“The future of work” has become a popular phrase over the past decade, and its meaning varies depending on who shares your vision of tomorrow's workforce. But how does this relate to verifiable credentials? Here we explain it to you!
At Acreditta, we see the future of work as a talent marketplace where:
- All learning counts.
- Competencies and skills can be used as currency in the labor market.
- Students and workers are empowered with tools that allow them to advance their career and educational path.
How can we make this vision of the future of work a reality?
To make this vision a reality, we must work collectively on something fundamental: facilitating the digital transformation of the talent market.
Today, evidence of professional and academic achievements is fragmented across multiple platforms and in non-standardized formats, such as resumes, PDF certificates, diplomas, among others, which lack verification and machine-readable data.
The digital transformation of the talent market requires large amounts of structured data about the workforce and students, starting with the way their learning and professional experiences are recorded.
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That's why verifiable credentials are playing a huge role in this ecosystem: they are machine-readable digital assets that not only capture an individual's education and professional achievements, but also add tremendous value by highlighting skills and competencies. specific ones they have achieved.
But what exactly are verifiable credentials?
Verifiable credentials are the new tool for digital skills certification traditionally issued by education providers or employers to award newly earned degrees and certificates.
As with any innovation, success depends on its wide-scale adoption, not only by those issuing it, but also by verifiers such as recruiters.
Our mission at Acreditta is to help reduce the skills gap. We believe that contributing to closing this gap involves not only training people in the in-demand skills, but also providing evidence of their learning in terms that are valued, understood and trusted by others.
We want to build a future where people are empowered with data that allows them to better demonstrate what they know and what they are capable of doing.
Imagine Latin America, with more than 200 million people in the workforce, being able to access and leverage their learning and employment records to explore new employment and educational opportunities. We believe this future is possible and that Acreditta can be a catalyst to achieve this vision. The vision is ambitious, but the potential impact is immense.
Anabella Laya
CEO Acreditta
