Educational Credentials

Educational Credentials (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the second lesson part of the Certifications of Study lesson that introduces its participants to educational credentials and related topics.

WorldOpp Pipeline

This lesson belongs to the Introduction to Education session of EmployableU Concepts.

Content

The predecessor lectio is Learning Arrangements.

Apprenticeship

Script

An educational credential is a credential that confirms one's education.

Educational institutions mostly award academic credentials.

However, some educational institutions offer educational programs that combine credentialing of academic achievements and professional experience.

These advanced programs commonly are in creative arts and the medical field, but they may include other courses of study. The credentials awarded from these programs can be professional degrees.

Professional degrees prepare to work in a particular profession, often meeting the academic requirements for licensure or accreditation.

In the United States, apprenticeship that is registered and overseen by a government organization is known as registered apprenticeship. In some states, this organization is the United States Department of Labor; similar state bodies register and oversee registered apprenticeships in the other states. Those organizations issue educational credentials to the graduates from the registered apprenticeships.

Key terms

Educational credential, registered apprenticeship

Closing

Is the difference between academic and educational credentials explained well? --Yes/No/I'm not sure

Academic Credentials is the successor lectio.

Questions

Placement entrance exam

Every statement below is split into one true and one false question in the actual exam.

1. A high school diploma and professional degree are (not) examples of academic credential.
2. All academic credentials are (not) educational ones.
3. All educational credentials are (not) academic ones.
4. One can (not) land a good job without a high-school diploma.
5. One can (not) land a good job without an academic credential.
6. Graduating from university rather from an apprenticeship leads (does not necessarily lead) to a better job.
7. With regard to fast employment, schools and universities do (not) tend to be better than apprenticeship.
8. Graduating from apprenticeship rather from an university leads (does not necessarily lead) to a better job.
9. With regard to fast employment, apprenticeship does (not) tend to be better than schools and universities.