It's a new year and we're so happy to be back with a new episode of the CERTIFIED podcast. In this week's episode, we wanted to talk about money, both for you and your students. We're diving into ACE credit and Perkins funding with Certiport's Vanessa Buffry, Senior Manager of Strategic Funding. 

Vanessa Buffry and her team identify funding sources to support educators and workforce initiatives, track policy that governs and enhances certification quality, and ensure certifications meet workforce, industry, and customer needs. Her previous work experience included teaching high school, serving as a school board director, and directing non-profit education initiatives that merited her recognition as a 30 Under 30 (Pittsburgh, 2021). Vanessa holds an MS in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon. Vanessa is based in Denver, CO with her family. She is certified in Professional Communication, Pearson Gen AI Foundations, Intuit Personal Finance, and next plans to conquer MOS Excel Associate and Expert. 

Vanessa walks us through the details of ACE credit, and how this can be a huge money and time saver for students looking to pursue higher education. She also shares details about Perkins funding, and how states, districts, and educators can be leveraging this funding in their classrooms. Looking for details on how to access more funding in 2025? This episode is for you. 

Learn more about ACE credit: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Learner-resources/College-Credit.aspx. 

Interested in connecting with your Certiport Territory Manager to talk about Perkins funding? Contact them here: https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Buy/School. 

Connect with your fellow educators to talk about funding and other topics in our CERTIFIED Educator Community here:  

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8958289/.  

 

Don't miss your chance to register for our annual CERTIFIED Educator's Conference here: https://certified.certiport.com/.