As many employers continue having difficulty finding workers to fill positions, the SHRM Foundation is urging HR professionals and hiring managers to look to individuals with nondegreed credentials as viable candidates for hiring and promotion.
Skilled credentials can take a variety of forms—certifications, documented completion of a registered or nonregistered apprenticeship, and digital badges that indicate completion of learning modules within a particular field.
In a campaign to build awareness of skilled credentials, the SHRM Foundation is re-releasing two reports, Making Skilled Credentials Work and The Rise of Skilled Credentials in Hiring. The republished papers feature a change in terminology from “alternative” credentials to “skilled” credentials to underscore the value and rigor of the credentials.
