Advocates “Big Goal”

We will align with and support the Lumina “Big Goal” to increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025. We envision the National Career Readiness Certificate and related competency-based credentials as critical elements to support the nation’s achievement of that goal by accelerating the re-entry of adults into postsecondary education.

 

Advocates Strategies and Metrics

The Advocates have five key strategies that will lead to the accomplishment of the mission and the vision.

 

1. Employer Engagement – Grow Demand for Certificates Employers must aggregate their voices around competency-based credentials to drive improvements in their talent supply chains.

 

2. Skill Building – Grow Workplace Relevant Skills via Focused Learning Educators must lead the rebuilding and improvement of our adult learning infrastructure so that we address the skills gap – the shortage of individuals with essential workplace relevant skills.

 

3. Skill Certification – Grow the Talent Supply Competency-based certificates are a measure of talent.

4. Advocacy – Citizens Collective Action to Drive System Change Concerned citizens must aggregate their voices around workplace relevant skills to drive improvements in their regional talent supply chains. We must come together, learn from each other, and support each other so that we maximize the results of our collective efforts.

 

5. Support – Assist States and Regions to Design and Lead Change The Advocates will provide educational opportunities and offer technical assistance to states and regions that want to actively participate in the national certificate movement.