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Today, digital has become an integral part of our life - we cannot imagine our morning without a phone, we learn about the lives of even the closest people from social networks, we are used to working remotely if we have the Internet and a laptop. Therefore, the emergence of digital documents on education was only a matter of time. Not just a scan of a diploma or certificate, but a document of such a form that, on the one hand, would be protected from fraudsters, and on the other hand, could be instantly verified and checked for authenticity.

This is how the Digital Credentials system was born , i.e. a visual representation of a person's knowledge, skills and achievements. In fact, this is the evolution of traditional paper certificates and certificates, results and awards.

For example, the specially created European Commission is developing an infrastructure to support European Digital Credentials (EDCI) from efficiency and security to the recognition of such digital documents as qualifications across Europe. EDCI will support authentication services for any digital documents or submitted information on skills and qualifications as specified in Article 4 (6) of the Europass Decision.

Digital Open Badge is also worth mentioning is a technical standard developed by the Mozilla Foundation in 2011. The standard is used to maintain the quality of digital icons, ensuring the display of uniform and relevant information.

Digital Credentials is a documented application containing statements about a person issued by an educational organization after training.

British Digital Credentials can describe:

Activities (for example, attended classes),
The result of the activity (for example, projects),
Achievements (for example, acquired skills),
Professional qualifications (for example, recognition of the qualifications of a marketer)

European digital documents support an instant verification of the identification of the educational institution that issued the document to match the presented badge with the declared qualification level. European digital certificates are signed with an electronic seal, which means that they enjoy a legal presumption of authenticity throughout the EU and are equivalent to paper certificates containing the same information.

Today there are two main types of Digital Credentials:

digital certificates
digital badges

According to the tradition that has already developed in developed countries, digital certificates describe educational achievements. They can describe actions, assessments and professional rights, as well as qualifications. They are usually used to confirm qualifications that require more than one year of training.

Digital badges are usually used for achievements that take from several weeks to several months. In Britain, badges of different colors and shapes are especially popular to represent the level achieved, which are built into the Micro- Credential system, intended for use in flexible, fast and modular training. Micro-credentials (in the UK they are sometimes called nano-degrees ) are small fragments of knowledge that are usually studied over a short period of time. And if it takes years to get certificates, then nano-degrees are more affordable and convenient because they allow you to get the necessary skills or knowledge here and now. Several Micro- credentials become a reflection of the employee's competencies and create a personal professional portfolio.

Why is this for a modern employee?

First, digital badge allows you to share skills and achievements on the Internet/social networks/job sites with the help of digital badges. After all, in the modern world based on skills, public demonstration of one's own skills and readiness for certain tasks give a competitive advantage and often become a driver of career growth.

Secondly, strengthening your own CV . Digital certificates comply with the Open Badge standard , which means that they can be collected, distributed and embedded in an email or on a web page. The employer only needs to click on your badge, and he will receive confirmation of your qualifications. That. This is a 100% verifiable training document.

Thirdly, a detailed digital history of personal achievements and professional training in organizations recognized in the world.

It is not surprising that Google, Berkley, University of Cambridge, Dell, IBM, ORACLE and many, many other educational institutions and global corporations work and recognize Digital Credentials Model.

In our ASC CIM is now digital badges can be obtained on two programs: