Who We Help — and What We Deliver
We partner with credential issuers, policymakers, employers, and funders to provide trusted outcomes insights — supporting better decisions, stronger programs, and more equitable economic mobility.
Credential Issuers
Build programs that deliver real outcomes.
Non-degree credentials are growing at 4x the rate of traditional 2- and 4-year degrees — but outcomes tracking hasn’t kept pace. We help credential issuers understand the impact of their programs so they can improve, report results, and align with employer needs — and ultimately deliver more value to the learners they serve.
What You Share
- Credential holder records
- Program and administrative information
- Demographic details on credential holders
What We Provide
- Verified outcomes matched to wage, employment, and education data
- Dashboards, benchmarking tools, and ROI analysis
- Demographic details on credential holders
What This Makes Possible
- Improved program design based on real outcomes
- Aligned offerings with employer and industry needs
- Demonstrated effectiveness to partners and funders
- Refined, targeted outreach to the right learners
- Strengthened marketing and learner recruitment efforts
These insights help issuers not only improve program design and employer alignment, but also communicate value to prospective learners and funders.
Policymakers
Make informed investments in what works.
Over 40% of working Americans hold a non-degree credential — but most states lack the data to evaluate their effectiveness. CredLens equips policymakers with the trusted outcomes insights they need to guide strategy and funding.
What You Share
- Secure, verified data from public and private credential issuers
- Credential and learner records (de-identified)
- Wage and employment datasets
What We Provide
- Outcomes trends by program, region, and population
- Support for identifying credentials of value
- Insights for policy design and funding strategies
What This Makes Possible
- Identification of credentials that deliver economic mobility
- Programs with strong ROI and clear impact
- Policies aligned with labor market needs
- Skills gaps addressed by region, population, or sector
- Progress tracked over time using trusted benchmarks
CredLens helps policymakers close the insights gap — and build stronger education-to-employment pathways.
Employers
Hire better. Invest smarter.
Employers want to hire for skills — but not all credentials signal job readiness. We help employers identify credentials that align with real workforce success and inform internal training investments.
What You Share
- Secure, verified data from public and private credential issuers
- Credential and learner records (de-identified)
- Wage and employment datasets
What We Provide
- Verified outcomes data by credential and skill set
- Signals on which credentials predict on-the-job success
- Talent pipeline insights across programs, geographies, and industries
What This Makes Possible
- Identification of credentials that deliver economic mobility
- Programs with strong ROI and clear impact
- Policies aligned with labor market needs
- Skills gaps addressed by region, population, or sector
- Progress tracked over time using trusted benchmarks
With CredLens, employers get trusted information in a noisy credentials market.
Funders
See what’s working. Invest in what works.
Funders need reliable data to understand grantee impact and guide investments. We provide secure, verified outcomes insights that help funders back programs driving real upward mobility.
What You Share/Support
- Funded program details or target regions
- Grantee-reported data (optional)
- Investment priorities or impact goals
What We Provide
- Outcome insights tied to wage and employment data
- Region-specific trend data
- Evidence to inform investment strategy and measure ROI
What This Makes Possible
- Understanding which investments are driving upward mobility
- Evaluating grantee performance with verified data
- Targeting funding to high-impact programs
- Informing future grant strategies and priorities
- Demonstrating accountability to boards and partners
CredLens helps funders connect impact to investment — with evidence, not assumptions.
Work With Us
CredLens is guided by three advisory boards, National, Research and Evaluation, and Technology and Security. Each board provides specialized insights to inform CredLens' work in the non-degree credential space: