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April 30, 2025

xTRA Tool: Review and Publish Course Data

Background on xTRA Tool Credential Engine has developed a Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL)  xTRA…
Bulk UploadCourses
September 24, 2024

Entering and Approving Credential Data

The following instructions pertain to the manual entry of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
CredentialsManual Entry
September 24, 2024

Entering and Approving Learning Opportunity Data

The following instructions pertain to the manual entry of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Learning OpportunitiesManual Entry
September 24, 2024

Entering Competency Framework or Competency Collection via Manual Entry

The following instructions pertain to entering a new competency framework or a competency collection with…
Competency Frameworks/CollectionsManual EntrySkills
September 24, 2024

Uploading and Approving Credential Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadCredentials
September 24, 2024

Uploading and Approving Learning Opportunity Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadLearning Opportunities
September 19, 2024

Connect Your Organization to Quality Assurance Providers and Quality Assurance Actions

This instruction guides you through the steps to publish information about your organization and connect…
Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance Actions
September 24, 2024

Uploading and Approving Competency Framework Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadCompetency Frameworks/Collections
September 19, 2024

Get Started: Understanding Quality Assurance Credentials and Actions

This resource guide provides general information on how to publish information about your organization, its…
Getting StartedQuality Assurance
September 5, 2024

Entering Quality Assurance Credentials and Actions via Bulk Upload

This document guides you through the steps to publish information about your organization, its related…
Bulk UploadQuality AssuranceQuality Assurance Actions
September 5, 2024

Entering Quality Assurance Credentials and Actions via Manual Entry

This document guides you through the steps to publish information about your organization, its related…
Manual EntryQuality AssuranceQuality Assurance Actions
August 5, 2024

Get Started: Publish Your Certifications via Bulk Upload

The following instructions are for publishing a larger number of certifications into the Credential Registry…
Bulk UploadCertificationsGetting Started
August 5, 2024

Get Started: Publish Your Certifications via Manual Entry

The following instructions are for publishing a small number of certifications to the Credential Registry.…
CertificationsGetting StartedManual Entry
June 5, 2024

Instructions for Creating a Collection in the Registry

The following instructions explain what a Collection is and how to enter a new collection…
Competency Frameworks/Collections
August 12, 2024

Connect and Publish ACE Credit Transfer Values Your Organization Accepts | Instructions for Existing Publishers

Any postsecondary, or other type of organizations, that accepts ACE credit transfer recommendations – in…
Transfer Values
May 29, 2024

Linking a Credential to a Published Competency Framework or Competency Collection

The following instructions pertain to linking a published competency framework or competency collection to a…
Competency Frameworks/Collections
May 29, 2024

Updating Published Competency Framework or Competency Collection via Manual Entry

The following instructions pertain to updating a competency framework or a competency collection that is…
Competency Frameworks/CollectionsManual EntrySkills
May 29, 2024

Entering Competency Framework via Copy/Paste Import

The following instructions pertain to entering a new competency framework with minimum data necessary for…
Competency Frameworks/CollectionsCopy/Paste ImportSkills
May 1, 2024

Manual Entry: Connecting a Learning Program to a Published Credential

To publish a learning program to the Credential Registry, please follow the instructions for “…
CredentialsLearning ProgramsManual Entry
May 1, 2024

Manual Entry: Updating and Approving Organization Minimum Data

After your organization has been approved in the Credential Engine Accounts System, you will then…
CredentialsManual EntryMinimum Data
April 11, 2024

How to Update Existing Credentials in the Publisher: Bulk Upload

The following instructions pertain to changing existing published credentials using bulk upload for publishing to…
Bulk UploadCredentials
April 11, 2024

How to Update Existing Credentials in the Publisher: Manual Editor

The following instructions pertain to changing existing published credentials using the manual editor for publishing…
CredentialsManual Entry
April 10, 2024

Credential Data Types

The Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL) defines the following Credential subclasses for use in resource…
Credentials
April 9, 2024

