Methodology
How the training and credential data is built
This site publishes source-backed program, provider, credential, and market data. Missing fields remain visible instead of being inferred from generic advice or marketing assumptions.
Source rules
Primary sources come first
Provider program pages, certification issuer pages, community college catalogs, workforce program pages, and official employer workforce-development pages are preferred. Secondary sources can help interpret a path, but they do not replace provider or issuer sources for cost, duration, eligibility, or credential requirements.
Every public row needs a source URL, last verified date, source type, confidence status, reviewer, and stale-after date.
If a provider does not publish cost, next start date, employer links, or eligibility, the page says so directly.
Freshness states come from the dataset thresholds: 90 days fresh, 180 days aging, and 270 days stale.
Market publishing
City pages need verified supply
A market page is published only when it clears the supply threshold. Thin city pages are held back until source diversity improves.
3 verified program records.
1 provider type required; 2 preferred.
2 independent source URLs.
Published markets