Workcred Expert Series

Workcred has partnered with KnetStream Networks (previously RVN Television) to host this expert series in highlight of the following workforce and credentialing-related topics. If you have an idea for a future session, please send us a note at [email protected].
July 2025
Promoting Quality Surgical Patient Care

In this episode, Dr. Roy Swift of Workcred is joined by Robin Jenkins, CEO of the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). The NBSTSA provides professional certification for surgical technologists and surgical first assistants for mastery of skills related to surgical procedures, aseptic techniques, and patient care.

Featuring: Dr. Roy Swift, Workcred and Robin Jenkins, NBSTSA
Produced by: KnetStream Networks
June 2025
Quality Matters

Transcending industries, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) offers quality processes and continuous improvement resources to help individuals and organizations ensure quality and advance reliability and sustainability in an ever-evolving marketplace. Michael Byrnes, executive director of certification operations at ASQ, joins this episode to highlight the benefits of certifications for all.

Featuring: Dr. Roy Swift, Workcred and Michael Byrnes, ASQ
Produced by: KnetStream Networks
May 2025
Combating Evolving Cyber Threats

Brian Correia, director of business development at GIAC Certifications, joins this session of Workcred's expert series to highlight the importance of certifications to provide verification of critically needed cybersecurity skills to practitioners and employers, proving that professionals and prospective hires have the necessary knowledge and abilities to get the ever-evolving job done.

Featuring: Dr. Roy Swift, Workcred and Brian Correia, GIAC Certifications
Produced by: KnetStream Networks
April 2025
Meeting Global Demand for Affordable, Reliable, and Cleaner Energy

This episode highlights the importance of credentials and standards in the oil and natural gas industry. The American Petroleum Institute's director of individual certification programs and credentialing specialist, Andri Orphanidies, joins Workcred's Expert Series to discuss how API has enhanced operational and environmental safety, efficiency, and sustainability over the past 100 years.

Featuring: Dr. Roy Swift, Workcred and Andri Orphanidies, API
Produced by: KnetStream Networks
February 2025
Integrating AV and IT Skills

Audiovisual technology changes how people communicate and experience the world. AVIXA is a hub for professional collaboration among manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, consultants, programmers, live events companies, technology managers, content producers, and multimedia professionals from more than 80 countries.

Featuring: Dr. Roy Swift, Workcred and Adrienne Knick, AVIXA
Produced by: KnetStream Networks
January 2025
Advancing Security Worldwide

In this episode, Dr. Roy Swift of Workcred is joined by the director of certifications at ASIS International, Erica Brown. ASIS International issues certifications, standards, and guidelines for security professionals.

Featuring: Dr. Roy Swift, Workcred and Erica Brown, ASIS International
Produced by: KnetStream Networks
June 2024
Fire, Electrical, and Related Hazards

Dan Pickel, director of certification and accreditation at the National Fire Protection Association, joins this session of Workcred's expert series to highlight the importance of certifications for fire prevention, wildfire preparedness, electrical safety, hazardous materials, community risk reduction, and public safety.

Featuring: Dan Pickel, National Fire Protection Association
Produced by: RVN TV
May 2024
Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration

On this episode of Workcred’s Expert Series, executive director, Roy Swift, is joined by Carey Vermeulen, chairman of the board for the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification. The organization seeks to establish and advance globally recognized standards and credentials for the inspection, cleaning, and restoration industries.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; Carey Vermeulen, Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification
Produced by: RVN TV
December 2023
Pathways to Construction Management

Workcred's Roy Swift is joined by Nicholas Soto, vice president of professional development at the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), to highlight the profession of construction management and the use of qualified construction managers on capital projects and programs.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; Nicholas Soto, CMAA
Produced by: RVN TV
November 2023
Increasing Demand for Cloud, Data, and Software Skills

Karen Elzey, associate executive director of Workcred, speaks with Susan Farago, talent development at Salesforce, in this episode to examine how Salesforce can help individuals gain and grow technical skills. Salesforce is not only a company that provides customer relationship management software and applications focused on sales, customer service, marketing, data, and analytics, but also offers more than 40 certifications ranging from the entry level associate certification to the very advanced Certified Technical Architect.

