About MyCreds™ | MesCertif™ at UWindsor Continuing Education
What is MyCreds™ | MesCertif™?
MyCreds™ | MesCertif™ is owned by the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC). It is a national credential wallet for post-secondary learners that has been created by Canadian higher education leadership. It represents an example of how ARUCC and Canadian colleges, institutes, and universities are committed to ensuring official and secure document exchange and adhering to the Groningen Declaration Network (GDN) principles, which emphasize, “Citizens worldwide should be able to consult and share their authentic educational data with whomever they want, whenever they want, wherever.” ARUCC became a signatory to the GDN principles in 2015 and the U of R became a signatory in 2019.
Please note: MyCreds™ | MesCertif™ is currently not utilized institution-wide. University of Windsor Continuing Education is the first department to distribute digital credentials through MyCreds™ | MesCertif™ for select courses and programs. To see if the program distributes credentials through MyCreds™ | MesCertif™, visit the individual program pages listed on Continuing Education's website.
With the support from the Office of the Registrar and the Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada (ARUCC), Continuing Education will be taking the lead on a pilot project to launch the MyCredsTM platform to safely store digital documents, badges, micro-credentials, and diplomas from across Canada and around the world.
The University of Windsor was granted $25,000 to launch the pilot project, and technical aspects will be supported by IT Services.
“Users of the MyCredsTM platform will have 24/7 access to this digital wallet and share verified digital credentials to potential employers,” says Lorraine Chandler, Acting University Registrar. “Digital credentials are issued by accredited institutions and will be adapted by employers as a way to validate a candidate's micro-credentials, badges, digital documents and diplomas. The number of MyCredsTM users gained significant growth in Canada over the last two years with several Ontario schools participating, including institutions like University of Waterloo, Western University, and Trent University.”
Jennie Atkins, Executive Director of Continuing Education adds, "We are excited to pave the way for the future of digital credential authentication and storage at UWindsor. Usage of MyCredsTM provides users with the control and ease of access, while streamlining the collection and validation process for the user, the school and potential employers."
This pilot will focus on issuing micro-credentials to a select group within Continuing Education's corporate training program as early as January. Their industry partner, TransForm Shared Service Organization will assist in the pilot by accepting these digital credentials as official, validated digital documents.
More information to be released as the pilot gets under way.
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