tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314221089554273437.post7106210197901859527..comments2023-04-14T04:47:42.572-04:00Comments on The President's Take: Micro-credentials: The Next FrontierCharter Oak State Collegehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632221178378165042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314221089554273437.post-47472588041000198312010-06-20T01:35:38.802-04:002010-06-20T01:35:38.802-04:00Definitely a good idea, but please do not give up ...Definitely a good idea, but please do not give up on the idea of Charter Oak offering a Masters Degree either!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217300924489596133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314221089554273437.post-18290096218454107022010-04-26T11:06:55.169-04:002010-04-26T11:06:55.169-04:00Another possibility is that the end result of boom...Another possibility is that the end result of boomer retirements from middle management will simply mean a permanent reduction in positions at that level. Either way, flexibility will be increasingly important for those seeking employment and contracting, and I agree that shorter academic certificates can help fill that need.<br /><br />Ideally, Charter Oak can offer enough of these at the graduate level that those who come back often enough for certificates made up of two or three course can then roll them into a Master's degree in Professional Studies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2314221089554273437.post-20530095739039450912010-04-26T10:16:04.875-04:002010-04-26T10:16:04.875-04:00An often unrecognized nicro-credentialing need occ...An often unrecognized nicro-credentialing need occurs when an individual is moved from being responsible for just their own work to being responsible for others. These can be small jumps or big jumps. Many times top technicians are moved to management and are ill-prepared for this change. Mistakes can be made with major consequences given the rules in place in today's workplace. So, going back and taking courses in management, organization behavior and human resource management is a good thing to do to achieve this gag and aviod some potentially career ending mistakes.29tomthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871531197014760629noreply@blogger.com