We envision a future where millions of people worldwide have access to clear information about credentials, qualifications, and skills, unlocking opportunities for learning, advancement, and meaningful careers.
Credential Engine is a non-profit whose mission is to map the credentials, qualifications, and skills landscape with clear information, fueling the creation of resources that empower people to discover and pursue the learning and career pathways that are best for them. Credential Engine provides a suite of web-based services that creates for the first time a centralized Credential Registry to house up-to-date information about all credentials, the Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) a common description language to enable credential comparability, and a platform to support customized applications to search and retrieve information about credentials.
Credential Engine provides a suite of technology and web-based services that help learners, credential providers, employers, and policy-makers understand the value of credentials.
In addition to technology, we work directly with these stakeholders to ensure that the path to credential transparency is clear and leads to good outcomes.
Credential Engine is a non-profit whose mission is to map the credentials, qualifications, and skills landscape with clear information, fueling the creation of resources that empower people to discover and pursue the learning and career pathways that are best for them.Â
Credential Engine grew out of the Credential Transparency Initiative (CTI), which began in 2013.
CTIʼs mission was to research and initiate the development of a centralized registry of credential information, a common credentialing language, and a credential search engine. This effort was led by the George Washington Universityʼs Institute of Public Policy (GWIPP), Workcred – an affiliate of the American National Standards Institute, and Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondaleʼs Center for Workforce Development, with support from the Lumina Foundation. Among other things, the original research team included Fmr. Assistant Secretary of Labor Bob Jones, Dr. Bob Sheets, Dr. Steve Crawford, and Dr. Roy Swift.
Credential Engine was formally founded in December 2016 to operationalize the work of CTI through the support of Lumina Foundation and JPMorganChase&Co.
