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Published on
February 03, 2026
Anchoring Degrees, Accelerating Skills: Policies Towards a Stackable, Skills-First Ecosystem
- Skills are evolving faster than traditional degree cycles, requiring more agile, work-aligned learning models.
- Stackable, verifiable micro-credentials can improve employability, mobility, and economic resilience.
- Governments, employers, and educators must collaborate to build trusted, portable skills ecosystems.
This report explores how governments can modernize education systems by complementing degrees with stackable, skills-based credentials. As AI and structural shifts accelerate skills obsolescence, the paper outlines policy frameworks that align learning with labor-market demand, strengthen trust and portability, and enable lifelong learning to drive productivity, inclusion, and long-term economic resilience.
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