Our response to COVID19

The QA Commons is mindful of the dramatic and transformational impact COVID-19 is having on all institutions of higher education. As an organization, we are adapting our services to support preparing graduates for the workplace that is now changing more precipitously than ever.

SERVICES

QA Commons tailors cost-effective solutions that embed Employability into educational programs from various disciplines. From Cybersecurity to Liberal Arts, QA Commons brings its expertise to help institutions realize their goals related to learners’ ability to succeed in a meaningful career.

Certification

Certification

EEQ Certification, also known as “EEQ CERT” is equal parts professional developmentprogram enhancement, and student services. As much as the process inspires ideas for curricular and co-curricular enhancements, EEQ CERT helps draw out and highlight the activities and exercises within the curriculum that already develop employability skills.

Awareness matters. The work helps faculty (and then students) understand what Essential Employability Qualities are, recognize why they are important to employers, and articulate how they have developed them through their academic or training program. Faculty and instructors attain an Employability Education certification, and learners earn digital Employability Skills badges based on specific activities within the program’s curricula.

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Certification
Employability Skills Badging

Employability Skills Badging

Learners earn digital Employability Skills badges based on specific activities within an academic or training program’s curricula or through work-based learning experiences. These badges help learners connect the dots between their education and employment, represent their employability skills in a job interview, and be more attuned to workplace culture and expectations once in a job. Badges are offered through the Credly platform.

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Professional Development

Professional Development

A range of professional development offerings are available, tailored to the needs of your faculty, instructors, and staff.

Synchronous sessions are interactive in nature, with facilitated discussion in addition to lectures. Unique exercises get participants thinking out of the box with respect to embedding Essential Employability Qualities (EEQs) into curricula, effectively engaging employers, designing effective work-based learning experiences, understanding the latest thinking around skills and the future of work, and ensuring all learners are reaping the benefits of a program’s offerings.

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Professional Development
Internship Preparation

Internship Preparation

QA Commons offers an “EEQ-centric” six-week preparation course that equips students with a deep understanding of workplace expectations. During their internships, students engage in a reflective journaling process to maximize their learning experiences, while employers participate in the evaluation process to ensure a comprehensive feedback loop. This approach helps students develop essential employability skills and fosters meaningful professional growth.

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Evaluation

Evaluation

QA Commons’ tailored approach helps – provide organizations with tools and methodologies to track progress, assess impact, and optimize strategies for continuous improvement. These services encompass logic model design, evaluation strategy, data collection, analysis, reporting to inform decision-making, and knowledge sharing and adaptive management to enhance overall performance and achieve desired outcomes.

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Evaluation
Consulting

Consulting

Support and guidance are provided to address challenges, provide project support, and/or achieve specific goals or tasks. Examples of recent work include the development of a Noncredit Quality Assurance process for a university and a future-focused Labor Market Analysis for a community college.

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