by Amie Bloomfield | Mar 28, 2025 | Credentialing
How to Define High-Quality Credentials The world of career and technical education (CTE) offers countless opportunities to recognize student achievement and verify skills through credentialing. According to a 2022 report by Credential Engine, there are over one...
by Amie Bloomfield | Mar 20, 2025 | Credentialing
The Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) is a nonprofit, industry-led training, assessment, and certification organization focused on ensuring that frontline production and material handling technicians are equipped with the skills needed to thrive in today’s...
by Amie Bloomfield | Feb 18, 2025 | Credentialing
Career and technical education (CTE) programs are known for expanding learning beyond the classroom or textbook. Performance assessments are an important way to validate these technical skills and recognize student achievement. Let’s explore how performance...
by Amie Bloomfield | Dec 12, 2024 | Credentialing
As a major online platform for CTE courses, eDynamic Learning aims to guide students on their journey after graduation. One of their key initiatives in bridging this gap is the Ready for Industry (RFI) program. RFI helps students explore career paths by providing them...
by Amie Bloomfield | Nov 11, 2024 | Credentialing
In today’s job market, technical skills alone aren’t enough to ensure success—employability skills are just as essential. In a previous article, we discussed the importance of employability skills in career and technical education (CTE) programs. Imagine a retail...
by Amie Bloomfield | Oct 24, 2024 | Credentialing, CTE Advocacy
NOCTI and Nocti Business Solutions (NBS) proudly serve as key players in the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers (NCATC) Strategic Partner Network, a dynamic alliance of over 160 members spanning community and technical colleges, universities, high...
by Amie Bloomfield | Oct 17, 2024 | Credentialing
NOCTI offers a substantial library of pre-tests for Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, encompassing over 125 occupational areas. In earlier blogs, we’ve highlighted the benefits of a pre-test, such as identifying competency gaps, helping students to set...
by Amie Bloomfield | Sep 19, 2024 | Credentialing
Each year, approximately 85 million Americans take to the water for boating, fueling a vibrant industry that has seen its economic impact soar by 35% between 2018 and 2023. This thriving sector supports over 800,000 jobs and powers 36,000 businesses nationwide. The...
by Amie Bloomfield | Aug 22, 2024 | Credentialing
What if you could just go to the local mall and shop…for your future? Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) decided to help people do just that when they repurposed 48,000 square feet of a local mall into an adult education center. The layout encourages adults –...
by Amie Bloomfield | May 23, 2024 | Credentialing
Meeting state education requirements often requires specialized solutions. NOCTI’s state partnerships help meet these requirements with state-specific assessments and resources, customized online credentialing systems, and more. One of NOCTI’s state partners,...
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