Qualifications

Luminary Medical Group Welcomes Shelly Chvotzkin, DO, FACOOG

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Friday, May 28, 2021
Academic degrees, Qualifications, Luminary, Cision, Doctor of Medicine

SARASOTA, Fla., May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Luminary Medical Group is welcoming yet another provider to the team, Shelly Chvotzkin, DO, FACOOG.

Key Points: 
  • SARASOTA, Fla., May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Luminary Medical Group is welcoming yet another provider to the team, Shelly Chvotzkin, DO, FACOOG.
  • Luminary Medical Group was founded only two years ago, in 2019, by Cary L. Dunn, M.D.
  • Having currently established 13 locations since then, Luminary Medical Group offers dermatology, general neurology, primary care, and now gynecology.
  • - Dr. Chvotzkin
    For more information regarding Luminary Medical Group and Luminary Provider Shelly Chvotzkin, DO, FACOOG, visit LuminaryMedicalGroup.com

ETS Integrates With ApplyProof for Seamless Test Score Verification

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
English-language education, Test of English as a Foreign Language, Qualifications, Standardized tests, Language assessment, Language education, TSE

"The TOEFL test is the world's premier English-language test for study, work and immigrationand, in Canada, more universities receive TOEFL scores than any other English-language test," says Srikant Gopal, Executive Director of the TOEFL program at ETS.

Key Points: 
  • "The TOEFL test is the world's premier English-language test for study, work and immigrationand, in Canada, more universities receive TOEFL scores than any other English-language test," says Srikant Gopal, Executive Director of the TOEFL program at ETS.
  • With ApplyProof, stakeholders are enabled to use unique identifier codes to access and verify the authenticity of a document by viewing the digital original on ApplyProof.
  • "We are excited for this strategic relationship with ETS and what ApplyProof offers to students and other stakeholders," says Iman Hassani, Head of ApplyProof.
  • Immigration officials, admissions officers and other stakeholders can access the up-to-date digital original on ApplyProof in a matter of seconds.

ETS Integrates With ApplyProof for Seamless Test Score Verification

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
English-language education, Test of English as a Foreign Language, Qualifications, Standardized tests, Language assessment, Language education, TSE

"The TOEFL test is the world's premier English-language test for study, work and immigrationand, in Canada, more universities receive TOEFL scores than any other English-language test," says Srikant Gopal, Executive Director of the TOEFL program at ETS.

Key Points: 
  • "The TOEFL test is the world's premier English-language test for study, work and immigrationand, in Canada, more universities receive TOEFL scores than any other English-language test," says Srikant Gopal, Executive Director of the TOEFL program at ETS.
  • With ApplyProof, stakeholders are enabled to use unique identifier codes to access and verify the authenticity of a document by viewing the digital original on ApplyProof.
  • "We are excited for this strategic relationship with ETS and what ApplyProof offers to students and other stakeholders," says Iman Hassani, Head of ApplyProof.
  • Immigration officials, admissions officers and other stakeholders can access the up-to-date digital original on ApplyProof in a matter of seconds.

Introducing the TOEFL® Essentials ™ test -- the World's New Cutting-edge English-language Assessment

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Education, English-language education, Test of English as a Foreign Language, Standardized tests, Qualifications, Applied linguistics, Language education, Speak, Language assessment, IBT, Language proficiency, TSE

The TOEFL Essentials test becomes the second high-stakes English-language proficiency test within the TOEFL Family of Assessments joining alongside the TOEFL iBT test launched more than 15 years ago.

Key Points: 
  • The TOEFL Essentials test becomes the second high-stakes English-language proficiency test within the TOEFL Family of Assessments joining alongside the TOEFL iBT test launched more than 15 years ago.
  • In addition, TOEFL Essentials is the first English-language test that offers the ideal combination of the convenient, affordable access students want and the quality institutions trust.
  • Registration will open to test takers on Thursday, June 17 for administrations beginning on Saturday, Aug. 21.\nThe TOEFL Essentials test is a versatile four-skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing) English-language test designed for university admissions and other high-stakes decisions.
  • Our academic faculty were highly enthusiastic and agreed TOEFL Essentials will provide what they need to support student success.

