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European Learning Model

The Commission has developed the European Learning Model to describe learning opportunities, qualifications, credentials and accreditations.

This European Learning Model aims to capture the results of any non-formal, informal and formal learning across Europe. It is designed to provide a single format to describe certificates of attendance, examination results, degrees and diplomas, diploma supplements, professional certifications, employer recommendations and any other kind of claims that are related to learning.

The EDCI Data Model is an extension of the W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model expressed as XML/XSD, for the purposes of providing a standardised format of describing learning within the European Union and European Economic Area.

The Data model is also aligned with the ELMO/EMREX Standard

Check

Nature of Check

GREEN (PASS)

RED (FAIL)

GRAY ()

Format

Has the credential been issued according to the standard specified for that credential-type?

  1. technical check of the XML file for validity
  2. check if credential has basic required fields for all credentials
  3. check if credential has followed the rules indicated against the application profile for that specific credential-type stored at data.europa.eu

This credential is technically valid.

The credential is corrupted and/or unreadable.

The credential is missing [property] required field.

 

The data in [property] field is not in the correct format.

N/A

Seal

Has the credential been tampered with?

  1. check that the eSeal has not been tampered with

The credential is Sealed. This credential has not been tampered with since it was issued by [issuer] on [date].

The seal of the credential has been broken. This document may have been tampered with.

This credential contains no eSeal. Its provenance and authenticity cannot be guaranteed.

 

The eSeal on this credential has expired. Its provenance and authenticity cannot be guaranteed.

Owner

Is the person presenting the credential the owner?

  1. Compare the Name and Date of Birth written in the credential with the name and date of birth stored in a person’s national eID. To do this, the person will have needed to have verified their Europass profile with their national eID.

This credential was issued to the wallet owner.

This credential was issued to [credential name/dob], but the wallet holder is listed as [walletholder name/dob].

The identity of the credential-owner has not been verified.

Revocation

Has the credential been revoked?

  1. check if revocation certificate has been published to address indicated in the credential.
  2. Check if revocation certificate has been published to national revocation list
  3. Check if revocation certificate has been published to EU revocation list

This credential has not been revoked.

This credential was revoked on [date] for [reason] by [revoker].

Europass was unable to access a revocation list.

Accreditation

Is the awarding body authorised to issue the credential?

  1. check if credential is an NQF qualification award.
  2. If it is, check that institution or qualification is in the accreditation database by comparing UID of qualification and/or institution with that in the accreditation database

The issuing organisation is legally authorised to issue this kind of credential.

The issuing organisation is not authorised to issue this kind of credential. Please report this to your national authorities.

[country] does not supply data to check whether the issuer is authorised to issue this kind of credential.

Validity

Is the credential still valid?

(a) check against expiry information contained with credential

The credential is still valid.

The credential expired on [date].

N/A

Model

Version 1.0 of the data model gives an overview of:

  • the expression of learning processes in terms of learning specifications, opportunities and credentials
  • the expression of learning in terms of activities, assessments and achievements
  • the extension of the W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model for European Credentials, including fields for description of the issuer and the credential subject
  • the expression of concepts for describing learning opportunities
  • the expression of concepts for describing accreditation

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