The shift to skills-based hiring has gained traction across key players in the learning and workforce ecosystems. With the acceleration of this shift, skills-based learning and advancement have the potential to provide historically and systematically excluded (HSE) youth access to powerful learning, skill development, and the recognition necessary to experience career advancement and economic security. Recognition technologies, such as learning and employment record (LER) technologies and competency-based micro-credentials, have emerged as promising solutions for capturing and advancing recognition of all the skills learners have.