Join e-learning experts Digital Knowledge for an in-depth discussion of Skill+, the company’s innovative digital badge wallet using Open Badge 3.0 at the upcoming Indicio Identity Community Meetup! Skill+ simplifies the collection and management of Open Badges from multiple platforms, helping individuals and organizations efficiently organize and verify digital credentials.
By Tim Spring
The e-learning market is estimated to be worth a staggering $933.5 billion by 2032. Driven by the growth in online work and school, this exploding sector offers a convenient way to become certified in a skill or obtain a degree. But these degrees or certifications are prone to being lost or defrauded and require checking in with the school to verify. What we need is a better way for students to store their credentials, and a faster, easier way for businesses and schools to verify these achievements.
Digital Knowledge is an expert in e-learning, with a track record of 27 years in the business and over 2000 schools and companies served. Their latest product, Skill+ enablesstudents to hold their credentials locally on their mobile devices using Open Badges 3.0. These new credentials are then shareable with the tap of a button, and can be verified by the university or business requesting them without the need to check in with the issuing institution, saving days or weeks of time.
Join the next Indicio Meetup to see the technology in action. Takahiro Hata, Senior Fellow, Yuki Ooba, KnowledgeDeliverSkill+ Project Manager, and Jason Gettys, KnowledgeDeliverSkill+ Badge API Engineer, will be joining us to discuss the solution and why they chose to build it this way in depth.
You will see:
A comprehensive overview of Skill+: Discover how Skill+ supports both Open Badge 2.0 and the more secure Open Badge 3.0 standards, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of digital badges.
A step-by-step demo: Learn how to seamlessly import badges from popular platforms such as Credly, Badgr, and LecoS into your Skill+ wallet.
An interactive Q&A: Engage with our experts to address your specific questions and gain insights into maximizing the potential of Skill+ for your professional development.
Why Open Badges?
Open Badges 3.0 uses Verifiable Credentials and decentralized identity principles to ensure that digital badges can be independently verified and trusted without relying on a central authority. This advancement makes it easier to share skills and achievements across various platforms while maintaining authenticity and control over personal credentials.
Open Badges are quickly gaining adoption across the education industry with 88.2% of respondents in a recent report saying that digital badges are necessary for the future of education and business. The time saved by not needing to jump through hoops to double check the presented information is invaluable. For a more in-depth look at the technology and its use in education you can read a recent article from Indicio.
How can you use this powerful technology for your business?
If you want to use Open Badges Skill+ might be the solution for you. Digital Knowledge has a wealth of experience in the e-learning space and is incredibly knowledgeable on the subject. Be sure not to miss their presentation and demonstration at the Indicio Meetup on Feb 25 at 5 PM Pacific time.
To bring similar portability and verifiability to data across your organization, we recommend looking into Indicio Proven. It provides the ability to store any personally identifying information inside a Verifiable Credential and make it easily shareable from the user’s mobile device. It has been used for a variety of use cases, including access and management, biometric authentication, Open Badges implementations and more. The best part is that it’s a complete solution, no need for complex integrations or DIY, the Indicio team can get you set up quickly, offering a better experience for your users.
If you have any questions or would like more information or to discuss a specific use case please reach out to our team.
