Creating a credentialing system - Interview with Nan Travers

In this podcast, Dr Nan Travers tells about the project “Credential as You Go: Transforming the Credentialing System of the U.S” and opportunities of creating a credentialing system and the impact it can have on society. Dr Nan Travers is the director of the Center for Leadership in Credentialing Learning at SUNY Empire State College. She focuses on research, policies and practices of the recognition, validation, and credentialing of prior learning. Currently, she is leading the project Credential as You Go: Transforming the Credentialing System of the U.S. It is a way of formally recognizing people’s knowledge and skills in smaller increments and not expecting people to gain a full degree The interviewer in this podcast is Bryndís Skarphéðinsdóttir, NVL coordinator for Iceland.