Education & Employment Research Center (EERC)

The State Noncredit Data Project (SNDP) is proud to announce the release of reports on noncredit education data systems in five states: Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The reports found variation in approaches to states’ data collection systems, but clear building blocks for understanding the size and shape of noncredit programs, students, and outcomes in those states

Thank you to everyone who attended the NCRN Spring Conference on May 10th, 2024. We are excited to announce that the next NCRN Conference will be held on April 3rd, 2025 at the George Washington University. More information will be coming soon.

The NCRN recently held a webinar titled, “Developing a National Qualifications Framework in the United States” featuring Melissa Ganiere, current project manager for the United States Qualifications Framework group (USQF), and Todd Lee Goen, interim Vice President of the USQF Board of Directors, will be discussed the development of a National Qualifications Framework in the United States.

Listen to EERC Director Michelle Van Noy on The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s podcast on all topics postsecondary education and explored the remarkable political alignment around workforce development and training, and how to strengthen it in the face of ever-growing trends toward polarization