This Digital Badge Academy Webcast features distinguished researcher and speaker, Ashley Finley from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Ashley leads us in a conversation surrounding the evolving landscape of assessing college students’ readiness for the workforce and the imperative to revolutionize the current credentialing methods used in the higher education sector.  We also discuss the transformative potential of digital credentialing through the adoption of digital badging and how innovative approaches to badging can bring about significant enhancements in discerning a college student’s achievements, accomplishments, and skills for the benefit of employers.