Microcredentials to Help Launch Students' Careers

Career Level: Basic-, intermediate-, and advanced-level career services, university relations and recruiting, and business affiliate professionals
Competency: Program/workshop design and delivery
Fee: $69 (member); $89 (nonmember);

Summary
During this webinar, Sheila Myers will showcase the online (Brightspace) modules she developed to assist students seeking to identify their skills, develop professional portfolios and resumes, and learn how to search for jobs. She will explain the process and how it has evolved over time to recruit students and faculty to participate and interact with the microcredential model.

Following this program, you will be able to:
- Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to initiate and establish a career launch microcredential program, including key steps, considerations, and best practices;
- Learn how to incorporate material that is useful and inclusive for all students; and
- Acquire techniques and communication strategies to approach and engage faculty members in incorporating these modules seamlessly into existing curricula, fostering collaboration and alignment with academic goals.
Presenters

Sheila Myers, Coordinator, Applied Learning, Cayuga Community College - SUNY - Auburn Campus
Sheila Myers is a professor and coordinator of applied learning at Cayuga Community College.