Micro-credentials as a Workforce-Ready Pathway – December 1, 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET A Proven Framework To Connect Students to Meaningful Employment, Boost Confidence & Transform Community Outcomes Institutions that embrace trustworthy, skills aligned micro-credentials position themselves as leaders in workforce ready education. A standards based model of micro-credentials is transforming this landscape turning learning into portable, verifiable, employer recognized signals of skill. When credentials align with workforce needs, institutions strengthen community outcomes, empower learners, and rebuild employer confidence. Join us on December 1, 2026, and learn how our expert presenters built a micro-credential framework that defines what trustworthy credential data looks like and how it enables students to confidently communicate their skills. This approach ensures transparency, data integrity, and learner control, giving graduates a competitive edge and giving employers confidence in their competencies. Wichita State University’s Spero initiative has proven that the framework is a success connecting students to meaningful employment, boosting confidence and transforming community outcomes. Gain the necessary skills and tools needed to transform your current micro-credential offerings to propel your students towards gainful employment. Topics Covered Gain crucial, actionable strategies that allow you to: Adopt a shared framework by learning how to structure micro-credentials using the TrustEd Credential Framework to meet both academic rigor and employer validation standards. Align learning with workforce needs by exploring how industry partnerships (like Wichita State University’s Spero Employer Network) can guide credential design and ensure relevance. Improve learner agency by discovering how interoperable digital wallets give students ownership and control of their verified credentials, making their skills visible and portable. Ensure data quality and trust by understanding how metadata, evidence and endorsements create high-trust credentials that employers recognize and value. Design for scalability by embedding micro-credentials seamlessly into existing curricula, reducing faculty friction and supporting institutional transformation. Recognize how collaborative credentialing models expand access and opportunity for underserved learners, strengthening equity and community outcomes. Presenters Kimberly Moore, JD, is currently serving as the Assistant Vice Provost for Enrichment Programs at Wichita State University (WSU). Click here for full bio. Rob Coyle currently serves as the Technical Program Manager, Digital Credentials at 1EdTech Consortium. Click here for full bio.