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This week, we continue exploring new insights in learning, memory, retention and test-success strategies.

This post is about helping test candidates prepare for exams at testing centers within the Kryterion Testing Network (KTN).

If you're a test candidate, new research in cognition may radically change the way you think about preparing for your next exam. Read on to discover how the results of recent studies are challenging conventional wisdom on learning, memory, retention and test performance.

Digital credentials in the form of badges and certificates give evidence of competency similar to traditional paper certifications and college degrees.

Years ago, the American workforce was comprised of two armies: blue collar and white-collar. It was an oversimplified way of identifying those who wore uniforms and worked hourly manual jobs from those who wore ties and button-down shirts, had college degrees and worked in offices.

This is the second blog post about the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), a term coined by Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum.

What place does credentialing play in a workforce disrupted by seismic shifts in local, regional and global job markets?

What happens when job roles change dramatically or outright disappear?

If all this sounds a bit apocalyptic, take heart. The world isn’t ending.

A 2016 survey sponsored by the University, Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) found that 13 percent of member educational institutions were offering micro-credentials and 18 percent were involved in digital badging.

In our last post, we talked about the maturity stage of the credential life cycle.

A mature credentialing program may end up exhausting (penetrating) the target market. Test volumes and revenues plateau.

Test volumes and revenues for your credentialing program will eventually plateau. It’s all part of the product lifecycle. Your credential is a product that grows, matures and declines.