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UCO Selected for National LER Accelerator Cohort to Advance Digital Credentialing

June 18, 2025

Old North on UCO’s campus.

The University of Central Oklahoma has been selected to join the inaugural cohort of the Learning and Employment Record (LER) Accelerator, a national initiative focused on advancing accessible, interoperable LER systems. As one of only 25 projects nationwide chosen for participation, UCO will help pioneer innovative approaches to digital credentialing that enhance opportunities, learner agency and skills-based recognition.

UCO's project will integrate the Student Transformative Learning Record (STLR) and micro-credentialing initiatives into a unified LER, making verified skills and learning milestones more accessible and recognizable to employers. This project is aligned with the goals of the LER Accelerator and its Principles of LER Adoption, which are accessible and boundless, collaborative and interoperable.

“We are excited to participate in this cohort as we work to create better, more accessible skills-focused programming for our students,” said Trevor Cox, Ph.D., director of learning innovation at UCO. ​

“UCO has been a leader in credentialing since launching the STLR initiative. We look forward to integrating our expanding micro-credentials program and creating new skills pathways that will enhance our students' experiences—both during their time at UCO and after they enter the workforce.”

The LER Accelerator’s efforts aim to modernize how learning achievements and job skills are documented and recognized, helping to create more transparent, efficient and learner-centered credentialing systems. Members of the LER Accelerator coalition are working collaboratively to address barriers to LER adoption and advance successful models and examples that accelerate the creation and issuance of quality credentials in postsecondary education.

For more information about UCO, visit www.uco.edu.

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Devan Wielgos

Devan Wielgos

Communications and Marketing Coordinator, UCO University Communications

 

 

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About University of Central Oklahoma

The University of Central Oklahoma is a campus community in motion—leading, innovating and creating transformative learning opportunities that foster success for our students. As Oklahoma’s largest metropolitan university, we provide high-quality, nationally recognized programs that are always evolving and adapting to the needs of our students and the community. This commitment is rooted in our founding in 1890 as the state’s teacher’s college, training those who would educate the next generation of leaders and innovators. We remain dedicated to offering an accessible, affordable education, earning national accolades for social mobility, veterans’ outreach and first-generation student programs.

Guided by the motto “ubi motus est” – which translates to “where movement is” – the university continues to evolve and grow, offering 119 undergraduate and 81 graduate programs to our more than 12,000 students from our main campus in Edmond, Oklahoma, and facilities throughout the Oklahoma City metro. Our colors were the first adopted of any university in the state, and our Bronze and Blue symbolize our greatest strengths—the illumination of new ideas and the endless expanse of a clear sky above. At UCO, anything is possible.

The university is governed by the Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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