2026 Badge Summit

Melissa Goldberg is the Director of Competencies & Credentials at Corporation for a Skilled Workforce (CSW). She leads CSW’s portfolio of work focused on expanding the use of competencies and incremental credentials within learning and talent management systems to increase economic mobility for low-wage workers and address racial disparities. This has included contributing to CSW and partners’ published report series on certifications, serving as co-lead for the national Credential As You Go effort, overseeing CSW’s Advancing Community Equity for Upward Mobility (ACE-UP) Community of Practice, and directing CSW’s work with IMPART Alliance on creating a series of certifications for Direct Care Workers.  For more than 20 years, Melissa has advised state policy makers, industry executives and college leaders on leveraging the strengths of these sectors to improve outcomes for students, workers, and businesses. She has counseled community college workforce leaders on improving student outcomes, facilitated state and regional strategic planning efforts, authored studies of effective workforce development practices, and provided technical assistance to foundations, federal agencies, businesses, and community colleges across the country.