Consulting

Flexible Support to Drive Impact

Every organization is at a different point in its credentialing journey. 

That’s why we offer flexible service pathways to meet you where you are.

what we do - Our expertise

BUILDING TRUST THROUGH STANDARDS & ACCREDITATION

We've trained hundreds of organizations on credentialing industry standards and helped them design policies, processes, and programs to meet them and achieve accreditation.

  • ISO 17024 
  • NCCA 
  • ASTM E2659 
  • ICE 1100

ENSURING WORKFORCE RELEVANCE

We bridge the gap between credentials and career and between credentialing agencies and employers.

  • Use labor market data to 1) identify market demand of credentials through job postings, 2) identify projected skills growth by roles, 3) identify volume and growth of roles across settings, or 4) determine which employers require your credentials
  • Design skill-based credentials
  • Design credentailing ecosystems with stackable options

AUDITING FOR COMPLIANCE & IMPROVEMENT

We conduct numerous audits each year to determine accreditation readiness, fulfill annual internal audit requirements, or to examine operational efficiency and effectiveness. 

  • For annual audits, we can conduct the audit or train your personnel to do so 
  • For improvement audits, we can focus on specific pain points or conduct a comprehensive audit

EXPANDING VISIBILITY & REACH

We can help you expand the visibility and reach of your programs through:

  • Mapping credentials to workforce frameworks
  • Mapping to CTDL and registering credentials with Credential Engine
  • Issuing verifiable digital credentials

ENSURING DATA-INFORMED SCHEME DEVELOPMENT

While many companies can facilitate a JTA, their sole focus is typically on generating a test content outline. Our approach is unique in that we design and validate your entire scheme. That means we also collect data to inform your prerequisites, maintenance, and recertification requirements. This is not only best practice for legal defensibility but also required practice if you seek accreditation to ISO 17024.


IMPROVING ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY

We can help applicants find and afford your programs through:

  • Approved for 529 plan use for your credentials 
  • ACE course credit approval 
  • GI bill funding approval 
  • COOL site registration

HOW WE DO IT - OUR OPTIONS

DIY

Empower your team with our Do It Yourself digital products to build or refine programs at your own pace.

DIY is a great option for organizations with tight budgets and dedicated staff and/or volunteers who are willing and capable of doing the work.  

DWY

Our Done With You approach features collaborative support to facilitate workshops, co-develop frameworks, and provide expert feedback while you maintain responsibility for the project activities and outputs.

DFY

Our full-service Done For You consulting is for organizations with unique or complex needs requiring a customized approach or for organizations with limited staff resources and/or expertise that need experts to keep their projects on track.