Digital credential infrastructure

The infrastructure behind trusted, interoperable and intelligent digital credentials

Create, issue and verify credentials that connect achievements to skills, records and workforce context.

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Institution-governed achievement infrastructure
Institutional systems
SISLMSAssessmentTrainingAPI
achievement evidence
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CertifyMeDigital Credential Infrastructure
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governed achievement layer
01Access & sharing
02Standards
03Verification & trust
04Skills alignment
05Learner record
06Workforce intelligence
Learning → achievement → evidenceInstitution-controlled
Standards-aware by designOpen Badges 3.0W3C Verifiable CredentialsCredential lifecycle

The connected solution

Connected credential infrastructure.
Built around your university.

Universities already hold the evidence of learning across academic, co-curricular and professional systems. CertifyMe gives institutions a governed way to turn selected evidence into credentials, connect it to skills and records, and carry its meaning forward.

A university ecosystem, connected by evidence Select a source to trace its path through the architecture.

Choose a source to explore its connection to the six layers.

CertifyMeDigital credential infrastructure
  1. 01 Access
  2. 02 Standards
  3. 03 Trust
  4. 04 Skills
  5. 05 Learner record
  6. 06 Workforce intelligence
Learnersportable recognition Facultyoutcomes made legible Administratorsgoverned award workflows Employersstructured achievement evidence

Institutional governance is the control plane. Source authority, award criteria, data scope, approvals and stewardship are agreed for each institutional context.

Discuss your university architecture

A complete achievement lifecycle

One achievement.
Six layers of infrastructure.

CertifyMe provides the infrastructure institutions need to create, issue, verify, manage and extend digital credentials — from the first award through skills, learner records and workforce intelligence.

A digital credential is more than a certificate.

For an institution, it needs to be accessible, recognisable, portable, interoperable, verifiable, connected to skills and useful within a broader learner and workforce context. CertifyMe builds these capabilities as a connected architecture.

Learning→Achievement→Credential→Verification→Skills→Learner record→Workforce intelligence
01Credential Accessibility & SharingACCESS 02Standards & InteroperabilityINTEROPERABILITY 03Verification & TrustTRUST 04Skill Taxonomy AlignmentSKILLS 05Comprehensive Learner RecordRECORD 06Workforce Intelligence & OpportunityWORKFORCE
↓One governed architecture
Access and trust create the foundation. Skills, records and workforce context extend what an achievement can communicate.

01 / Credential accessibility & sharing

Make every achievement accessible, recognisable and ready to share.

The credential experience begins with a simple question: can the learner access the achievement easily — and can the institution’s recognition travel with them?

CertifyMe supports credential creation, reusable templates, institutional branding, QR-based access, unique credential URLs, manual and bulk issuance, API-based issuance and sharing.

01.1 / Access point

Scan. Open. Explore. Verify.

Each credential can carry a unique identifier and QR-based access point. The QR opens a credential page; it is a convenient route to the record, not a cryptographic security mechanism by itself.

Credential PDF↓QR code↓Credential page↓Verification

Printed certificates · PDFs · mobile screens · CVs · presentations · shared documents

UNIVERSITY EXAMPLE OFFICE OF CONTINUING STUDIES CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENTAlex Morgan Global Leadership Programme has completed the programme requirements
Issued 6 October 2026
Credential ID UE-GLP-2026-0148Office of the Registrar
QR code linking to the CertifyMe sample credentialScan to explore
Credential access point

01.2 / Template governance

Create credentials that look like your institution.

Reusable templates give credential teams a consistent starting point. Set the award’s visual language and required fields once, then adapt it to the programme and approval workflow.

Template→Customize→Approve→Issue
Credential templatesInstitution / Awards
SELECTED TEMPLATE
UNIVERSITY EXAMPLEUniversity CertificateAchievement · Recipient · Issue date
Ready for customization

01.3 / Credential administration

Your institution. Your achievement. Your brand.

