making sure that those at-risk afghans special visa applicants and additional afghan citizens that we want to move through are able to move through and it comes down a lot to the credentialing and making sure that they can prove and we could prove that these are appropriate people to move through. and we have indications this morning that that process is working. i m still confused about the f-18s as well. first of all, this is the first time i recall you telling us of overwatch flights since u.s. troops arrived. so are these the first armed flights over kabul since u.s. troops arrived? no. no, and barb, you have to remember, before we began noncombatant evacuation operation, we had been in the
credentialing. how white progressives use credentialing. go ahead. credentialing is the evidence that white people offer up to establish they are not racist. we say things like i had a black roommate in college. i come from boston. i come from canada. i ve heard it all. i ve traveled. i marmg in the 60s. the claims we offer as certification, unfortunately we don t realize are typically not convincing at all. i would imagine, and you can tell me, jonathan, that you re rolling your eyes when i say something like that. and the sub text is i m not racist so i m not going to be open or accepting of any feedback to the contrary. my identity has been established. it functions as a kind of protective barrier. and with that, we ll have to leave it there. i really encourage people, one,
02/16/21
According to a new count from Credential Engine, students seeking education credentials in the United States have 967,734 options to choose from. In Counting U.S. Postsecondary and Secondary Credentials, the national nonprofit identified degrees, certificates, certifications, licenses, apprenticeships, badges and more in an effort to promote transparency in the credential marketplace.
The report counted unique credentials across four types of providers:
Postsecondary education institutions (which offer 359,713 different degrees and certificates);
Massive open online course providers (9,390 course completion certificates, micro-credentials and online degrees);
Non-academic providers (549,712 badges, course completion certificates, licenses, certifications and apprenticeships); and
Secondary schools (48,919 diplomas). We need more stakeholders to be involved in creating credential transparency so that the one million credentials available in the U.S. can be better u
By Dian Schaffhauser
02/16/21
Digital learning and training company Skillsoft has bolstered the pathway programs on its learning platform Percipio with help from portable digital badging company Accredible.
Learners can earn digital badges by completing Skillsoft courses and assessments in skills such as agile development, cloud computing or leadership. They can also pursue Aspire tracks, learning paths designed around specific roles, in technology areas or leadership. And they can follow a more complete Aspire Journey, which usually has four tracks with 40-plus hours of training. In all of these cases, the learner acquires badges by demonstrating mastery of the given topic as part of preparing for new responsibilities or going after a new role altogether.
and it s as difficult to pass the bar if not more difficult in japan to become a teacher. the credentialing and licensing is really difficult. and what you also see is the teachers will do anything to help the next generation of students. so i tell many stories in the book where it will be 7:00 p.m. at night, and whenever the house phone rang, we knew it was a teacher who was teaching from who was i should say calling from the teacher collaboration room that all the teachers went to, because so much of their time isn t spent necessarily in the classroom but it s working together collaborating through professional development and lesson planning. and in the united states teachers spend 27 hours a week on average in the classroom. whereas the average for oecd nations is 19 hours. so that s something that we have to address as well. so they re teaching too much and they re not spending enough time getting professionally enriched and developed?