428: Skills Based Currency - with Ricardo (Rick) Torres, President & CEO of the National Student Clearinghouse

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It’s YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, YOUR guest is Ricardo (Rick) Torres, President & CEO of the National Student Clearinghouse, YOUR guest cohost is Linda Battles, Regional Vice President & Chancellor of Western Governors University Texas, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education, coming fall 2022. What is skills based currency & why does Rick believe it will make higher ed better? Listen in to find out! As the President & CEO of the National Student Clearinghouse, Rick Torres believes that we can begin to aggressively address our nation's education-to-workforce challenges with reliable, verified data & information in today's ever evolving digitalized education & technical environments. The Clearinghouse provides trusted & private access to comprehensive academic data & other learning records that empower education leaders, employers, learners, & researchers to achieve their goals & aspirations.  Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!