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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>CNG D.C.: Education and Credentialing Trends (09 Sep 2026)</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;1 PM – 4 PM ET&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;The Conference Center:&lt;br&gt;
  1800 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20036&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center"&gt;Sponsors:&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.accredible.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://certificationnetworkgroup.org/resources/Pictures/667ed81157da083239811850_Accredible_Logo_Full_Color_Alternate.png" width="128" height="52" border="0" alt=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://risr.global/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://certificationnetworkgroup.org/resources/Pictures/risrLogoBlack.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="116" height="36"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://examstudio.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="https://certificationnetworkgroup.org/resources/Pictures/Zoomorphix%20ExamStudio%20Logo_RGB.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="207" height="43"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trends in Education, Certification, and Workforce Readiness:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;As workforce needs change and traditional educational pathways shift, professions must explore new ways to prepare and credential future practitioners. This panel will discuss the relationship between educators and industry, micro-credentials, and alternative pathways to career entry in response to declining college enrollment and changing employer expectations. Attendees will gain insight into emerging trends shaping the future of education, certification, and professional development.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 84, 166); font-weight: 700; line-height: 22px;"&gt;Agenda&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;1:00 - 1:30 PM: Networking and Refreshments (Snacks Provided)&lt;br&gt;
1:30 - 1:45 PM:&amp;nbsp;Welcome &amp;amp; Sponsor Presentations&lt;br&gt;
1:45 - 3:45 PM:&amp;nbsp;Panelist Presentations &amp;amp; Audience Discussion&lt;br&gt;
3:45&amp;nbsp;- 4:00 PM:&amp;nbsp;Announcements &amp;amp; Wrap-Up&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 84, 166); font-weight: 700;"&gt;Logistics&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Metro: Red Line - Farragut North Metro;&amp;nbsp;Blue/Orange/Silver Line – Farragut West Metro&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Parking: 1800 M ST NW (if available); 1101 18th ST NW (1120 Connecticut Ave N) Bender building - available via spot hero.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 84, 166); font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session Moderator&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 16.0016px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sandy Hogg,&lt;/strong&gt; Director or Business Development, ITS | &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyhogg/" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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        Dr. Debbie Crimmins,&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;SVP, Global Client Advocacy &amp;amp; Marketing, Prometric&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;|&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/debi-crimmins-ed-d-7aa6469/" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        Dr. Jeff Strohl,&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Director, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-strohl-69938282/" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        Bill West,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Partner &amp;amp; Chief Strategy Officer, KaWest Partners | &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-west-ice-ccp-mba-0b1710/" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;br&gt;
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              Michael Coley,&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;President, ASE Education Foundation&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;| &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgcoley/" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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