Issuing Micro-Credentials and Verified Skills | Use Case

Today, however, the verification and recognition of skills remains limited due to the lack of common standards for quality, recognition, and portability, reducing their comparability and limiting their comparability and portability across institutions, employers, and borders. It creates uncertainty for both employers and individuals.

EU Digital Identity Wallets (EUDIW) and EU Business Wallets (EBW) have the potential to transform the European labour market.

Turning formal education, on-the-job learning, and work performance into digital attestations and sharing them through wallets, makes it easier for individuals to move between jobs or studies, while reducing manual verification effort for HR departments, universities, and public employment services. They can support flexible and high-quality learning pathways, and foster inclusiveness and equal opportunities in the transition to a green and digital economy across all Member States.

For example

A student wants to use a micro-credential to apply for a course at a university abroad. Instead of submitting paper certificates and transcripts, the student logs into their EU Digital Identity Wallet and requests the micro-credential from University A. The university authenticates the request and issues the micro-credential directly to the wallet. The student can then access the course application service at University B and send a digital presentation of the micro-credential. The university checks the credential and provides feedback to the student, making the application process faster, easier, and almost entirely digital across the EU.

What we’re aiming for:

Turn formal education, on-the-job learning, and work performance into digital attestations

Make it easier for people to move between jobs or studies, while reducing manual checks for HR, universities, and public employment services, increasing the mobility for the individual

Simplify, digitalize and create remote flow in mobility and skill verifying

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