Hoffman explains the benefits to all sides of the network:
"With certification as a platform, not just a product, the feedback loops between all parties will tighten. Education providers will have more capacity to track what employers are looking for and adjust their curricula accordingly. Students will have more explicit guideposts to follow, so they can invest their tuition dollars and time into developing skills that will truly increase their chances of transitioning successfully to the workforce. Employers will be able to use certification as a finding mechanism, not just a screening mechanism."
Mozilla is taking a strong position in Certification-as-a-Platform through its Open Badges standard. These are visual representations of our achievements, skills and learnings. They can be issued from many sources, easily displayed and much more measurable than current alternatives.
The re-imagined diploma is no long a static document but always updated as you continue learning, gaining new skills and unique experiences throughout life. Education innovators like Khan Academy and Top Coder allow students to signal their progress and celebrate incremental learning goals rather than purely lumpy achievements like the traditional university degree.
Certification-as-a-Platform's earliest disruption will happen in liberal arts institutions stuck with a higher cost structure and facing competition from specialized content providers. And the platform controller stands to capture a lot of value through selling insights on which course content to promote to the right person, connecting the right candidates for the right jobs and data for intelligently designing the courses in highest-demand.
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