the Future Center for Skills by C-BEN - Competency-Based Education Network Center for Skills Validation – Education Design Lab Center on Education & Labor — New America Centralized DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Education Research Platform Certification-Degree Pathways Project (Workcred, UPCEA, APLU) ChatGPT Edu — OpenAI for Education Chron — Chronicle of Higher Education Coalition of Networked Organizations (CNI) Collaborative for Place-based Literacy Funders — Education First College Cost Transparency (CCT) - Strada Education Foundation College Credit for Industry-Recognized Credentials – State of Ohio College Credit for Military Experience – North Carolina Military Equivalency System College Excellence Program — The Aspen Institute College Fluency Capacity Building Initiative Colleges/Universities in National Innovation Network’s I-Corps Hubs - National Science Foundation Colorado Skills Institute (CSI) – Colorado Community College System Colorado's Advancing Individual Ownership of Assets and Career Determination Initiative Commission on the American Workforce - Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) Community Colleges and Communities: Collective Workforce Development and Wraparound Services—League for Innovation in the Community College Community Vibrancy Framework — Achieving the Dream (ATD) CompetentU - Competency-Based Education Network (C‑BEN) Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) Standard — 1EdTech Consortium Constellation of Support: A Capacity-Building Approach to Institutional Change - SHEEO and Student-Ready Strategies Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) Coursera Partnership with Center for Workforce Inclusion - Empowering Older Adults with Essential Skills Training CredCompare - Education Design Lab Credential Chats – AACRAO Credential Engine Initiative on Equity, Jobs Skills, and Pathways Credential Engine Learning and Employment Records Action Guide Credential Integrity Action Alliance (CIAA) - National Healthcareer Association & Ascend Learning Credential Lab Service & Innovation Center – Higher Learning Commission Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) - Credential Engine Credential Value Index (CVI) – Burning Glass Institute Credentialing: Policy & Implementation - Colorado Credentialing: Policy & Implementation - Florida Credentials for the Future Initiative - University of Texas System Credentials Futures Coalition (CFC) Credentials to Employment: The Last Mile Report - Digital Credentials Consortium Credit for Prior Learning Policies: A Database of Findings from the ACE-CAEL 50-State Analysis Credit When It’s Due (CWID) - Reverse Transfer CTE Leadership Collaborative CTE Without Borders Policy Playbook (Career & Technical Education) - Advance CTE Cybersecurity Bootcamp - Wake Technical Community College (North Carolina) Cybersecurity Workforce Alliance (CWA) Data 101 – Data Quality Campaign Data Collaborative for a Skills-based Economy (Data Collab) — Education Design Lab Degrees When Due (DWD) - Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) Delivering on the Degree: The College-to-Jobs Playbook Demonstrate Value of Industry Certifications through Linking Data - Workcred Dictionary: Definitions, Use of Key Terms & Concepts in Incremental Credentialing Digital Learner Records - Comprehensive Learner Records Digital Skills & Knowledge Concepts Labelling Initiative - European Skills, Competences, Qualifications & Occupations (ESCO) Digital Skills for Today’s Workforce Act – Proposed Amendment to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Digital Skills Principles - Digital Divide Digital-Reskilling at Universities (D-Reskill Project) Domestic Manufacturing Auto Conversion Grants Program (Electric Vehicles) – U.S. Department of Energy Education and Learning for Longer Lives: Building a National Vision for Human Capital Development and Shared Prosperity - Stanford Center on Longevity & Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Education Policy Program — New America Education Quality Outcomes Standards (EQOS) (EQOS Framework) EDUCAUSE Microcredentialing Employability Skills Bundle Project — Alamo Colleges District Employer Engagement Best Practices Guide — C-BEN Empower Community and Technical Colleges in Regional Innovation Ecosystems – New America / NSF End of Term Archive Initiative Enhancing Global Learning Mobility Through Credential Transparency – AACRAO / Credential Engine Equity in Digital Learning Student Survey - Every Learner Everywhere ESCOpedia - European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) Essential Learning Outcomes Framework — AAC&U EU Digital Identity Wallets - European Union European Battery Alliance / European Battery Alliance Academy (Industry Sector Initiative) European Blockchain Partnership (EBP) European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) European Digital Education Hub & EU Digital Education Action Plan Exhibitions Industry Collective + Workforce Development Initiative Expand Acceptance of Digital Records and Credentials Initiative Expanding Institutional Capacity for Employer Engagement in Credential Innovation - UPCEA Experience You – Education Design Lab & T3 Innovation Network Experience You: Bring Your Past Forward - LERs Fast-Track Industry-recognized Credentials in Manufacturing (Georgia Association of Manufacturers / Technical College System of Georgia) Federal Youth Apprentice Pathway Program (U.S. Department of Labor's ETA) Florida Collegiate Purple Star Campus Program (Military) Florida Ready to Work - Assessments & Courseware Forming STARS — Wisconsin Forum for Community Solutions — The Aspen Institute Framework for Advancing Equitable Credit for Prior Learning – REACH Guidebook Series Framework Report: Integrating Microcredentials into Undergraduate Experiences - UT System & Workcred Frontline Talent of the Future - World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company Future of Work and the Innovation Economy (FOWIE) Initiative – New America Gallup Polls, Reports, & Partnerships Global Learner Pathway, Pathways Model, & Cross-Border Partnership in Nursing — Alamo Colleges District Global Micro-Credential Schema Mapping Project - Credential Engine Good Jobs Economy Project Good Jobs Hawai'i Initiative Governance and Technology Needs for Implementing Issuer Registries within Learning and Employment Record Ecosystems –DCC and Credential Engine Graduate-Level Microcredentials & Workforce Needs - Council of Graduate Schools Guide: The 6 Anchors of Student Retention - Proven Strategies for Long-Term Student Success & Engagement in Adult Education Hawai‘i’s Public Classifications of Credentials & Promising Credentials in Hawai’I Report HBCU Adult Learner Initiative (ALI) Higher Education Democracy Exchange (HEDx) – Campus Compact and AAC&U HR Tech Initiatives - LRP Media Group IDB Digital Credential Framework (Inter-American Development Bank) Impact Funders Forum (IFF) - Pew Charitable Trusts Implementing ROI Dashboards - Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Improving Economic Mobility for Adult Learners Initiative - Achieving the Dream & Jobs for the Future Inaugural Equity Toolkit for Community Colleges - Achieving the Dream Indiana Model Credit for Prior Learning Policy Guidance Industry Certification Education & Performance Data System Initiative Initiative to Update Carnegie Classifications – ACE & Carnegie Foundation Innovations in Credentialing - Western Governors University Interstate Passport® (Transfer) Inventory of Community College Baccalaureate Degree Programs Issuer Registries in Practice: Credential Engine & Digital Credentials Consortium Collaboration Job & Skill Trends Tool – EUROPASS & ESCO Job Quality Initiative - Aspen Institute's EOP & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Job Quality Measurement Initiative & Good Jobs Initiative - U.S. Department of Labor Collaborative Jobs and Employment Data Exchange (JEDx) Justice and Mobility Fund — Blue Meridian Partners Kentucky Chamber Workforce Center (KCWC) – Kentucky Chamber Foundation Kentucky Graduate Profile and Profile Academy Launch: Equitable & Accelerated Pathways for All – Education Strategy Group Learn & Work Ecosystem Library Learner Variability Navigator - Digital Promise Learning Evaluation & Recognition for the Next Generation (LEARN) Commission - AACRAO & SOVA Learning in Public — College Unbound Learning Mobility — AACRAO LER and Achievement Wallet - Western Governors University & Indiana Achievement Wallet LER Ecosystem Map (Learning & Employment Records) LER Toolkit – T3 Innovation Network Lessons Learned from Launching a Micro-credential Program, Kennesaw State University Let’s Get Ready!

A Roadmap for Governors – National Governors Association (NGA) Leveraging AI for Skills Extraction & Research (LAiSER) – George Washington University LifeJourney - AI-Powered Skills & Competency Toolkit Lifelong Learning Passport: Skyway Initiative - Learning Economy Foundation Linked, Open Languages/schemas (CTDL & CTDL-ASN) Managing Self-Sovereign Learning and Employment Records through LER.

