[Kansai University] Introducing Digital Certificate Service Utilizing Open Badge Technology
Kansai University introduces a digital certificate service to promote DX in academic certification.
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NetLearning Holdings (CEO: Toru Kishida, Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) and Kansai University (President: Tomoyuki Takahashi, Location: Suita City, Osaka) will provide a digital certificate service compliant with the international technical standard "Open Badges 3.0" for graduates of the "Graduate School Education Program for Training Human Resources to Manage Overseas Subsidiaries" provided by Kansai University. Through this initiative, learning outcomes will be issued as internationally recognized digital certificates, promoting the DX of learning certification in recurrent education and the sophistication of its utilization.
### Background of Introduction
Kansai University is focusing on recurrent education, where working adults build their careers through re-learning. In particular, the "Graduate School Education Program for Training Human Resources to Manage Overseas Subsidiaries," implemented as a certificate program, is highly regarded as a course aimed at developing global talent. On the other hand, in order to appropriately prove and utilize the learning outcomes of working adults both domestically and internationally, a learning certification mechanism that combines reliability and versatility was required as an alternative to traditional paper-based certification. Against this background, Kansai University decided to introduce a digital certificate service compliant with the international technical standard "Open Badges 3.0" as a means to visualize and prove learning outcomes in an internationally applicable form. In realizing this, NetLearning Holdings was adopted as a partner for this initiative, as it has a track record of introduction to more than 1,000 organizations mainly in Asia and is evaluated as a secure and highly reliable digital certification platform.
### Features of this Initiative
1. Issuing Digital Certificates for Two Courses: This fiscal year, for those aiming to become global human resources, digital certificates using open badges will be issued in addition to paper-based "Certificates of Completion" for graduates of the "Basic Course" and "Advanced Course" of the "Graduate School Education Program for Training Human Resources to Manage Overseas Subsidiaries." From next fiscal year onwards, we plan to further strengthen this initiative with a view to expanding the target courses.
2. International Standard Digital Certificate Compliant with Open Badges 3.0: The international technical standard "Open Badges 3.0" is a technical standard that can issue and verify learning outcomes as digital certificates with high resistance to tampering. Since it is easy to present and share online and supports verification by third parties, it is possible to smoothly present and utilize learning outcomes to educational institutions and companies both domestically and internationally. This contributes to the visualization of learning outcomes and career development of global talent.
3. Accumulation of Learning Outcomes through Continuous Issuance: Digital certificates will start being issued to graduates of this fiscal year and will continue to be issued from next fiscal year onwards. By continuing issuance and expanding target courses, we will visualize learning outcomes in recurrent education in a form that is easy to accumulate and utilize as learning history, and create an environment where graduates can utilize their learning over the long term.
### Future Prospects
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### Background of Introduction
Kansai University is focusing on recurrent education, where working adults build their careers through re-learning. In particular, the "Graduate School Education Program for Training Human Resources to Manage Overseas Subsidiaries," implemented as a certificate program, is highly regarded as a course aimed at developing global talent. On the other hand, in order to appropriately prove and utilize the learning outcomes of working adults both domestically and internationally, a learning certification mechanism that combines reliability and versatility was required as an alternative to traditional paper-based certification. Against this background, Kansai University decided to introduce a digital certificate service compliant with the international technical standard "Open Badges 3.0" as a means to visualize and prove learning outcomes in an internationally applicable form. In realizing this, NetLearning Holdings was adopted as a partner for this initiative, as it has a track record of introduction to more than 1,000 organizations mainly in Asia and is evaluated as a secure and highly reliable digital certification platform.
### Features of this Initiative
1. Issuing Digital Certificates for Two Courses: This fiscal year, for those aiming to become global human resources, digital certificates using open badges will be issued in addition to paper-based "Certificates of Completion" for graduates of the "Basic Course" and "Advanced Course" of the "Graduate School Education Program for Training Human Resources to Manage Overseas Subsidiaries." From next fiscal year onwards, we plan to further strengthen this initiative with a view to expanding the target courses.
2. International Standard Digital Certificate Compliant with Open Badges 3.0: The international technical standard "Open Badges 3.0" is a technical standard that can issue and verify learning outcomes as digital certificates with high resistance to tampering. Since it is easy to present and share online and supports verification by third parties, it is possible to smoothly present and utilize learning outcomes to educational institutions and companies both domestically and internationally. This contributes to the visualization of learning outcomes and career development of global talent.
3. Accumulation of Learning Outcomes through Continuous Issuance: Digital certificates will start being issued to graduates of this fiscal year and will continue to be issued from next fiscal year onwards. By continuing issuance and expanding target courses, we will visualize learning outcomes in recurrent education in a form that is easy to accumulate and utilize as learning history, and create an environment where graduates can utilize their learning over the long term.
### Future Prospects
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