Dual Enrollment Pathways & Credentialing Lead

RFCUNY Research Foundation of the City University of New York; United States; On-site; USD 105,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RFCUNY seeks a Manager of Dual Enrollment Credential and Course Alignment to lead new credential pathways and align external training with CUNY CPL policies. You will coordinate with multiple campuses, industry partners, and NYCPS to ensure credentials translate into recognized academic credit and degree pathways.

The role focuses on workforce, apprenticeship, and credentialing programs, ensuring equity, access, and successful student transitions to CUNY coursework and degree progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 5+ years of experience in curriculum development, workforce/apprenticeship training, career and technical education, or higher education program management.
• Master’s degree in education or related field preferred.
• Experience working with NYCPS or K-12 partnerships is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and oversee credentialing curricula in various industry-aligned disciplines, including undergrad and graduate-level coursework, pedagogy training, and mentored teaching or practicum experiences that prepare instructors to deliver college-level, industry-connected coursework.
• Partner with CUNY faculty and department chairs to build and formally approve coursework that meets departmental instructional and hiring standards.
• For some programs, coordinate recruitment, selection, and preparation of program participants in partnership with school and workforce partners, prioritizing high-need industry areas such as education, healthcare, technology, and sustainability/energy.
• Track curriculum milestones, training completion, and instructor or participant placement, and support the ongoing recruitment of new participant cohorts.
• Assess alignment between dual enrollment, early college, and workforce training coursework and the competencies required across apprenticeship and industry credentialing programs, identifying gaps and opportunities to strengthen alignment and reduce gaps at CUNY.
• Build and maintain a structured inventory of CUNY courses, programs, and degrees mapped to occupation-specific and standardized competencies to support alignment and credit decisions.
• Develop and formalize models for Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), advanced standing, and course placement in alignment with the relevant CUNY policies and campus academic offices, ensuring participants in training, apprenticeship, and credentialing programs can access recognized academic credit.
• Develop training pathway frameworks and learning sequences that connect applied and on-the-job training to CUNY coursework, with a focus on emerging and high-need industries.
• Maintain and periodically update career pathway and industry mapping resources that help students, advisors, and partners understand the connection between training programs, credentials, and CUNY degree pathways, micro-credentials or courses.

Skills

Curriculum development

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in Education or related field

Job description

RFCUNY seeks a Manager of Dual Enrollment Credential and Course Alignment to lead new credential pathways and align external training with CUNY CPL policies. You will coordinate with multiple campuses, industry partners, and NYCPS to ensure credentials translate into recognized academic credit and degree pathways.

The role focuses on workforce, apprenticeship, and credentialing programs, ensuring equity, access, and successful student transitions to CUNY coursework and degree progress.