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Associations: Solving the Skills Gap with Digital Credentials

WBT Systems

million open jobs in this country and only 98,000 were added in March 2017. Prior to the digital revolution, these credentials were called certificates of completion. Badges recognize program and certificate completion, with badge color based on skill level. What is the “Skills Gap” Problem? According to the U.S.

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Which Association Learning Trends Predictions Came True in 2016?

WBT Systems

Which association learning trends will still be important as we move forward into 2017? As the year has unfolded, it has been interesting to watch which of these association learning trends have manifested themselves and become important to associations that are looking to enhance and extend their education and certification programs.

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Community for Career Development: A Look Inside One NAVUG Community Member’s Journey

Higher Logic

With a vocational accounting certificate in my hand, I began working as an intern for the company CFO and loved both working and getting paid. It may seem surprising to go from an intern program in the early 80s with a vocational certificate out of high school, to Director of Business Technology and Intelligence.

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ChatGPT Isn’t Ready for Prime Time, But an Upskilled Team Will Be

.orgSource

Back in 2017, McKenzie reported that: “By 2030, 75 million to 375 million workers (3 to 14 percent of the global workforce) will need to switch occupational categories. When given a chance to learn new skills around a significant project these workers are likely to become more enthusiastic and to develop leadership potential.

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Making the case for chapters

Mariner Management

Take PRSA Maryland who began the DEI conversation in 2017. For example, the Toronto Chapter of NAIOP introduced a Mentoring Program creating mentoring software that matches mentors with mentees resulting in 14 chapters piloted, replicated, and launched their own mentoring program.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

When a learner accumulates a sufficient balance of CE credits over a certain span of time, she achieves maintenance of certification. There are other projects underway to solve it, including the MedBiquitous Activity Report standard and (in a sense) the Mozilla Open Badges project.

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Challenges Continue, but Membership Stays Strong

Associations Now

That’s according to the preliminary findings from Marketing General Incorporated’s 2017 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report, which will be released later this summer at ASAE’s Annual Meeting & Exposition in Toronto. How are you performing in 2017? That’s not to say that members want an online-only experience.