Students can earn verified microcredentials in applied business

October 19, 2020

Applied business and accounting students can now earn verified microcredentials from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College.

Credly, a leading firm in the field, will verify the students’ microcredentials through a new partnership with UAF CTC.

A microcredential represents a student’s mastery of a specific skill. CTC’s applied business and accounting program offers industry-recognized microcredentials in Microsoft Excel, social media marketing, and entrepreneurship and small business.

Credly’s verification will give microcredential earners a digital badge for sharing on social media platforms such as Facebook or LinkedIn. They can add the badge to their email signature block. Microcredential earners also will have access to job market information through Credly.

Credly’s microcredential verification confirms that earners have met standards that are trustworthy demonstrations of their knowledge. The verification shows peers and employers evidence of subject mastery and how it was achieved.

CTC student Paula Earp recently received two microcredentials confirming her ability to use Hootsuite, a social media management platform.

“This credibility demonstrates to the broader world that I have attained a level of competency that is validated by one of the nation’s leading social media management tools for businesses,” Earp said.

UAF CTC’s applied business and applied accounting program offers certificate and associate degrees that can be completed 100% online. With 13 concentration areas to choose from, students can customize their education to advance careers in fields such as business management, tourism, human resources and public administration.

For more information on the microcredentialing program, please contact Mark Young at mdyoung2@alaska.edu or 907-455-2861.

ON THE WEB: https://www.ctc.uaf.edu/abus/microcredentials