Featuring: Karen Elzey, Workcred; Susan Farago, Salesforce
Produced by: RVN TV
October 2023
Construction and Maintenance Craft Professionals

In this latest episode of the Workcred expert series, Workcred's Roy Swift is joined by Boyd Worsham, President and CEO of the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) to highlight what kind of jobs and credentials are available in the construction industry. NCCER is the leading provider of construction education for industry and career and technical education programs.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; Boyd Worsham, NCCER
Produced by: RVN TV
July 2023
The Importance of Fitness to Health

CrossFit is more than just a fitness program - it is the formula for everything we do, from forging elite fitness to preventing and reversing chronic disease. In this video, Workcred's Roy Swift is joined by CrossFit's Bobbi Millsaps to explain how to understand the methodology and become a CrossFit trainer.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; Bobbi Millsaps, CrossFit
Produced by: RVN TV
June 2023
Credentialing a Crucial Role in Healthcare

Roy Swift of Workcred is joined by Siri Sorensen and Damien Berg from the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association to discuss the importance of credentials and rigor of skills for sterile processing professionals in healthcare.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred
Produced by: RVN TV
March 2023
Ensuring the Security of Health Information

Roy Swift of Workcred is joined by Mike Niederpruem of the American Health Information Management Association to highlight the credential and career pathways in health information management. Health information professionals ensure that sensitive health information remains accurate, accessible, complete, and protected at all times.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred
Produced by: RVN TV
January 2023
Realizing the Full Potential of Untapped Talent

Roy Swift, executive director of Workcred, is joined by Jane Oates, president of WorkingNation, to discuss one of the nation's untapped talent pools - people with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities often have critical skills that employers want and need, yet many of these individuals still struggle to find employment. Credentials have a role to play in ensuring that individuals with disabilities can effectively convey their skills and knowledge to employers. For this to occur, credentials must clearly articulate the skills, knowledge, and abilities so that individuals can use the credentials to find good jobs and employers can understand the skills and competencies that the credential holder has.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; Jane Oates, WorkingNation
Produced by: RVN TV
November 2022
Evaluating Non-Degree Credentials

Karen Elzey, associate executive director of Workcred, is joined by Deb Cohen, consultant, speaker, and trainer, Deb Cohen LLC, to discuss how HR professionals evaluate non-degree credentials to determine whether individuals have the right skills for the job.

Featuring: Karen Elzey, Workcred; Deb Cohen, Deb Cohen LLC
Produced by: RVN TV
August 2022
Protecting the World

Roy Swift of Workcred is joined by Jessica Richardson of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals to highlight how these certifications can support safer jobs in any industry or career path, and set the standard for safety practice around the world.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred, Jessica Richardson, Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Produced by: RVN TV
July 2022
Credentials to Meet Current Workforce Changes

Robert Pedigo of Pedigo and Associates joins Roy Swift of Workcred to highlight the recent changes the U.S. is seeing all throughout the workforce, resulting in the need for more quality credentials to fill the new skills needs that occur from these changes.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred, Robert Pedigo, Pedigo and Associates
Produced by: RVN TV
June 2022
Quality Career Pathways for Restaurant Workers

Roy Swift, executive director of Workcred, is joined by Larry Lynch, senior vice president of health, safety, and regulatory services at the National Restaurant Association, to explain how certifications offered by the National Restaurant Association can lead to quality career pathways in the restaurant industry.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; Larry Lynch, National Restaurant Association
Produced by: RVN TV
May 2022
HR Perspectives on Non-Degree Credentials

Roy Swift, executive director of Workcred, is joined by Alex Alonso, chief knowledge officer at SHRM, to discuss how quality credentials can enhance ones chances of being hired. Over the past year, SHRM has conducted research to uncover the value and return on investment of non-degree credentials for HR.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; Alex Alonso, SHRM
Produced by: RVN TV
May 2022
Combining Different Types of Credentials

Workcred's associate executive director, Karen Elzey, discusses the opportunity to combine different type of credentials, such as earning a certification or certificate as part of an academic degree program. One of the benefits of combining credentials is that learners can earn a certificate or certification in a shorter amount of time and enter the labor market while having the ability to continue to earn a degree. Also, certificates and certifications can provide additional job- or occupational-specific skills that complement an academic degree and make a candidate more competitive when seeking employment.

