The document outlines a proposed open educational resources (OER) ecosystem for food industry quality assurance certification. The ecosystem is designed in collaboration with the food industry and aims to provide open access certification preparation to rapidly train workers. It identifies drivers like food safety issues and a lack of qualified talent. Key components include OERs, social networks of stakeholders, and a learning cycle that moves from aspiring to achieve certification. The goal is a sustainable system with competency-based exams and a knowledge marketplace.

1. Dr. Christine Geith & Gwyn Heyboer Michigan State University

13. The Learning Cycle

14. The Learning Cycle: Aspire

15. The Learning Cycle: Seek

17. The Learning Cycle: Experience

18. The Learning Cycle: Achieve

19. Informal and Formal Learning