Empowering Learners Through Skills and Digital Credentials

Learners today face unsettling economic realities. They need powerful, novel approaches from higher education leaders. At Western Governors University, we are accelerating skills-based education and hiring in order to give learners flexibility, address equity gaps, and ensure that every graduate is equipped to thrive. Our approach allows us to better serve students and power partnerships with employers and workforce development systems.

During this session, we will share our experience designing, developing, and deploying the Western Governors University Achievement Wallet. We will share learnings across our entire journey including the development of our skills library, how we used our newly available skills data to ensure our curriculum is aligned to the most market-relevant skills, and how we have empowered our learners to communicate the value of their skills, talent, and experiences to employers.

Which one or two theme(s) best describe the presentation? Digital Credentials (SPEEDE, Digital diploma, CLR, badging, OCR, etc)

What Professional Application does this sessions apply to? Governance surrounding Learning outcomes/skills. How WGU developed their skills inventory. How the skills inventory was integrated with curriculum. How the skills and learning are expressed as digital credentials in a wallet.

Presentation Begins:

Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 11:15 AM Eastern Time

Presented By:

Darin Hobbs, Western Governors University
Kacey Thorne Western Governers University