me - EBSCOed Mapping Learning & Employment Records (LERs) Mapping Upward Project - OCTAE Massachusetts Microcredential Coalition – Northeastern University MassSkills Coalition - Massachusetts Measurement For Mobility: How States Can Use Data to Incentivize Postsecondary & Workforce Success in Public Education (Education Strategy Group) Miami Dade College Registered Apprenticeship Program – Florida Micro-credentials Portal – eCampusOntario (Canada) Micro-pathways - Community College Growth Engine Fund (Education Design Lab) Microcredential Initiative - State University System of New York (SUNY) Microcredential Initiative – University of Maryland, Baltimore County Microcredential Pathways in Behavioral Health - Colorado Microcredentials for Teacher Education - State Developments & Digital Promise Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education — Australian Government Department of Education Microcredentials: Montana 'Year to Career' Initiative to Create Microcredential Job Pathways MicroCreds National Project - Irish Universities Association Mississippi Apprenticeship Accelerator & Mississippi Reconnect Multi-State Agreement: Data Analytics for Student Success, Institutional Efficiencies, & Integration – Midwestern Higher Education Compact & SAS Institute, Inc. Multi-State Data Collaborative (MSDC) - NASWA Multiple Pathways Initiative - Business Roundtable NACE Competency Assessment Tool National Applied Artificial Intelligence Consortium (NAAIC) National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) - Ireland National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity — National Institute for Standards & Technology (NIST) National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS) National Labor Exchange (NLx) - National Association of State Workforce Agencies National Pathways Initiative National Work Readiness Credentials – National Work Readiness Council Navajo Nation Talent Marketplace Navigating Public Job Training (Research Report from Harvard Project on Workforce) NC Community Colleges Boost — North Carolina Community College System Network Coordination Hub for National Network for Microelectronics Education - National Science Foundation & Department of Commerce New Future of Work (NFW) — Microsoft New Jersey Pathways to Career Opportunities New Math Pathways for Adult Learners - Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN) & New Classrooms NewPathways Campaign (K-12) - Getting Smart Non-Degree Credentials Research Network (NCRN) Noncredit and Credit Alignment Lab (NCAL) Noncredit Mobility Academy Noncredit Research Collaborative North Dakota Digital Credential Publishing Application - State of North Dakota Occupational Mobility Explorer - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia & Cleveland Open Data Platform - U.S. Department of Education Open Skills Network (OSN) - Western Governors University OpenStax (Open Educational Resources) - Rice University Outcomes for Opportunity (O4O) - Jobs for the Future & Google.

org Paraprofessional to Certified Teacher Program (PaCT) Program – Idaho State University Partnership between Maryland State Corrections & University System of Maryland Partnership to Advance Edtech Ecosystem - 1EdTech & Digital Promise Partnership to Expand the Use of Competency-based Education in the Automotive Sector - C-BEN & International Advanced Vehicle Technology Education and Credentialing Coalition (AVTECC) Partnership to Integrate Wayback Machine into Google Search Results - Google & Internet Archive Pathsmith™ (Durable Skills Advantage Framework) - America Succeeds Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) Pathways to Credentials - CTE Technical Assistance (US Department of Education) PLA Inside Out: An International Journal on Theory, Research and Practice in Prior Learning Assessment Playbook: Building Incremental Credentials (Credential As You Go) Playbook: Communications & Marketing Strategy / Planning (Credential As You Go) Playbook: Embedding and Aligning Certifications with Academic Programs (Credential As You Go) Playbook: Incremental Credentialing at the Graduate Level (Credential As You Go) Playbook: Incremental Credentialing Framework (Credential As You Go) Playbook: Learner Supports (Credential As You Go) Playbook: Policy in Incremental Credentialing (Credential As You Go) Playbook: Quality, Trust & Value of Incremental Credentials (Credential As You Go) Playbook: Technology-Integrated Credential Management (Credential As You Go) Playbook: The Power of Partnerships in Creating Incremental Credentials - Credential As You Go Postsecondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) Coalition – Texas Higher Education Foundation & U.S. Census Bureau Postsecondary State Network — Jobs for the Future Postsecondary Value Framework - Postsecondary Value Commission Prior Learning Network– American Council on Education Project Infuse: Democratizing Access to Digital Credentials - AACRAO Project Kitty Hawk – North Carolina Project Unicorn (Data Interoperability in K-12 Education) Promising Practices Database: Community College Baccalaureate Degrees Propel NC - North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) Propel Polk!