Introducing the TOEFL® Essentials™ test -- the World's New Cutting-edge English-language Assessment

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Education, English-language education, Test of English as a Foreign Language, Standardized tests, Qualifications, Applied linguistics, Language education, Speak, Language assessment, IBT, Language proficiency, TSE

The TOEFL Essentials test becomes the second high-stakes English-language proficiency test within the TOEFL Family of Assessments joining alongside the TOEFL iBT test launched more than 15 years ago.

Key Points: 
  • The TOEFL Essentials test becomes the second high-stakes English-language proficiency test within the TOEFL Family of Assessments joining alongside the TOEFL iBT test launched more than 15 years ago.
  • In addition, TOEFL Essentials is the first English-language test that offers the ideal combination of the convenient, affordable access students want and the quality institutions trust.
  • Registration will open to test takers on Thursday, June 17 for administrations beginning on Saturday, Aug. 21.\nThe TOEFL Essentials test is a versatile four-skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing) English-language test designed for university admissions and other high-stakes decisions.
  • Our academic faculty were highly enthusiastic and agreed TOEFL Essentials will provide what they need to support student success.

North Park University Holds In-Person Outdoor Diploma Ceremony and Virtual Commencement

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Sunday, May 16, 2021
Education, Articles, Ceremonies, Qualifications, Diploma, Documents, Graduation, Academic degree, Human activities

b'CHICAGO, May 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Celebrating the achievements of the 2021 graduating class and year-long efforts to provide a safe living and learning environment, North Park University \'s (North Park) commencements culminated at an in-person outdoor diploma presentation ceremony.

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  • b'CHICAGO, May 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Celebrating the achievements of the 2021 graduating class and year-long efforts to provide a safe living and learning environment, North Park University \'s (North Park) commencements culminated at an in-person outdoor diploma presentation ceremony.
  • Students unable to participate in-person had their name read in absentia.\n"What a journey you have made in reaching this important milestone, not just in the past year and a half, with the many challenges we have had to navigate together, but throughout your North Park experience," said North Park President Mary K. Surridge.\nAdhering to City of Chicago capacity guidelines, the May 8th outdoor diploma ceremony held on the field of the University\'s Holmgren Athletic Complex, conferred 447 degrees upon 445 graduates, with 293 of those undergraduate and 154 graduated degrees.
  • The diploma presentation ceremony was recorded and incorporated into a virtual program broadcasted online, Saturday, May 15th.\nWith most students choosing to participate, the streamlined program accommodated the graduates and their two guests each within one day.
  • In 2021, The Wall Street Journal ranked North Park as among the top 50 higher education institutions in the country for diversity.\nNorth Park University is city-centered, intercultural, and emerging as the model for Christian higher education in 21st Century America.\n'

North Carolina Community Colleges Will Now Award College Credit for Cambridge International's Advanced Courses

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Thursday, May 13, 2021
Education, Qualifications, GCE Advanced Level, Secondary education in England, Secondary education in Wales, College, High School Diploma, Curriculum

b'RALEIGH, N.C., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges has adopted a comprehensive credit for prior learning policy that includes Cambridge Assessment International Education\'s (Cambridge International) AS- and A-Level examinations.

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  • b'RALEIGH, N.C., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges has adopted a comprehensive credit for prior learning policy that includes Cambridge Assessment International Education\'s (Cambridge International) AS- and A-Level examinations.
  • With this recent policy change, institutions in the North Carolina Community College System will now award college credit to any student earning an E grade on Cambridge International Advanced examinations, giving AS- and A-Level courses the same college credit opportunities as other advanced courses offered to students.\nCambridge Advanced examinations are taken in schools across 35 states and the District of Columbia.Dr.
  • Our district\'s goal is to prepare all of our students to lead productive lives and reach their full potential in college and career.
  • More Cambridge Advanced coursework and exams are now taken in the US than in any other country.\n"The decision made by the State Board of Community Colleges increases students\' access to opportunities to succeed in North Carolina institutions and their future endeavors," said Mark Cavone, Cambridge International Regional Director, North America.

