Report: The Credentials People Get Are Not Always the Ones Companies Want - Wade Tyler Millward, EdSurge

Almost 30 percent of industry-recognized credentials American students recently earned relate to careers in architecture and construction. Yet just 8 percent of them are in demand by employers. And only .1 percent of students earned a particular credential that could lead to a nearly $82,000 information technology job. These are just some of the findings teased Monday at a SXSW EDU panel on industry-recognized credentials developed or adopted by businesses to verify students have the technical skills needed for certain jobs. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-03-08-report-the-credentials-people-get-are-not-always-the-ones-companies-want