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Credential Transparency Self-Assessment
This self-assessment tool provides an overview of the specific steps laid out in the “Making Sense of Credentials: A State Roadmap and Action Guide for Transparency” report that state leaders can take to help integrate a common data infrastructure into their statewide education systems and to build a public, open marketplace for information about credentials for learners, workers, employers, and others to make informed decisions about credentials and pathways.
The Fast Train from Chaos
Board member, Kathleen deLaski, shares her thoughts on the chaos caused by the "unbundling" of higher education and examines the findings of the 2022 Counting Credentials report.
Counting U.S. Secondary and Postsecondary Credentials Report (2022)
Learners, educators, and policymakers recognize that high school completion and education beyond high school are critical for individuals to thrive in a complex global economy. This fourth Counting Credentials report attempts to count the total credentials available, following a thorough and rigorous method for each credential type. The report identifies 1,076,358 unique credentials in the U.S.
Education and Training Expenditures in the U.S. Report (2022)
Learners, educators, employers, and policymakers understand that expenditures on education and training are necessary to develop the skills and talent required by today’s and tomorrow’s workforce. However, we do not have a robust understanding of how much we spend nationwide on acquiring these necessary skills and credentials.
Developer Agreement
Organizations that utilize our APIs are allowed a 6-month testing period, after which a developer agreement is required. Download this resource to preview the agreement.
Credential Engine Learning & Employment Records Action Guide
This Action Guide describes the phases and steps that stakeholders can take to develop and sustain trusted LER ecosystems. It is based on Credential Engine’s widely and successfully used State Roadmap and Action Guide for Transparency
Questions for Developers Building a Connected Learn-and-Work Ecosystem
These questions are intended to help potential developer partners think about the various ways you might use Credential Engine’s Registry and the CTDL schema.
Counting U.S. Postsecondary and Secondary Credentials (2021)
This report details our count of postsecondary and secondary credentials in the U.S.
Credential Engine Services for Strategy, Project Management, and Implementation Support Fact Sheet
Credential Engine offers a suite of unique technologies and services to help many different types of organizations, agencies, and companies achieve their goals for credential and competency transparency. In addition to our open, freely available resources, we offer fee-based services for strategy, project management, and implementation support focused on using CTDL data effectively.
EdTech Advisory Group Charter
In 2022-23, the former Credential Engine “Higher Education Advisory Group” will expand its scope to cover all education providers, with a specific focus on educational technology products supporting credential transparency. The group will be renamed the “EdTech Advisory Group” (EAG). This focus is intended to address gaps in the current market guidance for edtech tools regarding the management of credential offering information across the lifecycle of a credential. The EAG can help fill this gap through its outputs, which are expected to help product companies prioritize Credential Registry publishing, drive Credential Engine business partnership growth, and increase product companies’ support and advocacy for publishing to the Registry.