Learning and Employment Records, including digital credentials and skills profiles, hold tremendous potential to aid hiring and talent management decisions, but employers want more clarity on interpreting and validating what these credentials indicate about a person’s knowledge and skills, according to a new report by UpSkill America. More work is needed, too, to integrate them into employer hiring systems. Employers view digital credentials as a positive signal of a prospective or current employee’s growth and self-improvement mindset, but few have implemented systematic ways to recognize and integrate digital credentials in the hiring process. They aren’t sure what credentials indicate about knowledge and skill levels or how they validate specific competencies and job preparation. The lack of uniformity among digital credentials and skills profiles is also problematic and makes it hard for employers to evaluate their value, credibility and how they align with jobs.
Authors
- PROGRAM
- Economic Opportunities Program UpSkill America
- Pages
- 11
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Employer Insights on Digital Credentials and Skills Profiles Lessons Learned 1
- Introduction 2
- Part I Digital Credentials 2
- What Employers Want 2
- Competency Data 2
- Verification 2
- Simplicity 2
- Understanding and Foundations 2
- Use of Digital Credentials 3
- Verification 4
- Accreditation 5
- Assessment 5
- Standards 5
- Trust and Reputation 5
- Digital Credential Design Features 6
- Verified 6
- Credential Information 6
- Systems Integration 6
- Insights and Recommendations 7
- Part II Skills Profiles 8
- What Employers Want 9
- Contextual Understanding 9
- Proficiency 9
- Accuracy and Targeting 9
- Speed and Ease of Use 9
- Use of Skills Profiles 9
- Understanding and Foundations 9
- Skills Profile Design Features 10
- Curating Skills 10
- Skills Information 10
- Filter 10
- Verification 10
- AcumenProficiency 10
- Conclusion 11
- About UpSkill America 11
- About Western Governors University 11
