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Edalex announces Credentialate Alliance research results – 76% of learners more confident in expressing skills

February 24, 2023

Edalex, the EdTech company powering your single source of truth for skills and learning data, is thrilled to release the results of their Edalex Credentialate Alliance research project and share key findings, outcomes and future implications – including that 76% of learners are more confident speaking about their skills after receiving a personal evidence record

Edalex – An Inaugural Member of the XCredit Skills Validation Network by Education Design Lab

January 27, 2023

Edalex are one of 12 inaugural members of the XCredit Skills Validation Network, launched on 19 January 2023 by the Education Design Lab to empower individuals who are STARs.

Strategies to Increase the Velocity and Volume of Learners’ Skills

December 5, 2022

Skills-based learning has developed beyond a conversation and has become the focus of many learning institutions from higher education to community colleges, career-specific educators, internal company training, and more. Why?

Equity in Education – Economic Mobility Through Alternative Credentials

November 10, 2022

When we talk about education, we often describe it as a tool for economic mobility. We tell high school kids to go to college, get a degree, and that is the path to a good career. For adult learners, we advocate that they go back to school, finish that degree, get a master’s or a doctorate – easy ways to “get ahead” and enhance their ability to move forward in their careers.

Edalex selected for the HolonIQ 2022 ANZ EdTech 50

November 3, 2022

Edalex selected for the HolonIQ 2022 ANZ EdTech 50 – third year in a row Edalex recognised as one of the most promising EdTech startups in the region.

The House is On Fire – When It’s Innovate or Die, Skills Can Help You Respond

September 19, 2022

In a recent article titled “College Ed Must Adapt or Die”, Jason Wingard, the President of Temple University in Pennsylvania stated simply, “Consider this my burning platform memo for higher ed.” What was he referring to? There is a crisis happening in higher education right now, and if it were any other type of business, there would be widespread panic.

Where Dark Data Hides and How to Use It to Your Advantage

August 4, 2022

We’re diverting from our Stakeholders in the Modern Credential Marketplace series in this blog post to talk for a moment about Dark Data. What is Dark Data? You probably generated Dark Data at some point today, not because you were travelling the Silk Road or looking for a new identity – but more for an activity like checking your bank balance, looking at your medical records, or digitally signing a document.

Edalex announces launch of openRSD Rich Skill Descriptors (RSD) library with global access

May 26, 2022

Edalex, the EdTech company that unleashes the power of skills data, digital assets, and personal credentials, announces the creation and general availability of openRSD, an open library for the storage of Rich Skill Descriptors (RSDs). In establishing openRSD, Edalex is able to utilise its open source technology stack to promote RSD use by creating locally- and globally-relevant libraries of RSDs that are open to all contributors and consumers of RSDs. At launch, openRSD contains RSDs created by organisations in the US as well as Australia, with additional RSDs under development.

Lens on Employers – Drivers of Workplace Culture Shifts and Where Education Opportunities Lie

May 24, 2022

There is an entire ecosystem that revolves around skills, and that ecosystem is changing. It started with education, and the rise of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which, while it did not have the impact many thought it would, spawned an era of self-paced alternative education that created a boom in online courses.

Edalex announces new Education Design Lab partnership with focus on 21st century skills and personal skills evidence

April 1, 2022

Edalex, the EdTech company that unleashes the power of skills data, digital assets, and personal credentials, announces an exciting new partnership with Education Design Lab (the Lab). The collaboration focuses on synergies between the Lab’s 21st Century Skills Micro-credentials, Edalex’s Credentialate platform, and expertise from both organisations in mapping and surfacing personalised skills evidence from the curriculum.

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