California Nonprofit Teams Up to Promote "Credential Currency Marketplace" That Links Education, Training and Employment in U.S.

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Identity management, Credential, Qualifications

"What has been suggested, but never modeled, is an actual operating market-like system that assigns differential or floating values to credentials (badges, certifications or degrees) that result in jobs with some frequency.

Key Points: 
  • "What has been suggested, but never modeled, is an actual operating market-like system that assigns differential or floating values to credentials (badges, certifications or degrees) that result in jobs with some frequency.
  • "\nThe blockage, the paper concludes, are the differences in traditional institutional practices and policies in high schools, colleges, universities and training and how those fail to communicate the value of their graduates or certificate holders to employers.\nIronically, there are up to seven million open jobs and an actual shrinking U.S. labor pool according to a report from the labor market information company, Emsi, entitled The Demographic Drought.
  • Contributors to the Newest Economy paper include Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), Credential Engine, and GoEducate, Inc. who are jointly exploring the formation of the Credential Alliance with other nonprofits and solution providers.\nNLET is a decade-old California research and development non-profit focused on systems level changes in mathematics learning, state K-12 data, learner records and the education-to-employment pipeline.
  • For more information, email [email protected] .\n'

New Job-Embedded Program for Kentucky Teacher Rank Change Gaining Momentum with Educators

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Qualifications, KEDC, Catlettsburg, Education in Kentucky, Credential, Ashland, Kentucky, Kentucky, Geography of the United States, Regions of the United States

b'ASHLAND, Ky., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) is pleased to report strong interest from Kentucky teachers in its new micro-credential based program for professional rank change for educators.

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  • b'ASHLAND, Ky., April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Kentucky Educational Development Corporation (KEDC) is pleased to report strong interest from Kentucky teachers in its new micro-credential based program for professional rank change for educators.
  • "KEDC is excited about the enthusiastic reaction we are getting from Kentucky educators to this program.
  • "\nSanford Kenyon, BloomBoard\'s CEO, added, "The structure of KEDC\'s program allows educators to address their real-world challenges and to demonstrate their competency based on their actual classroom practice.
  • "\nTanya Queen, a special education resource teacher at Catlettsburg Elementary School in Boyd County, KY enrolled in the pilot program and since has earned 7 micro-credentials toward her advancement from Rank II to Rank I.

New Stackable Certificates Offer Immediate Resume Boost, Path to College Degree

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Primary, Secondary, Education, Other Education, Continuing, Training, University, Qualifications, Education, Graduate certificate, Associate degree, Academic degree, Bachelor's degree, Undergraduate education, Academic certificate

There is an urgent need for job applicants to differentiate \xe2\x80\x93 quickly \xe2\x80\x93 to land their next position.\nThis press release features multimedia.

Key Points: 
  • There is an urgent need for job applicants to differentiate \xe2\x80\x93 quickly \xe2\x80\x93 to land their next position.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • However, the Davenport difference is its new stackable undergraduate certificates can apply to an eventual bachelor\'s or graduate degree in the same field of study.\n"Stackable certificates provide another path to a degree \xe2\x80\x93 with immediate skilled employment opportunities," said Dr. Richard J. Pappas, Davenport University president.
  • "\nDavenport University offers undergraduate stackable certificates in the following areas, all serving as a pathway to current Davenport associate degrees or bachelor\'s degrees: Business, Technology, and Health.\nEach Stackable Certificate is designed to be a building block toward an associate, bachelor, or master-level degree.
  • Program credits can be seamlessly applied to the corresponding degree program.\nIn addition to Stackable Certificates, Davenport offers Post-Baccalaureate, Graduate Certificates, and Post-Graduate Certificates.