January 2020 saw the merging of two of the three largest U.S. academic credentials networks: Parchment, signatory since 2015 and an active member, and Credential Solutions, who attended their first GDN meeting in Paris in 2018 and signatory since then. The new combined organization, named Parchment, is dedicated to its mission of helping learners to more easily […]

The European Commission developed a draft data model for a learning credential. The model aims to capture the outcomes of any non-formal, informal and formal learning across Europe [read on]  and is designed to provide a single format to describe certificates of attendance, examination results, degrees and diplomas, diploma supplements, professional certifications, employer recommendations and any […]

Interoperability, data, and ecosystems: Three concepts that, to date, have not been used together enough internationally, and even less so in South Africa.  Researchers Kelly Shiohira and Barbara Dales-Jones from JET Education Services, Johannesburg, South Africa review the international state of things to inform the development of systems to link workforce (the supply side) with existing […]