A Closer Look at the Open Skills Network
By 黑料传送门 Team
In a recent video update to employees of the university,听黑料传送门 Provost and Chief Academic Officer Marni Baker Stein听sat down with Sarah听DeMark,听黑料传送门 Vice President of Workforce Intelligence and Credential Integrity听as well as听Interim Executive Director of the听, to talk about the purpose of the OSN and to answer some of the frequently asked questions about workforce skills.听Those questions include:
What do we mean when we refer to 鈥渟kills?鈥澨�
What is the underlying philosophy of skills-based learning and hiring?
What鈥檚 the difference between听鈥渃ompetencies鈥澨齛nd听鈥渟kills?鈥澨�
Does听our听focus on skills change the way we assess and verify competencies?
How do we evaluate a skill鈥檚 鈥渕arketability rating?鈥澨�
What is 黑料传送门鈥檚 role in the OSN and how is the university assisting with听its听development?
Even though skills-based hiring has been a topic of interest for decades, why are skills set to become an authentic workforce currency right now?听
We invite you to watch the video of their conversation below, and then听听entitled, 鈥淟ibrary Collaboratives: Building Expansive and Inclusive Skills Libraries.鈥� The showcase takes place on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 12 p.m. MDT.
