Empowering Expanded Learning Professionals
The first customized certification and micro-credentialing learning program for the Expanded Learning industry.
54.3 million students attend public K-12 schools in the U.S. with 7.8 million students attending after-school programs.
2024-2025
School leaders identify 3 key barriers:
Lack of or reduction in funding
Lack of staff
Lack of student participation
Four Components to Build Quality Staff
The knowledge and
skills to identify
qualified afterschool
staff
Core Competencies
Aligned Professional
Development
Learning
opportunities focused
on quality standards
and how to
implement them
Credential Systems
A structured process
by which staff learn,
exhibit, and receive
recognition for their
skill set
Career Pathways
Academic
requirements, skills,
and experience
needed for individual
positions
Our Services
California's Micro-Credential System
Aligning skill-based training with applied learning to achieve program quality standards
Micro-Credentials
Certifies performance based on a set of defined skills and knowledge
Certification Pathways
Stacking of micro-credentials that demonstrates skills in a career pathway
Leadership Academy
Build capacity of leaders through Professional Development, Coaching, and Communities of Practice