Darin Hobbs

Vice President of Learning & Employment Records at Western Governors University

Darin R. Hobbs, Learning & Employment Records and Digital Credentials Ecosystem Development at Western Governors University (WGU) has over twenty years of management and customer service experience in various professional, academic, and volunteer capacities.  Darin is known for innovative solutions that create efficiencies within the work environment and constantly thinks creatively about how to reimagine the student record.  Darin has devoted his career at WGU to transforming higher education for the benefit of all learner-earners.

2025 Back to School

Darin Hobbs

Vice President of Learning & Employment Records at Western Governors University

Darin R. Hobbs, Learning & Employment Records and Digital Credentials Ecosystem Development at Western Governors University (WGU) has over twenty years of management and customer service experience in various professional, academic, and volunteer capacities.  Darin is known for innovative solutions that create efficiencies within the work environment and constantly thinks creatively about how to reimagine the student record.  Darin has devoted his career at WGU to transforming higher education for the benefit of all learner-earners.

2025 Back to School
2025 Back to School Summit
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
11:30 am

Bridging Learning and Earning: Building the Future of Skills Visibility

Research shows that nearly half of U.S. workers believe their education doesn’t reflect what they can actually do. Despite advances in technology, employers still struggle to find candidates with the right mix of skills. In this Roundtable, Western Governors University will showcase how the Achievement Wallet helps learners own, signal, and build on their skills over a lifetime. Explore how open standards and strategic collaboration are advancing equity, transparency, and alignment between education and employment—and how funders can accelerate this work by scaling impact, strengthening ecosystems, and enabling more direct, data-rich pathways from learning to opportunity.