Why did North Carolina choose a credential over a license or certificate?
North Carolina chose to offer a credential over a license or certificate for a number of reasons. First, obtaining a credential is not mandatory or legally required by the state. Local Basic Skills grantees, however, may set their own policies related to receipt of the Credential or accompanying pay incentives. Second, the credential is field-based. It offers practitioners a variety of delivery systems by which they can explore their own professional development needs in whatever way they find most effective. Third, obtaining a credential does not require the applicant to take a skills or knowledge test. The focus of the Credential is on building a knowledge and skills base that is directly transferred into documented, effective practice at exceeding levels of proficiency.
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