{"id":10123,"date":"2021-06-15T12:14:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T16:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/news\/?p=10123"},"modified":"2021-06-15T21:39:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T01:39:24","slug":"elizabethtown-college-launches-online-micro-credential-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2021\/06\/15\/elizabethtown-college-launches-online-micro-credential-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Launches Online Micro-Credential Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Etown Edge offers continuing education micro-credentials for working professionals.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recently, Elizabethtown College\u2019s School of Graduate and Professional Studies launched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etown.edu\/scps\/edge.aspx\">Etown Edge<\/a>, a 100-percent online, interactive micro-credential platform aimed to help working professionals obtain certificates in hundreds of high-demand career fields, workplace skills, and leadership topics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a growing demand for professionals to gain more specific abilities and knowledge in focused areas and on faster timelines,\u201d Elizabethtown College President Cecilia M. McCormick, J.D. said. \u201cEtown Edge offers professionals flexible and high-quality online programs to strengthen competencies and gain valuable skills to accelerate in their professions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-15-120734.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10124 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-15-120734-1024x491.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-15-120734-1024x491.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-15-120734-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-15-120734-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/files\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-15-120734.png 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Etown Edge provides self-paced <a href=\"http:\/\/edge.etown.edu\/\">micro-credential content<\/a> in an array of pathways including high-demand areas like Data Analytics and Statistics, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Teaching Online, Introduction to Leadership, Leaders and Work-Life Balance, Content Marketing, Stress Management, Project Management, and Web Analytics. Upon completing each micro-credential, participants earn certificates and continuing education units.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of the online platform also include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Achieve goals and develop skills through fast-track, micro-credential content across a variety of fields. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Earn college credits with ACE-approved bundles and our Prior Learning Assessment opportunity. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rich, engaging, social experience that adds value to learning. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Personalized experience with round-the-clock support.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Customizable, unlimited content subscriptions for professionals and\/or organizations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etown.edu\/scps\/edge.aspx\">Etown Edge<\/a> to learn more about the platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Etown Edge offers continuing education micro-credentials for working professionals. 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