Credentialing 21st Century Skills for Postsecondary Success Quality and In-Demand Non-Degree Credentials Framework - Colorado Quality Assurance in Microcredentials - European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education Quality Assurance Standards for Microcredentials - Microcredentials Partnership of States Racial Equity for Adult Credentials In Higher Education (REACH) Collaborative Raise the Bar: Unlocking Career Success - ED Reach University Apprenticeship-based Degrees Recognition of International Accreditation Organizations – Council for Higher Education Accreditation Recommended LER Technical and Functional Requirements — Velocity Network Foundation Reimagining Community Colleges Design Challenge – Ed Design Lab Report: 8 Reasons Why Skills Training Is Key To Economic Prosperity: The Empirical Case For Investments In Workforce Development — National Skills Coalition Research & Data Tracker: Which Community College Awards Are Likely to Prepare Students for Post-Completion Success & Community College Awards Earnings Tracker (CCRC) Research Blog: Assessment and evaluation of microcredentials: What success looks like and to whom Research on Work-Based Learning - Studying Coursetaking & Post-Degree Earnings Among Completers Research Report: “Governors Reshaping Workforce Development: Turning WIOA Challenges into Workforce Solutions”– Project on Workforce & National Governors Association Research Report: 2024 National DACA Survey Research Report: Community College Student Trends—CompTIA, Inc. Research Report: The State of Career Technical Education: Credentials of Value - Advance CTE Research Survey: State Priorities for Higher Education in 2023 - State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) Research: “Launchpad Jobs: Achieving Career and Economic Success Without a Degree” — American Student Assistance & Burning Glass Institute Research: 2024 Higher Education Trend Watch - EDUCAUSE Research: 2024 Top 10 Information Technology Issues - EDUCAUSE Research: 2024/2025 Skills Snapshot Survey Report - Mercer Research: A Typology and Policy Landscape Analysis of State Investments in Short Term Credential Pathways Research: Annual State of Hybrid Work Reports - Owl Labs Research: Blue-Collar Workers — Pew Research Center Research: Competitive Advantage of the Win-Win Workplace - Future Forward Institute, JUST Capital & Burning Glass Institute Research: National Study of Workplace Equity - Boston College of Social Work & the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Research: Rising Talent – WGU Labs Research: Skills-First: Reimagining the Labor Market and Breaking Down Barriers - LinkedIn Research: State Practices Around Industry Certification (EERC Rutgers University) Research: State-Level Policy on Dual/Concurrent Enrollment - Education Commission of the States ResearchDataGov (RDG) - ICPSR Resource Community for Higher Education in Prison (RCHEP) — Alliance for Higher Education in Prison RuralTogether - Education Design Lab Scaling Manufacturing and Renewables Training in Iowa (SMART Iowa) Scaling the Skills-Based Workforce System in Connecticut (CT) Scaling Up College Completion Efforts for Student Success (SUCCESS) - MDRC Seal of Excelencia Framework - Institution Certification to Serve Latino Students Short-Term-Credential Typology (HCM Strategists) Single Moms Success Design Challenge - Education Design Lab & ECMC Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs) - Opportunity@Work Skillful - Markle Foundation, Rework America Alliance, Jobs for the Future Skills Compass Platform - CAEL Skills Taxonomy (Open Skills) - Lightcast Skills Validation Guidebook – Education Design Lab Skills-Based Hiring Tools for Employers – iDatafy LLC Skills-Based Practices: An Employer Journey Map - Maturity Diagnostic & Readiness Assessment - Jobs for the Future Skills-Based Talent Ecosystem – ETS & SHRM Skills-Driven State Community of Practice Initiative — National Governors Association Skills-First Hiring for State Government-California Skills-First Workforce Initiative SkillsEngine - Texas State Technical College (TSTC) SmartResume - iDatafy LLC Solutions for Information Design (SOLID) for Military Populations Some College, No Credential Student Outcomes: Annual Progress Report - National Student Clearinghouse Some College, No Degree — New Jersey Re-enrollment Initiative Southeastern Regional Talent Ecosystem Pilot – AACRAO, Tennessee, Alabama State Approaches to Short-Term Postsecondary Credentials: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Gaps – WICHE State Authorization Network (SAN) State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) State