CredLens Data Readiness Diagnostic

In 15 minutes, learn what you have in place, where the gaps are, and what to focus on next.

The good news: you’re probably not starting from zero with data readiness — your organization's ability to produce and use outcomes data. You may already have many of the pieces needed for outcomes insights — the right records, access to outcomes data, and the capacity to put that information to work.

The CredLens Data Readiness Diagnostic tells you where you stand and where to act first.

  • Nine self-scored questions
  • Complete individually, as a team, or across teams

You'll score the three areas of data readiness:

  • Records: the credential data already in your systems
  • Access: whether you can obtain employment and earnings data
  • Resources: the people and capacity to act on what you find

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Understand your data readiness

You'll walk away with two insights:

1
Your readiness level
How prepared your organization is to report on outcomes, on a four-level progression from Building to Leading.
2
Your strengths and gaps summary
Where you're strong, where the opportunities are, and what to focus on first.
Building
Lowest subtotal 0 or 3
Developing
Lowest subtotal 6
Leading
Lowest subtotal 15 or 18
Established
Lowest subtotal 9 or 12

Build a shared view of data readiness

Ownership of outcomes data typically spans several departments. Input from departments including IR, IT and data, workforce and continuing education, and program management captures a fuller picture. These views help you align on where you stand and how to move forward.

Have feedback on the diagnostic? Email us: info@credlens.org

Some data readiness gaps need outside help

Some gaps you can close on your own. Others require a partner, like getting employment and earnings data for credential holders who work outside your state.
That's where CredLens comes in.
Example result
Records
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Access
6
Resources
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Readiness Level
Building
Devel­oping
Estab­lished
Leading

Your primary gap is access

Access is your organization’s ability to obtain employment and earnings data. This data lives outside your systems — with state agencies, federal databases, and private sources.

Learn more about outcomes data and data readiness

Key Outcomes Data Sources

A short guide to the three key data sources — surveys, government data, and private sector data — and what outcomes each provides and its limitations.

Credential Outcomes Data 101 Webinar

A 12-minute review that defines what quality outcomes data is, why it's been hard to produce, and what becomes possible once you have it.

Data Readiness Blog

Why data readiness is the foundation for reporting on outcomes, and how to begin building it.