> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://experience-digital-transform.gitbook.io/experience-digital-transformation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://experience-digital-transform.gitbook.io/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/8.-sources-and-standards.md). # 8. Sources & Standards The reference backbone — every public standard and source this specification cites. | Standard | Used for | Used in section | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Global Convention on Higher Education | Definitions and scope | [1](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/1.-overview.md), [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md), [6](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/6.-specification.md) | | W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model (1.1, 2.0) | Core credential model | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md), [6](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/6.-specification.md) | | W3C Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) | Issuer and holder identifiers in LVC-3 | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/4.-ecosystem-and-trust.md) | | 1EdTech Open Badges 3.0 | Education credentials, achievements | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md), [6](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/6.-specification.md) | | 1EdTech Comprehensive Learner Record 2.0 | Transcripts and records | [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | 1EdTech CASE | Competency and standards frameworks | [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | EU Vocabularies, containing the ELM-specific Common European Skills Data Space business collection | Re-usable and extensible standardised multilingual classifications of credential characteristics | [5.4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | European Learning Model (ELM) | Education credentials, accreditation records, controlled vocabularies, multilingual expression | [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md), [5.3](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | EU Council Recommendation on micro-credentials (2022), Annex I | Standard elements to describe a micro-credential (regional reference) | [5.1](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md), [5.2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | Skills Portability Act, proposed EU regulation COM(2026) 992, Annex II (proposal, not yet adopted) | Data fields for digital qualification attestations (regional reference) | [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md), [8](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/8.-sources-and-standards.md) | | European Digital Credentials for Learning | Reference implementation of ELM at European scale | [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | IETF SD-JWT VC | Credential format | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | ISO/IEC 18013-5 mDL / mDoc | Mobile credential format | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | Securing mechanisms: W3C Data Integrity (including ecdsa-sd-2023 and BBS), JOSE/COSE, ETSI JAdES and PAdES | Signatures, selective and unlinkable disclosure, long-term validation | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [6](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/6.-specification.md) | | OpenID4VCI / OpenID4VP | Issuance and presentation protocols | [6](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/6.-specification.md) | | W3C Verifiable Credentials API (VCALM) | Issuer and verifier APIs; piloted by California Career Passport; production in development (see 7) | [6](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/6.-specification.md) | | W3C Digital Credentials API | Browser-mediated presentation | [6](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/6.-specification.md) | | W3C Bitstring Status List | Revocation and suspension | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [6](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/6.-specification.md) | | VCDM 2.0 §11 for internationalization considerations | Language and text-direction metadata on signed claims; expressing the same value in several languages | [5.3](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | EBSI Trusted Issuers Registry; EUDI Architecture Reference Framework | Trust registry pattern, regulated context | [4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/4.-ecosystem-and-trust.md) | | DC4EU Sectoral Rulebook for Education | Credential types, schemas, verification flows, deployment evidence (36 institutions) | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md), [6](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/6.-specification.md) | | DC4EU Trust Models for Education and Professional Qualifications | Classical PKI, pure dPKI and hybrid trust models, implementation guidance | [4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/4.-ecosystem-and-trust.md) | | DC4EU educational-pilot repository (EUPL-2.0) | User journeys, schemas and signed examples per credential type, EAA-based authorisation model | [3](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/3.-use-cases.md), [4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/4.-ecosystem-and-trust.md), [5](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | DC4EU catalogue entry example: EUHEMC, business description and JSON Schema | Worked example of a sector-level minimum composed with a base schema | [5.1](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | Controlled vocabularies listed in 5.4 (ISO 3166, ISO 639, ISCED 2011, ISCED-F 2013, ISCO-08, ESCO, O\*NET, SFIA, DigComp, EQF, ASEAN QRF, ACQF, ELM vocabularies) | Identifiers and multilingual labels for credential elements, including published mappings between frameworks (e.g., DigComp to ESCO); links in 5.4 | [5.3](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md), [5.4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/5.-data-models.md) | | EBSI trust chains documentation | RTAO / TAO / Trusted Issuer roles, Trusted Issuers Registry | [4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/4.-ecosystem-and-trust.md) | | EUNIS SIG Digital Credentials Guide | Institutional adoption guidance | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [7](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/7.-procurement-rfp-clauses.md) | | DigiLocker (India) | Reference implementation: national registry and issuer onboarding | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/4.-ecosystem-and-trust.md) | | Sunbird RC | Reference implementation: open-source registry and credentialing | [2](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/2.-conformance-profiles.md), [4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/4.-ecosystem-and-trust.md) | | UNESCO Qualifications Passport | Credentials for displaced learners; recognition without issuer contact | [3](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/3.-use-cases.md), [4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/4.-ecosystem-and-trust.md) | | GovStack Wallet, Identity and Consent Building Blocks | Related building blocks; consumed capabilities | [1](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/1.-overview.md), [4](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/4.-ecosystem-and-trust.md), [6](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/6.-specification.md) | | GovStack Implementation Playbook, "Procure and Launch Services" | Translating specifications into procurement requirements | [7](/experience-digital-transformation/dpi-for-education/learning-verifiable-credentials/specifications/7.-procurement-rfp-clauses.md) | --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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