Illinois Pathways Credentials and Assessments (March 2015)
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The document discusses various types of credentials that validate an individual's skills and qualifications, highlighting their importance in the hiring process and potential wage benefits. It categorizes credentials into degrees, certificates, licenses, and industry certifications, among others, and emphasizes the concept of stackable credentials that facilitate career advancement. Additionally, it mentions the resources available for exploring these credentials and the Illinois state agencies involved in supporting credential attainment.
Illinois Pathways Credentials and Assessments (March 2015)
- 1. 1 Illinois Pathways Credentials and Assessments March 2015 www.ilpathways.com
- 2. A credential is a document, certificate, license, or digital badge proving a person's qualifications. You earn credentials by proving you have the knowledge and the skills that are required, often through completing courses or training and taking tests. Credentials give an advantage in the hiring process. Some industries may pay a higher wage when job candidates demonstrate a higher level of skills. Some jobs require that you have a credential or a license. For example, truck drivers and healthcare professionals need a license to perform their jobs. 2 Credentials include: degrees; diplomas; credit-bearing, noncredit, and work readiness certificates; badges; professional/industry certifications; apprenticeships; and licenses—all of which, in different ways, testify to people’s skills, knowledge, and abilities.
- 3. Educational Credentials • Awarded based upon completion of credit bearing courses. Noncredit Certificates • Awarded for course completion Apprenticeship- related credentials governed by labor- management partnerships. Industry Certifications • Awarded by industry and professional associations. Licenses • Awarded by states to practice a profession. Other Credentials • Digital Badges • GED • Career Readiness Types of Credentials: 3
- 4. Support completion by building momentum. Be aligned with employer needs. Facilitate student transitions. Stackable Credential: Part of a sequence of credentials that can be accumulated over time to build up an individual’s qualifications, and help them move along a career pathway or up a career ladder to different and potentially higher-paying jobs. (Source: TEGL 15- 10, www.doleta.gov) 4
- 5. 5 Select Credentials with any Pathway and Level.
- 6. 6 • View related credentials with the option to search and export to a spreadsheet (CSV). • Links to credential website. Credentials/Assessments - widely recognized certificates that have market value and can be obtained through the completion of academic assessments and programs, or through industry-recognized training and certificate-granting institutions.
- 7. 7 Optional advanced search and export that will default to open in a spreadsheet.
- 8. 8 www.ilpathways.com State of Illinois Agency Partners: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Illinois State Board of Education Illinois Community College Board Illinois Board of Higher Education Illinois Student Assistance Commission Illinois Department of Employment Security