Configure the credential’s identity and achievement details in an administrative workflow, not a free-form design canvas. Preview updates as the fields change.

Configurable credential elements

Institutional logo, colours, typography, recipient and achievement names, programme, issue date, expiration where applicable, credential ID, QR code, signatures, supporting information, skills and evidence.

Credential configurationDraft
iPreview reflects the fields shown. Issuance follows institutional approval.
UNIVERSITY EXAMPLECERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENTAlex MorganGlobal Leadership ProgrammeIssued 6 October 2026Registrar’s Office

01.4 / Persistent representation

The credential does not end with the PDF.

The digital credential page becomes the persistent digital representation of the achievement: a place to see who issued it, what it recognises and how its current status can be checked.

Download ↓Verify →

UEUniversity ExampleIssued credentialCurrent
ACHIEVEMENT

Global Leadership Programme

Awarded to Alex Morgan

Issue date6 October 2026
Credential IDUE-GLP-2026-0148
CONNECTED SKILLS
Strategic leadershipCommunicationDecision-making
EVIDENCE
Programme assessmentCompletion criteria
Verification availableOpen credential page →

01.5 / Issuance workflows

Make credential issuance part of the workflow.

When an eligible achievement is recorded in an institutional system, CertifyMe can be integrated to create and deliver the corresponding credential without requiring administrators to manually create each award. Connect through supported integrations, APIs and institutional workflows.

LMS / SIS / institutional systemEligible achievement event
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API / integrated issuanceConfigured issuance workflow
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CCertifyMeCredential infrastructure
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CredentialDelivered to learner
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LearnerCredential access and sharing

02 / Standards & interoperability

Build credentials on standards — not inside a proprietary silo.

A credential becomes significantly more valuable when other systems can understand it. Standards describe structured claims and their relationships, not just the appearance of a document.

They reduce dependency on a single presentation format; practical verification still relies on issuer keys and applicable status resources.

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Achievement data model

Open Badges 3.0

1EdTech

Open Badges represents an achievement as structured information rather than treating the credential as only a visual document. An issuer makes an assertion about a recipient and an achievement, supported by criteria and, where provided, evidence and related metadata.

Achievement CredentialStructured assertion
IssuerOrganisation
RecipientSubject
AchievementTitle & description
CriteriaHow earned
EvidenceSupporting work
MetadataSkills · status · relations
Why independent certification matters

CertifyMe's Open Badges 3.0 Issuer certification is listed in the 1EdTech registry. Independent certification demonstrates conformance to a defined standard rather than relying only on a vendor’s statement that its platform supports it.

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Credential trust model

W3C Verifiable Credentials

W3C model

The W3C Verifiable Credentials model supports machine-readable claims and cryptographic proofs that can be checked by a verifier. It is a broader data model; Open Badges 3.0 is an achievement-focused specification that can use the VC data model.

IIssuerUniversity / institution
→
CCredentialAchievement + claims + proof
→
HHolderLearner / professional
→
VVerifierEmployer / institution / regulator
Credential objectSTRUCTURED CLAIMS
{
  "issuer": "University Example",
  "credentialSubject": {
    "achievement": "Global Leadership Programme"
  },
  "proof": { "type": "issuer proof" },
  "credentialStatus": "current"
}

Why the structure matters

From document review to interpretable claims.

Traditional document
Visual document
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Human reads
↓
Manual verification
Structured credential
Machine-readable
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Structured claims
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Cryptographic proof
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Compatible verification
SISLMSAssessmentTraining
↓CERTIFYME↓
Open Badges 3.0W3C Verifiable Credentials
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WalletsLearner recordsVerification systemsEmployer systems

03 / Verification & trust

Prove three things.
Not just one.

Verification is not a single yes-or-no question. Issuer authenticity, recipient identity and document integrity are distinct trust questions. A method that addresses one does not automatically prove the others.

