GamePlan and Edevate Bring Micro-Degrees in Information Technology to the UK

 
LONDON - Nov. 10, 2015 - PRLog -- GamePlan and Edevate Bring Micro-Degrees in IT to the UK

PRESS RELEASE, LONDON, 10 November 2015 – GamePlan Learning Limited (GamePlan) is pleased to announce its partnership with Edevate to bring micro-degrees in information technology to the United Kingdom. GamePlan invites you to the official launch of this collaboration on Wednesday, 11 November, 3pm – 7pm at the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-afternoon-of-hr-innovation-tickets-19373323131?aff=es2. “With this collaboration with Edevate, GamePlan looks forward to expanding our career planning and management offerings for individuals and organisations,” said Gene Eidelman, CEO of GamePlan.

The acute shortage of skilled workers has encouraged hiring managers to look outside traditional educational channels and spawned innovative industry-specific credentialing models such as Edevate’s MicroDegree. The Microdegree is an open, institution-agnostic credential, meaning that it can be earned by combining programs offered through different course providers. The Microdegree offers the first and most effective open credentialing process for MOOCs, coding "boot camps" and many other competency-based programs. A MicroDegree candidate has the freedom to stack and blend different types of educational processes using a process termed Incremental Credentialing™ evidenced via a Universal Transcript™ maintained on the Edevate platform. In order to place all forms of education on a common assessment basis, the MicroDegree Accreditation Commission utilizes the "MicroCredit" as a unit of measurement. MicroCredits represent documented education and training processes and an accredited MicroDegree equates to approximately 1,000 hours of learning experiences including a minimum of 500 contact hours in relevant accredited educational programs.

GamePlan Learning joins the list of institutions that have already received recognition by the MicroDegree Accreditation Commission, including The McAfee Institute and The American College of Economics. Gordon Rogers, Co-founder and President of Edevate said, “We are redefining competency based credentialing by allowing candidates to select educational experiences from any accredited institution as well as from the over 8,300 open education resources that are offered on the Edevate platform. This approach is similar to the introduction of iTunes, which offered consumers the option to purchase a single track instead of the entire album.”

About GamePlan Learning Limited. GamePlan Learning Limited (GamePlan) helps organization to select and retain talent and to breach the skills gap. Visit gameplanlearning.com and follow @GamePlanLearn on Twitter.

About Edevate. Edevate is Atlanta, GA, USA-based administrator of the MicroDegree Accreditation Commission. Visit Edevate at edevate.com

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