Credential Finder Export Instructions

The Credential Finder is a tool for exploring data within the Credential Registry. However, the…
Credentials
February 28, 2024

Uploading and Approving Rubrics Data

Rubrics play a crucial role in understanding competencies in relation to credentials and jobs. They…
Bulk UploadRubrics
February 7, 2024

Getting Started: Third Party Publishing Requesting and Granting Access

Third-party publishing on Credential Engine refers to the ability for organizations other than the credential…
Getting StartedThird Party Publishing
February 28, 2024

Uploading and Approving Quality Assurance Actions Data

QA Actions, or Quality Assurance Actions, are official instances issued by quality assurance bodies. QA…
Bulk UploadQuality AssuranceQuality Assurance Actions
December 14, 2023

Get Started: Manual Entry

Introduction The Manual Entry tool within the Credential Publisher offers a user-friendly interface for organizations…
Getting StartedManual Entry
September 26, 2024

Get Started: Bulk Upload

Introduction The Bulk Upload Tool is an efficient solution within the Credential Publisher designed to…
Bulk UploadGetting Started
December 14, 2023

CTDL JSON LD Ingest

The most important takeaway is the data can be programmatically output so once one credential…
June 4, 2024

Get Started: ACE Customers With Published Transfer Value Recommendations

We encourage organizations that are ACE customers to get started with publishing their credentials, courses,…
AssessmentsCompetency Frameworks/CollectionsCoursesCredentialsJobsLearning OpportunitiesLearning ProgramsOccupationsTransfer Values
June 4, 2024

Get Started: Publishing and Linking to Transfer Value Profiles

Introduction to Publishing Transfer Values: Publish data to the Credential Registry about the transfer values…
Getting StartedTransfer Values
March 5, 2024

Get Started: Select a Publishing Method and Data Type

Select a Publishing Method Credential Engine offers a range of options to facilitate the publication…
Getting StartedTools and Data
December 6, 2023

Get Started: Set Up Your Credential Engine Account

These instructions will help you navigate through the two-part process of account creation and adding…
Account CreationGetting Started
December 5, 2023

Uploading and Approving Transfer Value Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadTransfer Values
December 5, 2023

Uploading and Approving Task Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadTasks
December 5, 2023

Uploading and Approving Support Service Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadSupport Services
January 27, 2025

Uploading and Approving Metrics and Outcome Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadOutcome Data
December 5, 2023

Organization Accounts Upload Template

The linked spreadsheet is intended for use with the import instructions described in the companion…
Organizations
December 5, 2023

Entering and Approving Organization Recommended Benchmark Data

After your organization has been approved in the Credential Engine Accounts System, you will then…
Manual EntryOrganizations
December 5, 2023

Entering and Approving Quality Assurance Organization Data

After your organization has been approved in the Credential Engine Accounts System, you will then…
Manual EntryOrganizationsQuality Assurance
December 5, 2023

Uploading and Registering Organizations

Log into the Credential Engine Accounts System here; https://apps.credentialengine.org/accounts. Once logged in, you will be…
Bulk UploadOrganizations
December 5, 2023

Uploading and Approving Occupation Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadOccupations
December 5, 2023

Entering and Approving Learning Program Data

The following instructions pertain to the manual entry of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Learning ProgramsManual Entry
December 5, 2023

Uploading and Approving Learning Program Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadLearning Programs
December 5, 2023

Uploading and Approving Jobs Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadJobs
December 5, 2023

Entering and Approving Course Data

The following instructions pertain to the manual entry of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
CoursesManual Entry
December 5, 2023

Uploading and Approving Course Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadCourses
December 5, 2023

Uploading and Approving Concept Scheme Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
Bulk UploadConcept Schemes
December 5, 2023

Entering and Approving Assessment Data

The following instructions pertain to the manual entry of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
AssessmentsManual Entry
December 5, 2023

Uploading and Approving Assessment Data

The following instructions pertain to the bulk upload of the minimum data necessary for publishing…
AssessmentsBulk Upload

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