Benefits of Joining C-BEN

As the most influential, respected, and visible competency- based education organization, C-BEN community members benefit from:

• Coordinated advocacy efforts representing the entire C-BEN community;
• The latest information on significant public policy issues;
  Connection to federal policymakers as they make critical decisions about the future of competency-based education;
• Access to C-BEN research findings;
• Access to a network of change agents who ordinarily would be fragmented and isolated;
• Participation in a unified movement advocating for the promotion and effectiveness of competency-based learning and education;
• Discounts on education and training workshops, seminars and events;
• Ability to leverage, at a discounted rate,
  C-BEN products and services to benefit a member’s own program design, development and scale;
• Opportunities to contribute, share and disseminate content thought leadership through C-BEN Tools (C-BEN Community, Competency-L, Newsletters, Publications, Summits, Conferences);
• Opportunity to apply as a C-BEN Collaboration project member.

Who Can Join?

C-BEN strives to represent an ensemble of institutions, systems, delivery providers, vendors and others with a vested interest in advancing the field. Membership is open to institutions, regardless of their stage within the CBE program development cycle.

Those interested in joining C-BEN must commit to actively participating in collaborations across boundaries to:

• Build and promote high-quality standards and practices;
• Measure and share efficacy outcomes;
• Participate in shared research agenda;
• Develop or foster continued innovation within the emerging ecosystem; and
• Educate elected officials about the federal legislative and regulatory issues related to the growth, scale and protection of the movement.