Higher Education Digital Credentials Pathways and Program Mapping Services

The vendor is required to provide higher education digital credentials pathways and program mapping services tool will help students:
•    Build skills portfolios based on their progress in public high school and higher education programs.
•    Track competencies earned through coursework, certifications, apprenticeships, and degrees.
•    Understand how their acquired skills align with workforce needs and employer expectations.
•    Effectively build a system for students to navigate from high school to college through admit state or into a career. 
•    Connect to labor market data showing students’ occupation wage data and projections.
- To design and implement a comprehensive digital platform that supports the objectives outlined in state house bill 260 from the 2025 general legislative session. 
- The system should enable students to build digital credentials, track skill acquisition, and navigate personalized education and career pathways. 
- The platform will serve as a centralized tool beginning in ninth grade and continuing through postsecondary education and into the workforce, including adult learners. 
- It will integrate skills data from high school coursework, postsecondary programs, apprenticeships, certifications, and specialized initiatives to create dynamic skills portfolios. 
- These portfolios can be used by students to show alignment of competencies with state labor market demands and employer expectations, thereby enhancing transparency, mobility, and workforce readiness.
- The system must incorporate key components, including credential tracking, pathway mapping, skill acquisition frameworks, and robust dashboard and reporting tools. 
- It will visually display stackable credentials, identify gaps in credential completion, and connect students to financial aid, admissions, and career opportunities through platforms such as admit state and the state scholarship system. 
- The platform must interface with existing student information systems (sis), support performance funding metrics, and provide actionable insights for educators, counselors, and policymakers. 
- Annual updates and a comprehensive review every three years will ensure the system remains current and effective. 
- Collaborate closely with talent ready state throughout the development process and deliver a fully documented, functional platform that meets all technical and strategic requirements, advancing state goal of a seamless, skills-based education-to-career pipeline.

- Questions/Inquires Deadline: October 23, 2025