Employment Rate Is a Floor, Not a Ceiling: The Case for Measuring Career Mobility
For credential issuers serious about demonstrating program value, career mobility — new roles, new industries, measurable wage growth — is the metric that actually reflects whether a credential delivered on its promise.
For credential issuers serious about demonstrating program value, career mobility — new roles, new industries, measurable wage growth — is the metric that actually reflects whether a credential delivered on its promise.
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The conversation at SXSW EDU highlights how three organizations with three different data journeys are all working toward the same goal: real economic mobility for their learners.
How earnings data uncovered a 33% wage gap between two programs — and changed the path for every student.
How California's only fully online community college is building the employment and earnings evidence its model needs.
How a data-driven workforce nonprofit expanded its view of alumni outcomes beyond what state wage records capture.
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