AACRAO - American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers
Leadership & Management
Professional Development
AACRAO is a long-standing champion in the advancement of Innovative Credentials. AACRAO
collaboratively developed initiatives, pilots, guidelines, and best practices that expand the idea
of the traditional record. Through past Lumina Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
and new grants from the Walmart and Strada, AACRAO continues to be a leader in the
development and adoption of innovative credentials in American higher education.
AACRAO will support higher education contributions of robust learning to the
overall Innovative Credential work, which includes supporting:
● Digital Credentials
● Alternative Credentials
● Micro-Credentials
● The Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR)
● The Learning and Employment Record (LER)
● Extended Transcripts
● and others
Consultants provide recommendations for academic record practices that protect the integrity
and validity of these expressions of learner achievement, supporting the principles of
interoperability and student-centered records, and continuing to seek collaboration and
innovation partners. Prospective consultants should be familiar with the types of credentials
listed about and have experiences that support the qualifications for the topic.
Consultants are independent 1099 team members.
Consulting proposals and contracts are managed by AACRAO Consulting. If you are interested in this work, please submit a cover letter documenting your subject matter expertise in CLR and learning mobility to consulting@aacrao.org. If you have any questions, please contact Jill Orcutt, Global Lead for AACRAO consulting at orcuttj@aacrao.org.
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