01
Who issued it?

Issuer authenticity

Institution / key
02
Who was it issued to?

Recipient identity association

Subject / identity reference
03
Has anything changed?

Credential integrity

Signed data / document

Verification pathways

Different checks.
Different trust questions.

Select a pathway to understand what it is designed to establish.

Recipient identity association

Bind the credential to an identity reference.

An institution can associate a credential with an approved identity reference belonging to the recipient. During verification, the relevant identifier can be used to confirm the credential’s intended recipient.

Credential↓Primary ID reference •••• •• 42↓Intended recipient

Verification matrix

Match the method to the question.

Mechanisms address different trust questions and can complement one another.

MethodPrimary purposeWhat it does not establish alone
Credential ID / QRCredential lookup and issuer recordCryptographic integrity by itself
ID taggingRecipient identity associationIndependent identity proof
OTPRecipient authentication through registered contactIssuer authenticity or document integrity
Cryptographic PDFDocument integrityRecipient’s real-world identity
Signed Open Badge / VCStructured credential proofContinuity without issuer key/status resources

Institutional governance

Trust does not end when the credential is issued.

Credential infrastructure must support lifecycle governance. Issuance is one point in an institution’s continuing responsibility for award status.

Create→Issue→Verify→Monitor status→Revoke / expire where applicable→Check current state

04 / Skill taxonomy alignment

Move from “what was completed?” to “what capability does it represent?”

CertifyMe can connect institution-reviewed achievements and learning outcomes with structured skills. Frameworks such as ESCO, O*NET and institutional skill frameworks provide a common language; they do not replace academic judgement.

The institution remains responsible for determining what its programme teaches and what an achievement represents. Taxonomies provide a common language for representing those capabilities.
Explore Skills Taxonomy Mapping →
Institutional achievement↓Learning outcome↓Skill↓Taxonomy mapping
REVIEWED ALIGNMENTInstitution-controlled
OutcomeEvaluate strategic choices
Skill conceptStrategic decision-making
FrameworkInstitutional / ESCO / O*NET
Academic reviewRequired before representation

05 / Comprehensive Learner Record

Connect achievements across the learner journey.

A single credential represents one achievement. A learner record brings multiple achievements together — degrees, certificates, badges, skills, competencies, projects, experiences and professional learning.

A Comprehensive Learner Record complements rather than replaces the authoritative academic transcript.

Explore Comprehensive Learner Records →
DegreeCertificateBadgeSkillsCompetenciesProjects & experiencesProfessional learning
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UELearner achievement recordConnected learning evidenceCLR
Alex MorganLearning and achievement overview
Global Leadership ProgrammeCertificate · University Example · 2025Verified
Applied Data PracticeMicro-credential · University Example · 2024Verified
SKILLS ACROSS ACHIEVEMENTSLeadershipData literacyCommunication
Credential A + Credential B + Credential C + Skills & experiences → Connected learner record

06 / Workforce intelligence & opportunity

Connect learning with the world of work.

CertifyMe’s Job Engine brings separately sourced job information into context with structured skills and learner evidence. It can help institutions understand occupations, employers, locations, skill demand and opportunity relevance.

Explore workforce intelligence →
JOB ENGINEMarket context
Job sources↓Job ingestion↓Data enrichment↓Normalisation↓Skill / taxonomy mapping↓Occupation & job structuring↓Workforce intelligence
Reviewed skillsLearning evidence
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Learner recordConnected achievements
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Job intelligenceMarket context
Career / workforce context Occupations · employers · locations · demand

The architecture, at a glance

An achievement grows into institutional intelligence.

01ACCESS↓02INTEROPERABILITY↓03TRUST↓04SKILLS↓05RECORD↓06WORKFORCE↓
Credential→Verifiable credential→Trusted achievement→Skills→Learner record→Workforce context

Institutional fit

Designed to work with the systems you already have.

CertifyMe provides a dedicated credential and achievement layer around the institutional systems already supporting learning and administration. Connect through supported integrations, APIs and institutional workflows.

