Ricardo Torres has been with the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) for 27 years having earned a BS degree from Manhattan College and an MBA from Georgetown University. Over that time the NSC has become a trusted partner for 3,600 colleges and universities and 17,000 high schools, creating unique pathways that can track the journeys of learners throughout their educational careers. More recently, the NSC has become involved with the Learning and Employment Record (LER) that documents skills that could be useful to post-graduation employment or even further schooling. Here, the NFC works with the federal government, states, the National Governors Association, colleges and universities, and major corporations. This podcast reviews some of that work and the implications of an LER for universities, their students, and business. The idea of skills documentation, done right and ubiquitously, and done with modern technology has profound implications for all involved. As Rick says at one point in the interview, it takes the friction out of that interaction. And that builds a better outcome for all.