iQ4willgenerateandpostadigitalcredentialinthehighschoolstudents'WalletforcompletedCareerandTechnicalEducation(CTE)programsusingtheDigitalCredentialConsortium (DCC)trusted,distributed,andsharedinfrastructureandthe1EdTechOB3wrapperthatprovidescredentialverification,makingiteasierforemployers,educators,andprofessionalstoverifycredential

Institutions increasingly turn to digital credentials to reshape their recruitment and admissions processes. Universities like Georgia Tech, the University of California, Berkeley, and Syracuse already use digital credentials to assess applicants holistically. By incorporating digital badges, microcredentials, and LERs, institutions can create richer, more accurate student profiles that go beyond traditional metrics like standardized test scores and GPA

For nearly half of the lower-wage employment analyzed, we identify at least one higher-paying occupation requiring similar skills in the same metro area. We also find that transitions to similar higher-paying occupations would represent an average annual increase in wages of nearly $15,000, or 49 percent.

Better understanding of what learning described by credentials prepares earners to do in theworkforce, at the skill level. This may be a reframing of competencies toward position descriptionlanguage

Increasingly, our partners are interested in building collections - or connecting to - credentials that they don’t own, issue, or offer to show learners the full pathways of learning opportunities that they can pursue.