WA-ACTE 2026 Summer Conference

Name: Getting Students College and Career Ready with Stackable, Industry-Recognized Credentials
Start: 2026-08-03T14:00:00-0700
End: 2026-08-03T14:45:00-0700

Getting Students College and Career Ready with Stackable, Industry-Recognized Credentials

Monday August 3, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT

Meeting Room #11

Degrees alone are no longer enough to prepare students for today’s workforce. With 92% of U.S. jobs requiring mastery of digital skills—including Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office, Google Docs, cybersecurity, web development, and coding—it’s essential to equip students with tools that ensure their success and give them a competitive edge. Alarmingly, over one-third of college graduates enter the job market without these critical competencies. Join this session to explore how stackable, industry-recognized, and proficiency-based certifications can bridge this critical skills gap. Learn actionable strategies to empower learners to validate and demonstrate their expertise in essential digital competencies, setting them up for success in higher education and their careers. During the session, you will learn the role of digital skills in today’s workforce, discover the benefits of proficiency-based certifications and how they validate skill sets, and gain insights into implementing stackable, industry-recognized certifications in your educational program. You’ll walk away with practical tips for integrating certifications into your curriculum, plus resources and examples to help revolutionize college and career readiness in your classrooms. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform how you prepare students for the demands of the digital age! This will be of interest to K-12 teachers, school leaders, district leaders, education technology leaders, and career and technical education staff.

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Aaron Peasley

Business Development Manager, Tosa by Isograd

Aaron brings 15 years of experience in education sales across both K–12 and higher education, partnering with schools and institutions to deliver solutions that support student success. A California native and graduate of University of California, Los Angeles, he has a strong understanding... Read More →

Monday August 3, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
Meeting Room #11 Second Floor Davenport Grand

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