Durable skills like emotional intelligence, communication, and adaptability are critical to career success, yet remain challenging to assess in high-stakes certification. This session explores innovative and practical approaches to evaluating soft skills, from adaptive simulations to embedded assessments. We’ll compare current practices with AI-enabled tools and share use cases credentialing programs can adopt today. Attendees will learn how to integrate durable skills into their frameworks without sacrificing fairness, rigor, or trust. Gaining actionable strategies for evolving their programs to reflect real-world workforce needs.