A comprehensive, cloud-based registry that houses, organizes, and connects credential information from four targeted industry sectors –life-/biosciences, health, IT, and business & finance – published by higher education education institutions and other credential providers in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachussets, and Rhode Island. The registry uses the Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) to provide standardized terminology to describe credentials and can be used to build customized apps. Unlike the credential descriptions currently made available by individual institutions, the registry will provide students/workers, employers, educators, and policy leaders with transparent, standardized, easy-to-read information about the meaning and value of various credentials and discern viable educational and career pathways associated with specific credentials and/or industries.
Open Data Principles & Framework for the Education-to-Employment Ecosystem
Data benefits all stakeholders in education-to-employment (E2E) ecosystems. Among those data, learners need access to education and employment outcomes data to make informed decisions about their education and career pathways during and after high school. Similarly, institutions, employers, and policymakers rely on this information to improve and align education programs for career success.