article_snippet: For the millions of adult workers looking to retrain and reskill, the focus on time rather than learning, especially when between family and work, the millions of adult workers looking to retrain and reskill time is scarce, is a daunting proposition.
article_snippet: One relatively new program has no courses, no credit hours and no grades.
article_snippet: Students can move through One relatively new program as quickly as Students can demonstrate mastery of the competencies.
article_snippet: There is, however, a downside for students: Self-paced competency-based programs do not fit in neatly with the historically time-based credit hour, making it difficult for students in these types of programs to receive state and federal support.
article_snippet: Without access to these dollars, Self-paced competency-based programs will remain one-offs and unavailable to the majority of Americans who could use these dollars.