Flexible, Stackable Certificates: The Future of Education
Executive Summary
ISACA ® and UPCEA ® have partnered to help academic learning institutions build capacity for faculty and students in high-demand areas such as IT, cybersecurity and emerging technologies through new courses, accelerated programs, learning materials and by embedding certificates or certifications in appropriate curricula.
This report highlights recent data on stackable credentials, external partnerships and an overview of ISACA IT credentialing programs. Over the last few years, students have been faced with several global events and an uncertain economy.
A demand for specialized skills and continued learning has become not only a part of how employers hire, but also how they train their employees. Education and career paths for individuals of all ages and experience are being rapidly reshaped by time, technology, market factors and changing priorities.
Whether they are recent graduates, entering the workforce later in life, or looking for advancement or changing careers, people are increasingly requiring new ways to access experiential learning. Academic institutions are facing challenges and competition from many fronts. To maintain and grow their leadership position, they need to evolve and deliver on the fast-changing—and growing—needs for flexible, quality, experiential educational content.
Stackable credentials can be the answer to introducing new and valuable specialized skills to a wide range of learners and professionals. This report showcases key numbers and figures to provide more information on stackable credentials, insights of ISACA certifications and how stackable models could be applied to other industries to show how they can be leveraged for a variety of learner populations.
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