Featuring: Karen Elzey, Workcred
Produced by: RVN TV
March 2022
Understanding Quality Certifications

How do you know which certifications are quality? How do standards affect certification quality and why is that important? Roy Swift, executive director of Workcred, and Cynthia Woodley, COO and psychometrician with Professional Testing, Inc., discuss what questions people should ask to better understand which certifications have quality and help determine which might be the best for them.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; and Cynthia Woodley, Professional Testing, Inc.
Produced by: RVN TV
February 2022
Recent Trends in Credentials

Isabel Cardenas-Navia, Workcred’s senior director of research, is joined by executive professor of educational policy and executive director of the Northeastern University’s Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, Sean Gallagher, to discuss recent trends in credentialing, including microcredentials. The segment also covers the increased acceptance and use of non-degree credential by employers, and how certifications support career progression and life-long learning.

Featuring: Isabel Cardenas-Navia, Workcred; and Sean Gallagher, Northeastern University
Produced by: RVN TV
January 2022
Non-Degree Credential Quality

There is increasing interest and proliferation of non-degree credentials. Yet, with so many credentials in the marketplace, how can people understand the quality of non-degree credentials? Michelle van Noy, director and associate research professor at the Rutgers University Education and Employment Research Center, joins Workcred for a discussion of a conceptual framework to assess and measure non-degree credential quality. The four elements of this framework are: credential design, competencies, market processes, and outcomes.

Featuring: Karen Elzey, Workcred; and Michelle van Noy, Rutgers University
Produced by: RVN TV
December 2021
Certifications for Everyone

Workcred’s associate executive director, Karen Elzey, emphasizes the benefits of pursuing a certification and details how certifications facilitate life-long learning. She also addresses the value of certifications in the labor market, why a person may benefit from receiving a certification if he/she already has an undergraduate degree, and how certifications can be used to help people upskill or reskill in the competitive job market.

Featuring: Karen Elzey, Workcred
Produced by: RVN TV
November 2021
A Ticket Into Tech

Amy Kardel, vice president of strategic workforce relationships at CompTIA, along with Workcred's Karen Elzey, highlight how CompTIA's vendor-neutral certifications can open doors to information technology careers. CompTIA promotes industry growth through the development of a highly-skilled workforce and a commitment to creating an environment where innovation happens and the opportunities and benefits made possible through technology are available to all.

Featuring: Karen Elzey, Workcred; and Amy Kardel, CompTIA
Produced by: RVN TV
November 2021
The Importance of Clinical Pathology

Hear from Karen Elzey, associate executive director at Workcred, and Patricia Tanabe, executive director of the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Certification (BOC) on the importance of validated and safe testing practices, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ASCP BOC certifies laboratory professionals to ensure the health and safety of clinical settings.

Featuring: Karen Elzey, Workcred; and Patricia Tanabe, ASCP
Produced by: RVN TV
August 2021
Project Management Skills in Every Industry Sector

Karen Elzey, associate executive director at Workcred, is joined by Sierra Hampton-Simmons, the director and portfolio leader for certification at the Project Management Institute, in this fourth video of the series to highlight how project management skills are used in every industry sector. The Project Management Institute offers certifications that are relevant to people at every stage of their career.

Featuring: Karen Elzey, Workcred; and Sierra Hampton-Simmons, PMI
Produced by: RVN TV
July 2021
The Ins and Outs of Quality Crane Operation

Dr. Roy Swift of Workcred speaks with Graham Brent, CEO of the NCCCO Foundation, about the importance of certifications for crane operators and public safety, and how the foundation is addressing the skills gap in the construction industry.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; and Graham Brent, NCCCO Foundation
Produced by: RVN TV
June 2021
Certification: Addressing a National Supply Chain Issue

Mark Imfeld of the Association for Supply Chain Management joins Workcred’s executive director, Dr. Roy Swift, to discuss how the supply chain is affected by workforce issues, and the importance of certifications for this system.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; and Mark Imfeld, Association for Supply Chain Management
Produced by: RVN TV
June 2021
Building a Quality Workforce with Quality Credentialing

What role do quality credentials play in building a quality workforce? Join Dr. Roy Swift of Workcred and Lance Welter of Welter Associates on RVN Television’s Morning Coffee Expert Series to learn more.

Featuring: Roy Swift, Workcred; and Lance Welter, Welter Associates
Produced by: RVN TV
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