Bridging Education and Employment Through Open Standards – 1EdTech and HR Open Standards Consortium
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CredLens
Credentials Futures Coalition (CFC)
Overview In July 2022, four founding members established the Credential Futures Coalition (CFC) — AACRAO, 1EdTech, C-BEN, and UPCEA. The Coalition is composed of non-profit stakeholders working to develop a scalable, resilient, […]
Open Badges Infrastructure (OBI)
LER Accelerator
Overview The LER Accelerator was launched in 2024 with support from Walmart. The effort is boosting the adoption of Learning and Employment Records (LERs) in postsecondary education by focusing on […]
1EdTech Open Badges Standard
Overview Open Badges are information-rich visual tokens of verifiable achievements earned by recipients and easily shared on the web and via social media. The Open Badges standard describes a method […]
TrustEd Microcredential Coalition — 1EdTech Consortium
Overview The 1EdTech Consortium established the TrustEd Microcredential Coalition to help realize the potential benefits of microcredentials for learners, educators, and employers. Founding members of the coalition include senior representatives from: […]
Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) Standard — 1EdTech Consortium
Overview The 1EdTech Consortium established a Comprehensive Learning Record (CLR) Working Group to collaborate around CLR developments and transition CLR 1.0 to CLR 2.0 (learning and employment records – LER). Major […]
CASE Network: Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange® (CASE®) – 1EdTech Consortium
Overview The 1EdTech Consortium launched the Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange CASE Network) with the mission that all state academic standards and national learning standards should be in the CASE […]
Wellspring Initiative, Phases 1 & 2 — 1EdTech
Overview The Wellspring Initiative from 1EdTech Foundation (Phase 1 in 2020, Phase 2 in 2021) is a multiyear program that seeks to create an open, scalable foundation for a lifelong […]
1EdTech Consortium
Credential Interoperability Frameworks
Learn & Work Ecosystem Library
Overview Accurate and timely information about developments in the learn-and-work ecosystem are essential for those working to improve the ecosystem. Yet information is too often siloed and difficult to access […]