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DISHA 4.0 HCOS

CREDENTIALING

Turn Demonstrated Capability Into Trusted Recognition.

Create, issue, manage and verify credentials tied to defined learning outcomes, assessments and evidence.

What achievement has been demonstrated, how should it be recognised, and how can others verify that recognition?

This page owns issuance, evidence, lifecycle and verificationLearning deliveryLearner adaptationWorkforce transformation

The Credential Studio

Select a template, define requirements, evidence and issuer identity, preview the credential, issue it to a synthetic learner — then verify it as an external party.

Assessment credentialSkill credentialMicrocredentialPathway milestone

Template → requirements → preview → issue → verify. Five moves, one honest credential.

Credential Types — Semantics Made Explicit

Certificate of completion

The learning experience was completed.

Assessment credential

A defined assessment was passed.

Skill credential

A skill was demonstrated to a standard.

Competency credential

A competency was evidenced over time.

Professional credential

Professional-body recognition.

Microcredential

A narrowly scoped, verifiable achievement.

Pathway milestone

A defined point on a pathway.

Employer-issued recognition

Employer-defined capability recognition.

Actual credential semantics must be explicitly defined — a completion certificate is not a competence claim.

Every Credential Has Requirements

IssuerCriteriaEvidence requirementsIssue dateValidity rules where applicableVerification mechanismGovernance owner

Credentials Link to Evidence — Not Attendance

Course attendanceDemonstrated competence

Do not treat course attendance as equivalent to demonstrated competence.

The Credential Lifecycle

DraftApprovedIssuedActiveUpdated / Revoked where justifiedExpired where applicableArchived

Every transition is auditable.

The Verification View

External verification view

IssuerDISHA Academy (fictional)
Credential typeSkill credential
StatusActive
Issued toDana K. (synthetic learner)
Issue dateShown
Evidence summaryApplied assessment + work sample — only what is legitimately disclosable

Shows everything that can legitimately be disclosed — and nothing more.

The Learner Wallet

Learners organise credentials, choose approved sharing options and present verified achievements across opportunities.

Organise credentialsApproved sharing optionsPresent verified achievements

Employer Recognition

Employers can issue internal capability credentials linked to role-specific assessments or demonstrated work outcomes — subject to governance.

What Makes a Credential Mean Something

Issuer authorityAssessment methodEvidence standardValidity period

Avoid creating decorative badges with unclear meaning.

Revocation & Correction

Controlled processes for correction, suspension or revocation — always with reason, authorisation and audit history.

Issue → Share → Verify

Illustrative demo — synthetic credential, fictional employer

One synthetic credential, one fictional employer — issue it, share it, verify it.

Credential Portability

Support secure exchange with approved systems — HR, learning, talent and institutional platforms — through governed integrations.

HRLearningTalentInstitutional platforms

Credential Analytics

IssuanceAdoptionVerification activityExpiryPathway progression

Visible to institutions and employers where authorised.

AI Assists. Humans Approve.

Draft credential criteriaMap outcomes to evidenceIdentify inconsistent definitions

Authorised humans approve issuance rules.

The Trust Architecture

IdentityIssuer authenticationEvidence integrityAccess controlsAuditabilityPrivacyRevocationVerification

SEE THE SYSTEM

From Learning to Proof.

0–15s · A requirement is completed15–35s · A credential is earned35–55s · Shared with an employer55–75s · The employer verifies75–90s · Trust, with provenance

Proof, not promises.

Recognition People Can Actually Verify.

Credentialing connects achievement to evidence — so every recognition carries its issuer, its criteria and a way to check it, forever auditable.

Build a Trusted Recognition System →