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Publishing to the Credential Registry enables credential transparency by allowing organizations to share credential and skill data, making it easier for employers to identify qualified candidates, promoting interoperability amongst systems, and enhancing global mobility, ultimately supporting lifelong learning and contributing to a stronger workforce.
The Credential Registry serves as an open repository for detailed information about various credentials, including degrees, certifications, licenses, and more. By contributing data to the Credential Registry, institutions, employers, and learners can benefit from a comprehensive and open standard source of information. The Credential Registry currently holds data on nearly 80,000 credentials, 3,700+ organizations, 5,000+ competency frameworks, 102,000+ competencies, 23,000+ learning/training opportunities, 19,000+ transfer values, 4,200+ outcomes, and 5,800+ quality assurance actions. Access to accurate and up-to-date information on credentials and skills empowers individuals to explore diverse options, understand the value of different credentials, and align their educational pursuits with their career goals.
For example, recently the Smart Automation Certification Alliance (SACA) published 74 Certifications and Micro-credentials to the Credential Registry. These certifications and credentials can be added to collections of recognized credentials, demonstrating the value of having these data points in a linked open data format.
"There are lots of certifications and credentials but SACA certifications and micro-credentials are different in that they certify competencies and connected systems in Industry 4.0 technologies. SACA credentials are published to the Credential Registry in linked open data because it provides transparent and equitable access to all credentials, benefiting those who have been issued or considering SACA credentials” -Jim Wall, Executive Director, SACA
Increasingly, our partners are interested in building collections - or connecting to - credentials that they don’t own, issue, or offer to show learners the full pathways of learning opportunities that they can pursue. This makes linked open and interoperable data from national and global credential providers so valuable. We encourage all certification providers to publish to the Credential Registry, which will provide rich data on knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform specific tasks or occupations, supporting the learn-to-work pipeline. To get involved, please visit our Publish Certifications to Empower Learners with Data page for more information on how to get started.
One of our long-standing state partners, Indiana, has recently published the college credit and course equivalencies for Advanced Placement (AP) exams, College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams, and the Core Transfer Library (CTL), totaling over 4,000 transfer values. Additionally, Ivy Tech Community College published all of its courses to the Credential Registry, demonstrating the value of higher education institutions and states working together to make their state data open and accessible.
"Indiana has a long history of legislative mandates pertaining to transfer of credit, including a more recent one to publish course descriptions and learning outcomes for dual credit courses taught in support of the Indiana College Core, 30 credits of general education courses fully transferable to all public and some independent institutions. Publishing this transfer value information to the Registry, along with AP, CLEP, IB, and Cambridge course equivalencies, will greatly help students to make informed decisions about postsecondary pathways.” - Ken Sauer, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Indiana Commission for Higher Education
When states and organizations alike make their data available and transparent, learners, employers, institutions, policymakers, and more can make better-informed decisions that ultimately allow ecosystems to thrive and grow.
Contact us at [email protected] to learn more and get involved.
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