This document discusses CanCred, a flexible ecosystem for digital credentials in Canada. It provides an overview of CanCred's platform, which includes integrations with other systems and methods for issuing and displaying credentials as badges. The document also discusses aligning credentials with various skills frameworks to indicate what skills are demonstrated. It proposes developing a shared alignment hub API to connect credentials to external frameworks, and provides examples of aligning Ontario's essential employability skills and Shopify's remote working skills. The goal is to go beyond skills by also aligning credentials with standards, domains, geographies, and other frameworks.

1. Shared Frameworks
March 2021
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2. CanCred – a flexible ecosystem for the Canadian context
Displayer API
Subscriptions for issuer organisations
Badges
Free for
individuals
PLATFORM
INTEGRATIONS
LTI
Platforms
MANUAL
METHODS
BADGE
APPLICATIONS
Pages
Pages
Profile
Badges
Badges
Badges
EDUCATORS EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATIONS

3. CanCred – a flexible ecosystem for the Canadian context
Displayer API
Subscriptions for issuer organisations
Badges
Free for
individuals
PLATFORM
INTEGRATIONS
LTI
Platforms
MANUAL
METHODS
BADGE
APPLICATIONS
EDUCATORS EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATIONS
Pages
Pages
Profile
Badges
Badges
Badges

5. adapted from Strada Institute – Robot Ready
Horizontal “transversal” skills
Vertical
“specialty”
skills
T → T → T: Human skills for a 100-year work life

6. HOLISTIC VIEW OF THE “T”
HUMAN
SKILLS
SPECIALTY
SKILLS
Engaged,
effective
workers
& citizens
Digital fluency
Behavioural
Social
Knowledge
Application
Context transfer

7. Skills and Alignment in Open Badges: Ontario Use Case
algonquincollege.com/ees/
ON Essential Employability
Skills
1. Communication
Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Presenting,
Visual literacy
2. Numeracy
Understanding and applying mathematical
concepts and reasoning; Analyzing and using
numerical data; Conceptualizing
3. Critical thinking & problem solving
Analysing, Synthesising, Evaluating, Decision
making, Creative and innovative thinking
4. Information management
Gathering and managing information; Selecting
and using appropriate tools and technology for a
task or a project; Computer literacy; Internet skills
5. Interpersonal
Team work, Relationship management, Conflict
resolution, Leadership, Networking
6. Personal
Managing self; Managing change and being flexible
and adaptable; Engaging in reflective practices;
Demonstrating personal responsibility
tcu.gov.on.ca

8. Internal (manual) alignment

9. External alignment – Current ESCO Integration
ESCO: European Skills/Competences,
Qualifications and Occupations
ec.europa.eu/esco

10. Powered by
API
Shared
Alignment
Hub
Shared Alignment Proof of Concept (Skills Catalyst)
API
external open
frameworks
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
LANGUAGE
ICT
JOB
BOARDS
HRIS
ATS
LMS
other platforms
future
phases
CanCred
Factory
e.g. ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING
INNOVATION
...more
CC-BY

11.  Ontario’s Essential Employability Skills via Ibbaka Talent

12. Other alignments: Shopify’s Remote Working skills

13. Remix: Ontario EES + Shopify’s Remote Working skills

14. Beyond skills: UN SDGs

15. Preview:
Alignments in
the credential
Skills
Goals
Standards
Domains
Geographies

16. Alignment & Endorsement together
EMPLOYERS
STANDARDS
BODIES
PROFESSIONAL
BODIES
SKILLS
FRAMEWORKS
QUALIFICATION
LEVEL
FRAMEWORKS
PROFESSIONAL
& INDUSTRIAL
STANDARDS
Alignment
INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS
ACCREDITATION
ORGANIZATIONS
POST SECONDARY
INSTITUTIONS
Endorsement
+
HIGH
VALUE
BADGES
= “Secret sauce”
BADGE EARNERS
GOALS
THEMES
DOMAINS

17. Beyond: Ibbaka ‘s remixable Open Competency Models

18. Beyond: Competency Models - Skill Profiles - Badges

19. Beyond: Competency Models - Skill Profiles - Badges
Badges are CREDENTIALS
Badges connect to LEARNING
RESOURCES
Badges appear on PROFILES
Badges connect to SKILLS

20. Beyond: Approaches to assessment and validation
Self Assessment
Peer Assessment
Expert Assessment
Manager Assessment
Assessment by Evidence
Post facto
Endorsement
External Certification
Examination (testing)
Post facto
Evidence
Post facto
Alignment?

21. next steps
 Develop the MVP in community
 UI/UX for read/write
 Populate with more cc-by frameworks
 Develop governance
 Develop partnerships and innovation roadmap
 Rebrand and Move Ibbaka Talent to a production server
 Complete Factory test server integration
 Deploy on OBF, CanCred Factory
 Minor improvements

22. Open Frameworks to add?
Competency Models & Frameworks
SKILLS, STANDARDS
Smaller chunks of ESCO?
EQF/ISCED levels?
DigComp?
EntreComp?
CEFR?
21C frameworks?
aacu value rubrics
Accessibility (idrc suggested)
https://www.skillsfuture.gov.sg/skills-framework?
Build your own from scratch/remix
(Yours here..)
Other frameworks
Goals, themes, domains…
(UN SDGs)
ISCED Domains?
(Canada: TRC “Calls to Action”?)
(Yours here..)
Build your own from scratch/remix

23. steven@ibbaka.com
don@learningagents.ca