January 30–31, 2025
Virtual Boot Camp
PNPI’s Microcredentials Boot Camp is a two-day synchronous virtual event that will advance your knowledge of microcredential programs.
Registration is currently open. Please register by January 24, 2025, via this link to secure your spot.
Scholarships are available. (See the “Student Scholarships” tab for more details.)
Learning Objectives:
- Increase your understanding of the microcredential landscape;
- Increase your understanding of the impact, quality, and efficacy of microcredentials;
- Consider how microcredentials are funded through employers, states, and the federal government; and
- Hear from leading experts in the field.
At no additional cost, Microcredential Boot Camp participants have the opportunity to earn a digital badge, a web-enabled version of a credential. Issued through Credly, badges can be added to participants’ LinkedIn profiles and social media platforms, as well as shared with current and future employers. Find more information under the “Digital Badge” tab.
View the boot camp overview and agenda by clicking on the image below.
Boot camp participants generally include nonprofit, think tank, and national association staff, as well as public policy students interested in a career in federal higher education policy.
- Student Registrant: $99 (must be a degree-seeking student at a federally accredited institution and must email a copy of student ID to pnpi@pnpi.org to verify student status and enrollment)
- Nonprofit/Government Registrant: $289 (must register with a .org or .gov email address)
- Regular Registrant: $389
PNPI alumni get 10% off of their registration fee using the code “pnpialum.”
Participants who cancel their registrations more than a week before the boot camp will receive a full refund minus a small administrative fee. Participants who cancel their registrations less than a week before the boot camp will forfeit the entirety of their registration fee.
PNPI offers a limited number of registration/attendance scholarships for graduate students and undergraduate students (at two-year and four-year institutions) who demonstrate both an interest in federal higher education policy and financial need. Eligibility is limited to students who can demonstrate that they are Pell recipients or Pell-eligible (more below). Scholarships include the boot camp registration fee and Uber Eats credits for lunch.
Applications are open here until December 6, 2024, at noon ET.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must demonstrate financial need. Undergraduate students (at both two-year and four-year institutions) must have received a Pell Grant for the spring semester of 2024. Graduate students must have received a Pell Grant in their senior year of undergraduate studies verified by their financial aid award letter and demonstrate Pell-eligibility for the most recent academic year verified by a family contribution of less than $5,300 on their Student Aid Report (SAR) from the U.S. Department of Education.
- All majors/fields of study accepted, but candidates must demonstrate an interest in postsecondary education policy or practice.
- Must commit to attending all sessions during the boot camp.
PNPI is excited to provide our participants with a digital credential for participating in the Microcredentials Boot Camp. Offered on the Credly platform, digital badges can be displayed in email signatures, on electronic copies of a résumé, and on social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. There is no fee for the badge, and acceptance of the badge lies with the participant once it is issued by PNPI.
What are the benefits of PNPI’s digital badge?
Participants are provided with:
- A web-enabled version of their credential that can easily be shared online.
- Labor market insights that relate skills to jobs.
- A trusted method for real-time credential verification.
The digital badge is ONLY available to participants who attend all of the boot camp sessions and submit a completed boot camp survey.
All badge earners will receive an email inviting them to claim their badge after the boot camp—accepting the badge is optional. You can read more about the badge here.
