2026 Badge Summit

This panel will discuss a unique academic + industry + association partnership and their co-development of digital skills-based microcredentials to create career pathways in STEM and provide additional value to end-learners. The discussion will focus on techniques for engaging industry when developing skills-based workforce training, and creating skills-based microcredentials that lead to employment.


Moderator:

• Jennifer Fong
  Sr Director, Continuing Education and Workforce Development
  IEEE

Panelists include:

• Dr. Laura Marmolejo, Ed.D
  Dean, Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Technology
  Austin Community College (ACC)
  
  
• Alyssa Reinhart, Ph.D
  Director of Workforce Development
  Texas Institute of Electronics