What are digital credentials?
We Are Open Co-op are working to transform how we recognise and validate skills and achievements in our increasingly connected world. Whether you’re an educator, employer, or learner, we can provide valuable insights into the rapidly expanding field of digital credentialing.
Credentialing is a form of recognition
Our members have been working in this space for 15 years. We have come to understand Open Recognition as a key consideration when designing a digital credentialing programme.
Some of Our Work
A Compendium of Credentialing
We’ve written a lot about Open Badges, Verifiable Credentials, and Open Recognition over the years. During a recent conversation. This is an up-to-date place to point people towards which gives a summary.
NDLN report (2025)
In this report on microcredentialing, we advocate for interoperable technical standards. They are a means to capture and credential a wider range of competencies and experiential learning.
Open Recognition
Since 2019, we've convened and stewarded a community which goes beyond microcredentials to help people understand that Open Recognition is for Everybody!
Badge.wiki
Badge Wiki is a knowledge repository for the Open Badges community. It is stewarded by WAO and made possible through the support of Participate and the Open Recognition Alliance.
A Little Open Recognition Goes A Long Way
At ePIC 2024 in Paris, we presented on human-centric badge systems, as well as ways to use AI to map skills to taxonomies.
DCC Comms Strategy
We worked with MIT's Digital Credentials Consortium on their communications strategy to help increase the adoption of their technologies.
Work with us
We are experts in education, digital credentialing and recognition. We believe that badges aren't just a way to recognise growth and development, they play an important role in the future of identity.
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