Over the next year, Credential Engine will focus on expanding education and employment information available as linked open data in the Credential Registry to empower all stakeholders with clear, consistent information and to fuel the development of tools and services that use this information to help people make better decisions. 

Credential Engine was pleased to receive a two-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to work with a select group of partners to make equity, job skills and pathways available as linked-open data. Approximately $150,000 in funding will be available in 2025 to support state and regional cohorts in publishing to the Credential Registry. This next round of funding builds off of the work of our 2024 subgrantees who worked to address unique needs in workforce development, opportunities for success, and pathways. Learn more about that work here. 

Our work with partners will specifically focus on:

  • Opportunities for Success: Data about credentials, providers, programs, quality, outcomes, pathways, and support services that promote equitable outcomes and help students, workers, and others make their most informed decisions. We will work with partners to publish Tier 1 data identified by the Equity Advisory Council Report and Recommendations. These data create a strong foundation to better serve students to understand the credentials and pathways that will support their education and training goals. 
  • Job Skills: Data about competencies and skills enhances the visibility of learning opportunities and their alignment with industry needs. This helps learners make informed choices about their education and career pathways and provides a faster hiring process for employers. Linking learning and working more efficiently creates a well-aligned workforce that can attract investment and encourage economic growth. We will help partners improve the connection between the learning and work ecosystem by publishing data about jobs and skills requirements and describing how they align with competencies gained through education and training.
  • Pathways: Clear pathways should connect learners’ educational achievements to relevant work opportunities, point to meaningful and fulfilling careers, and enable lifelong learning. Pathways represent progressions towards specific destinations. We will help partners who have existing learning and career pathways make this information available as linked open data and navigable in tools that help learners achieve their goals.   

To learn more about the funding opportunities focused on Opportunities for Success Jobs Skills, and Pathways, click here. 

View the 2025 Request for Proposals: Expanding Data as CTDL in the Credential Registry to Support Learners, Workers, Employers, and Others – Partnerships for Credential Transparency here.

For more information about this funding opportunity or to partner with Credential Engine, please contact info@credentialengine.org 

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