About Us
Mission and Vision
Workcred’s mission is to strengthen workforce quality by improving the credentialing system, ensuring its ongoing relevance, and preparing employers, workers, educators, and governments to use it effectively.
Our vision is a labor market which relies on the relevance, quality, and value of workforce credentials for opportunities, growth, and development.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
The following strategic priorities were developed to guide Workcred’s activities in pursuit of its mission and vision. As the workforce grows and changes, so too do these priorities evolve as Workcred identifies new needs and issues to address in the credentialing system.
- Educate stakeholders about quality as a differentiator of credentials and/or provide means (metrics) by which stakeholders can make judgements about credential value.
- Connect stakeholders to facilitate a more integrated and effective credentialing system.
- Create or inform the development of quality credentialing programs offered by industry associations, education institutions, government agencies, and employers.
Why Workcred?
For certifications and certificates, as well as other non-degree credentials, there is no common definition of quality or value, little confidence, and little consistency across industry sectors.
Our Unique Expertise
- Building quality credentialing (certificate/certification) programs that meet national and/or international standards.
- Helping employers articulate competencies and design or select appropriate credentials.
- Ensuring that credentials are aligned to the current body of knowledge for an occupation.
- Determining the quality, effectiveness, and market value of a credential, and its impact on an industry.
- Assessing competencies and learning outcomes.
- Creating and conducting valid qualitative and quantitative research.
- Aligning industry, education, and credentialing organizations.
- Educating stakeholders about quality credentials, when credentials are appropriate, and how they fit in career pathways.
How Workcred Can Help You
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Workcred’s mission and vision, unique expertise, and how we can help you.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
An effective and successful credentialing system is one that is inclusive and equitably supports individuals from diverse backgrounds. In keeping with our mission, Workcred is committed to developing a work environment that is diverse and inclusive. We strive to create a work environment that provides opportunities for growth, development and equity for our team members, partners and stakeholders. We value having employees and partners from different ethnic, cultural and gender backgrounds who possess energy, talent and vision for improving the nation’s labor markets. Workcred celebrates diverse voices in our projects and research. We understand that hearing and embracing different perspectives leads to creative thinking, innovation and equity.
Relationship with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB)
Formed in 2014 as an affiliate of ANSI, Workcred is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. Workcred’s independence as a legal entity maintains separation from and respects the impartiality of ANAB’s accreditation services.
Find out more about ANSI and ANAB on their websites.
