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European Digital Credentials for Learning
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European Digital Credentials for Learning infrastructure
Free
Freely available to organisations and institutions · issuing requires an eIDAS-compliant electronic seal and NexU on Windows
Read 7 Oct 2026 · europass.europa.eu
On the record
- Credential builder
- The Online Credential Builder lets organisations create reusable credential templates.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Credential types
- Credentials can represent degrees, diplomas, micro-credentials, participation certificates and other learning records.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- The EDC infrastructure states that it never stores the personal information layer added for credential recipients.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Any institution, organisation or company that wishes to issue credentials aligned with European standards can use the tools.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Issuing formats
- The EDC Issuer can issue from Online Credential Builder templates or accept existing credentials in JSON format for sealing and sending.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The Issuer, Viewer and Wallet components are available as open-source software for integration into an organisation's own infrastructure.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Platform requirement
- Issuing credentials with the web tools requires the free NexU software, which the page says can run only on Windows devices.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The infrastructure provides tools to create, issue, view, store, share and verify European Digital Credentials for Learning.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security and trust
- Credentials must be sealed with an advanced or qualified electronic seal, and the seal's integrity is checked when the credential is viewed.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Standards and integrations
- The infrastructure issues JSON-LD credentials aligned with W3C Verifiable Credential v1.1 and uses the European Learning Model.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Commission offers guidance and technical assistance for digitising more complex credentials and lists an EDC support email for questions.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Verification
- The viewer automatically checks credential authenticity and validity, including format, seal, owner, revocation, accreditation and validity checks.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
- Wallets and sharing
- Credentials can be sent by email or to Europass and other EDC standard-compliant wallets, and holders can share them using links when their wallet supports that feature.europass.europa.eu · read 7 Oct 2026
