Leadership

The Space Workforce Institute brought together leaders from three key areas necessary for building a valid, reliable program providing measurable value to the global space industry: space, learning, and credentialing. Below are some of the key attributes and accomplishments of the leaders of Space Workforce Institute. Bio sketches of key leaders are included at the end of this guide.

Space Subject Matter Expert

Space

The space subject matter expertise is provided by Nova Space Inc, an award-winning training company that is transforming the space workforce with purpose-driven learning.

  • Legacy of strengthening cross-functional space teams through professional development, training, and exercise design.
  • Pioneers of purpose-driven digital learning, including Space Knowledge as a Service™.
  • Supported Space Force and US Space Command in organizational design, policy, and doctrine.
  • Decades of experience with Military Services, Pentagon, DARPA, STRATCOM, SPACECOM, NRO, NGA, and leading commercial entities.
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Learning & Development

The learning strategy and content development are led by Allen Interactions, an industry-leader for 32 years.

  • Founded by the “inventor of eLearning” and the founder of Macromedia.
  • Creator of CCAF and Successive Approximations Model
  • Served 300 of the Fortune 500 companies
  • Over 3,700 completed projects & 31,000 hours of learning delivered
  • Authored 9 best-selling books on, digital learning, process, and instructional design
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Credentialing

The leaders of the Space Workforce Institute have been responsible for leading, building or supporting the largest credentialing programs in the world, programs that serve every profession and both private and public sectors.

  • Served as senior executives for global credentialing organizations such as CompTIA, Pearson VUE, Sun Microsystems, National Restaurant Association, and others.
  • Built, led, or supported many of the largest global assessment programs in the world, serving federal agencies and all professional markets
  • Founders of IT Certification Council and NC3
  • Provided industry leadership through service on all leading industry boards, including Association of Test Publishers, the Institute for Credentialing Excellence, the Certification Network Group.
  • Served on the National Advisory Board for the Credential As You Go initiative, an initiative funded by grants from Lumina and the US Department of Education to address issues such as declining enrollment and increasing dropout rates.

Launching in March -
SWI workforce credentials

Starting with the Space Professionalwe will be releasing a series of certificates and certifications, built by space subject matter experts, based on cross-industry standards developed by the space community.
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SWI Leadership

The Space Workforce Institute brings together senior leaders from the three key sectors essential for creating valid, reliable credentials that deliver measurable value to the global space industry: space, learning, and credentialing. These leaders have built, served, and led global programs across professions; their biographies can be found below.

Christopher Allen Christopher Allen

Christopher Allen

Terry Erdle Terry Erdle

Terry Erdle

Joseph Horvath Joseph Horvath

Joseph Horvath

Bryan Kainrath Bryan Kainrath

Bryan Kainrath

Bill West Bill West

Bill West

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