SISLMSAssessmentTrainingIdentityAPI / Webhooks
↓CERTIFYME Credential & achievement layer↓
CredentialVerificationSkillsCLRWorkforce intelligence

Implementation, led by discovery

Start with institutional goals.
Shape the right route.

Credential infrastructure touches governance, learning evidence and existing systems. A useful implementation begins by understanding how your institution works, then scopes the architecture and collaboration needed for its priorities.

  1. 01

    Discover goals & source systems

    Align on the outcomes to support, award ownership, audiences, evidence sources and existing institutional workflows.

    Working outputShared priorities, stakeholders and source-system landscape
    AccessTrustSkills
  2. 02

    Shape the solution architecture

    Map how selected evidence could become governed credentials and connect to standards, verification, skills and learner records.

    Working outputHigh-level architecture, responsibilities and proposed data flows
    AccessStandardsTrustSkillsLearner recordWorkforce intelligence
  3. 03

    Configure, build & integrate

    Configure the award flows, map approved source fields and carry out the scoped custom development or integration work in the agreed solution design.

    Working outputConfigured workflows, agreed connections and testable acceptance criteria
    StandardsTrustSkillsLearner record
  4. 04

    Validate with a focused pilot

    Review the agreed data, issuance and verification flows with institutional participants; refine based on practical findings.

    Working outputValidated configuration and a considered path to wider use
    AccessTrustSkills
  5. 05

    Roll out & steward

    Coordinate adoption, operating responsibilities, credential lifecycle practices and future priorities with institutional teams.

    Working outputRollout plan, stewardship roles and an evolving architecture
    AccessStandardsTrustSkillsLearner recordWorkforce intelligence

Custom development starts with an agreed solution design.

Where your use case needs more than platform configuration, discovery defines the high-level solution before development is scoped. Institutional priorities determine the source systems, data boundaries, connection methods and six-layer capabilities to support.

Source connections & data contracts

Identify authoritative records, learner references and permitted fields. Agree the API, event or file-based exchange suited to the source system, including access permissions, data validation and how exceptions will be handled.

Layers 01–03 · Access, standards & trust

Institution-specific award workflows

Define award eligibility, approval responsibilities and issuance triggers. Scope the configuration or custom extension needed to connect those decisions to credential distribution, verification and lifecycle management.

Layers 01 & 03 · Access & trust

Connected skills, records & context

Agree reviewed outcome-to-skill relationships and how achievements form a learner record. Preserve each award’s provenance while defining how separately sourced workforce information adds context to institutional learning evidence.

Layers 04–06 · Skills, learner record & workforce

Your institution brings the context

Institutional goals, system owners, award policies, approved data sources, security and privacy requirements, and the people who will govern the work.

CertifyMe works through the agreed scope

Architecture discussion, platform configuration and scoped development or integration work are shaped around the source systems and workflows identified together. The connection method and scope depend on the institutional context.

Bring the systems and outcomes you have in mind. A conversation can establish what evidence matters, where it lives and which of the six layers should lead.

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Institutional outcomes

One architecture. Distinct responsibilities.

Credential infrastructure connects teams around a shared institutional achievement lifecycle.

01

Registrar

Authority & stewardship

  • Institutional authority
  • Credential provenance
  • Verification
  • Lifecycle governance
02

CIO / IT Director

Architecture & fit

  • Integration pathways
  • Standards
  • Security requirements
  • Scalability & interoperability
03

Dean / Academic leader

Meaningful recognition

  • Programme recognition
  • Learning outcomes
  • Skills
  • Lifelong learning
04

Careers / Workforce

Learning in context

  • Skills
  • Occupations
  • Employer demand
  • Career context

Digital credential infrastructure

The certificate is only the beginning.

Turn institutional learning evidence into credentials that can be accessed, shared, verified, connected to skills, assembled into learner records and understood in workforce context.

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