Credentialing Bodies

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

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

Content

The predecessor lectio is Educational Institutions.

Script

A credentialing body is a legal entity in the business of establishing educational, professional, and other credentials. Although educational institutions are most recognizable bodies for most of us, but way not only credentialing bodies.

For instance, there are several ways to credential for high school-level academic skills in the United States.

First, students can get graduated from a high school and receive a high school diploma.

Second, they can pass the special tests and receive GED (General Educational Development) or similar credentials. Non-governmental organizations manage these special tests. Every state in the United States contracts one or two of those organizations.

Several non-governmental organizations such as World Education Services (WES) evaluate international credentials, while transferring foreign educational awards into American equivalents.

The states often award professional licenses to practice several restricted occupations such as medical doctor or public school teacher.

The United States Department of Labor awards credentials to those who have graduated from those registered apprenticeships that have been registered with the Department.

Various non-governmental organizations such as Project Management Institute (PMI) award trade certificates such as Project Management Professional (PMP).

Select educational institutions such as SUNY Empire State College may award credentials not only for their courses of study, but for professional licenses, standardized exams, volunteer work, military training, in-service courses, and independent reading and study. They offer special procedures for evaluation of the learning that occurred outside their institutions.

Finally, every workforce service provider may serve as a credentialing body as well.

Key terms

Credentialing body, high school diploma, GED (mistakenly known as General Equivalency Diploma)

Closing

Has any credentialing body other than educational institutions ever credentialed you? --Yes/No/I'm not sure

Workforce Developers is the successor lectio.