UMBC’s microcredential and digital credentialing work touches students, faculty, advisors, employers, and policymakers in different ways — and the case for it looks different depending on where you sit.
This page collects audience-specific briefs that explain what UMBC is building, why it matters, and what it means for you. Find the brief that fits your role, or read them all to get the full picture.
For Students
If you’ve earned a UMBC microcredential — or you’re curious what they actually are — this brief explains what’s inside your badge, why it’s different from a course grade, and how to put it to work in job applications, interviews, and grad school materials.
Your Skills, Verified — A Student Guide
For Academic Advisors
Microcredentials are showing up in your advisees’ records and conversations — and soon in myUMBC. This brief answers the questions advisors most commonly ask: what they are, where they appear, how to talk about them with students, and what (if anything) this adds to your workload.
Microcredentials and Your Advising Conversations
For Faculty
If you write learning outcomes and design assessments, you’re already doing the work microcredentials recognize. This brief explains how the program works, what faculty have said about it, and the different ways you can engage — from simply being informed to proposing a credential or joining the review board.
Your Teaching Already Does This. Let’s Make It Count.
For Employers
Resumes tell you what candidates claim. UMBC’s verified credentials show what they actually did, how it was assessed, and why you can trust it — especially as AI-generated applications make that distinction harder to make. This brief explains what’s in a UMBC credential and how employers can get involved in shaping them.
What Your Next Great Hire Can Actually Prove
For Government Relations and Policy Audiences
Federal legislation is moving, Maryland agencies are recognizing the gap, and UMBC has spent a decade building exactly what the state needs. This brief makes the case for why Maryland needs a coordinated LER infrastructure — and where UMBC fits in that conversation.
Digital Credentials and Maryland’s Workforce Future
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