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GCU Partners with IEEE to Launch Semiconductor Workforce Initiative

As part of its Center for Workforce Development, Grand Canyon University College of Engineering & Technology launched the Manufacturing Specialist Intensive (MSI) Pathway. This innovative initiative prepares students for careers in the rapidly expanding semiconductor industry, leveraging IEEE skills-based microcredentials to provide rigorous competency validation. Challenge: Closing the Skills Gap Higher education is facing a…

IEEE credentialing experts Jen Fong and Melanie Booth

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Webinar: Unlock New Opportunities Partnering with the IEEE Credentialing Program

In our most recent session, we discussed how partnering with the IEEE Credentialing Program can elevate your organization’s offerings and unlock new value for your learners. The IEEE Credentialing team held an information session designed specifically for universities and training providers to walk through the program and share how IEEE credentials can enhance the credibility of…

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IEEE Credentialing Process: Everything You Need to Know

As the world’s largest technical professional organization, IEEE has set the gold standard for validated training and verified credentials for over 30 years. Today, the IEEE Credentialing Program bridges the gap between education need and industry demand, partnering with global leaders and academic institutions to validate emerging technical skills. The IEEE Credentialing Program sits under…

The IEEE Credentialing Program helps validate skills for technical learning programs.

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IEEE Credentialing Program: Empowering Your Workforce

As the global technical landscape accelerates at a breakneck pace, industries such as AI, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing are evolving faster than traditional workforce pipelines can keep up. This widening talent gap has forced a fundamental shift in how we define professional readiness. The traditional, degree-only hiring model is giving way to a more agile,…

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What Are Skills-Based Microcredentials? https://credentials.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/shutterstock_500045860-scaled.jpg 2560 1707 IEEE Credentialing Program IEEE Credentialing Program //credentials.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/ieee-credentialing-program-logo-dsktp2x.png 21 October 2025 21 October 2025

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

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

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

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 https://credentials.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/ieee-credentials-news-address-tech-skills-gap2x.jpg 1540 866 IEEE Credentialing Program IEEE Credentialing Program //credentials.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/ieee-credentialing-program-logo-dsktp2x.png 10 September 2025 16 September 2025

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.