Addressing the Employment Challenge: The Use of Postsecondary Noncredit Training in Skills Development

This American Enterprise Institute report looks at noncredit skills training as a potential approach for addressing the skills gap in various occupations and how industry-based certification from noncredit training can address the demand for qualified labor. The report provides models of noncredit programs used at community colleges nationally and can be operationalized more flexibly than traditional degree programs.