Opportunity Index – Strada Education Foundation State Skills-Based Hiring in the Public Sector - NGA State-by State Analysis of High School Work-based Learning Policies - American Student Assistance & Bellwether Education Partners STEM Talent Challenge - EDA STEM Transfer Partnership (STP) - State of Washington Strong Foundations Survey + State Postsecondary Data & Communities of Practice - SHEEO Stronger Nation Report - Lumina Foundation Study Hall: Arizona State University, YouTube, and Crash Course Partnership Success, Redefined: How Nondegree Pathways Empower Youth to Chart Their Own Course to Confidence, Employability, and Financial Freedom - Research Study Support Student Success through Holistic Credit Mobility Policies, Practices, & Technologies - Ithaka S+R & Complete College America Supporting Adult Learners and Boosting Degree Completion in Tennessee + Tennessee Reconnect Synchronizing Pathways: Expanding Institutional Capacity for Improving Credential Data Quality and Learning Mobility- UPCEA Talent Finance - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Talent Pipeline Management Initiative (TPM)- U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Teacher Occupation Apprenticeship Program – Tennessee Tech Hub in the Quantum Industry - Mountain West, Elevate Quantum Tech-Labor Partnership on AI - AFL-CIO & Microsoft Tennessee Board of Regents' Comprehensive Learner Record Initiative Texas Policy on Community College Finance – Performance Funding (HB 8) The Brookings Institution’s Earn-and-Learn Project The Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE) - Accreditation Option for 6 Southern States The Education Blockchain Initiative The EdUp Experience Podcast Network The European Higher Education Interoperability Framework (HEIF) The Great Admissions Redesign - Lumina Foundation The Great Value Shift Roadmap – Education Strategy Group The HR Open Standards Resume/CV Project The Learner Information Framework (LIF) The LER Ecosystem Report & Ecosystem Map The Manufacturing Readiness Project - SOLID LLC The National Career Clusters® Framework - Advance CTE The Power of Systems Initiative – NASH The State of Digital Credentials 2022 Guide & 2024 State of Credentialing Report (Accredible) The Workforce Almanac (Harvard University) The Workforce Futures Initiative Today’s Military Learners - American Council on Education Toolkit: Solving Today’s Students’ Food, Housing, And Basic Needs Insecurities - A Basic Needs Policy Toolkit For Today’s Students To Succeed (Higher Learning Advocates) Toolkit: Unlocking the Power of Peers - CARA (College Access: Research & Action) Tools & Regulations Impacting College Selection Processes – U.S. Department of Education Tracking Transfer & Transfer Playbook 2.

0 — The Aspen Institute & Community College Research Center Training Older, Lower-Income Adults in Digital Skills for Economic Security – AARP Foundation/ Older Adults Technology Services Transfer Agreement Credit Alignment Model (TACAM) - AcademyOne & Credential Engine Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts Initiative + Evaluation by Ithaka S+R Transformers in the Public Sector – Opportunity@Work TrustEd Microcredential Coalition — 1EdTech Consortium U.S. Department of Education Resource Library—European Edtech Alliance (EEA) Unified Credential Framework (UCF) - Western Governors University Union of Skills – European Commission United States Qualification Framework (USQF) Universal Credit Transfer Explorer - Ithaka S+R University Efforts to Serve Working Learners – Georgia Institute of Technology & Western Governors University Unizin Data Platform & the Caliper Analytics Standard Unmudl Skills-to-Jobs Marketplace Upward Mobility Initiative – Urban Institute Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) — AAC&U Validated Skills - Accelerate Montana - Montana Credential Registry Value Data Collaborative (VDC) Wellspring Initiative, Phases 1 & 2 — 1EdTech Work-Integrated Learning Accelerator - Arizona State University (ASU) Work+ and Work+Collective – Consortium managed by Arizona State University Workforce Development, Training & Education Support Via Federal-Aid Highway Program Formula Funds in States Workforce Equity Dashboard & Advancing Workforce Equity Guide - National Fund for Workforce Solutions Workforce of the Future Playbook – Federal Government Workforce Training Partnerships, Good Jobs Challenge, US Department of Commerce XCredit Skills Validation - Education Design Lab Year to Career Through Micro-Pathways - Colorado Community College System Accredible (digital badge & certificate platform) Achieving the Dream (ATD) AFL-CIO Working for