Walmart Backs Trailblazing Competency-Based Learning Nonprofit To Unleash Potential of Skills-Based Hiring
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN), the international leader in re-centering learning to demonstrate what people know and can do, today announced the launch of the Center for Skills by C-BEN (CFS x C-BEN), an ambitious initiative to turn the promise and opportunity of a skills-based economy into practice. Supported by a $1.5 million grant from Walmart, CFS x C-BEN will leverage C-BEN's unique expertise to create and implement objective, reliable ways to assess and validate skills that can bridge the gap between education and the workforce.
Key Points:
- Today, at least 20 states have made formal announcements to focus hiring around skills rather than degrees, while nearly half of all employers have plans to remove bachelor's degree hiring requirements.
- The work of CFS x C-BEN will play a critical leadership role in accelerating the shift to a skills-based economy."
- CFS x C-BEN is excited to welcome ETS as the first global assessment partner to join.
- To learn more about CFS x C-BEN, visit c-ben.org/centerforskills and register here for a webinar on Tuesday, May 7th at 2 pm CT.