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What Are Skills-Based Microcredentials? 2560 1707 IEEE Credentialing Program

What Are Skills-Based Microcredentials?

As the U.S faces a shortage of trained technical professionals to fill specialized roles, skills-based microcredentials are providing new pathways to careers and helping industry bridge workforce gaps to power future technologies. What are microcredentials? Microcredentials are a relatively new type of credential that represent the mastery of specific skills in a learning program. In…

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Credentials Explained: Unlocking Pathways to Technical Careers 2560 1440 IEEE Credentialing Program

Credentials Explained: Unlocking Pathways to Technical Careers

There are many types of tech credentials learners can earn at different stages of their career. Credentials range from more intensive to more accessible based on the level of time commitment, investment cost, and the required body of knowledge. As evolving industries, such as semiconductors and AI, face critical workforce shortages, more accessible and less…

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5 Benefits IEEE Microcredentials Provide Training Providers 2560 1707 IEEE Credentialing Program

5 Benefits IEEE Microcredentials Provide Training Providers

A global shortage of skilled technical workers in areas such as advanced manufacturing, semiconductor production, and IT is impacting both the private and public sectors. While these in-demand technical roles require specific skills, they often don’t require four-year degrees. As a result, organizations are utilizing skills-based hiring practices to help fill workforce gaps.  Rather than…

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3 Ways Skills-Based Microcredentials Can Help Companies Solve the Skilled Talent Shortage 2560 1440 IEEE Credentialing Program

3 Ways Skills-Based Microcredentials Can Help Companies Solve the Skilled Talent Shortage

Industries like semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and IT are struggling with a global shortage of skilled technical workers. To fill these critical roles, companies need effective ways to build their talent pipeline. While many of these positions require specific skills, they don’t always demand a two or four-year degree. This is where skills-based microcredentials come…

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IEEE Offers New Credential to Address Tech Skills Gap 1540 866 IEEE Credentialing Program

IEEE Offers New Credential to Address Tech Skills Gap

Analysts predict that demand for engineers will skyrocket during the next decade, and that the supply will fall substantially short. A Comptia report about the tech workforce estimates that there will be an additional 7.1 million tech jobs in the United States by 2034.

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Overcoming Tech Workforce Shortages with IEEE Microcredentials 1540 866 IEEE Credentialing Program

Overcoming Tech Workforce Shortages with IEEE Microcredentials

By 2030, there will be a global shortage of 85 million workers, many of them in technical fields, according to the World Economic Forum. Many industries that need to employ technical workers will be impacted by the shortage, which is projected to cost them up to US $8.5 trillion in unrealized revenue.

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Webinar: The Power of IEEE Skills-Based Microcredentials 900 450 IEEE Credentialing Program

Webinar: The Power of IEEE Skills-Based Microcredentials

In a competitive global market, specific skills are becoming in-demand for entry-level roles into emerging tech fields like semiconductor production and advanced manufacturing. As a result, some companies are shifting toward skills-based hiring, prioritizing specific competencies over traditional diplomas. This is where IEEE skills-based microcredentials come in. Our third episode in the IEEE Microcredentials Webinar…

Designing skills-based microcredentials
Webinar: Designing Skills-Based Microcredentials to Meet Industry Needs 1920 1080 IEEE Credentialing Program

Webinar: Designing Skills-Based Microcredentials to Meet Industry Needs

The IEEE Microcredentials Webinar Series explores how skills-based credentials are reshaping the workforce and education landscape. Our second webinar, Designing Skills-Based Microcredentials to Meet Industry Needs, discusses the roadmap for designing skills-based microcredentials that are immediately relevant and trusted by employers. Key Takeaways Align with industry. The key to creating skills-based microcredentials that fill critical…

Webinar: Making Sense of Skills-Based Microcredentials 1920 1080 IEEE Credentialing Program

Webinar: Making Sense of Skills-Based Microcredentials

The IEEE Microcredentials Webinar Series explores how skills-based credentials are reshaping the workforce and education landscape. If you missed our first episode, Making Sense of Skills-Based Microcredentials, you can watch it on-demand below.   Key Takaways There’s a skilled technical worker shortage. Industry is facing a global shortage of skilled technical workers in emerging STEM fields.…

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